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Baila morena (Zucchero song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Baila (Sexy Thing)'" (sometimes known as '"Baila Morena"') is a song by Italian singer Zucchero. The song was first released as the lead single of his ninth studio album 'Shake', where it reached #1 in Italy and Spain, but achieved moderate success in the other countries. Zucchero also recorded an English language version for the single release. The song was later re-recorded in Spanish with the Mexican rock band Man for the compilation album 'Zu & Co', but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film French Fried Vacation 3.
On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1, the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100."Baila morena", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Zucchero+%26+Man%E1&titel=Baila+morena&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved April 30, 2008) It was certified Gold by the SNEP.
In 2007, the song was covered by Patrick Fiori and Hlne Sgara and included in a medley available on Les Enfoirs' album 'La Caravane des Enfoirs'.
Composition
Zucchero co-wrote the song with Roberto Zanetti who used his "Robyx" alias. The song uses vocal samples from Muddy Waters 'Mannish Boy' and Al Greens 'Take Me To The River'.
Track listings
; 2001 release
;; CD single
# "Baila" (Sexy Thing) (English version) 4:06
# "Baila" (Sexy Thing) 4:06
;; CD maxi
# "Baila (Sexy Thing)" 4:07
# "Hey Man - Sing a Song" by Zucchero with B.B. King 4:49
# "Karma, stai kalma" by Zucchero featuring Irene Fornaciari 4:45
# "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (Charlie Rapino club mix) 6:17
; 2006 release
;; CD single
# "Baila morena" 4:04
# "Rock Your Mum" by tienne Perrucchon 2:46
;; Digital download
# "Baila morena" 4:04
Charts
Peak positions
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Category:2001 singles
Category:2006 singles
Category:Man songs
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Number-one singles in Spain
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Zucchero Fornaciari songs
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Songs written by Zucchero Fornaciari
Category:2001 songs
Category:Songs written by Roberto Zanetti
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