Belly Dancer (Bananza) Explained

Belly Dancer (Bananza)
Cover:Akon_-_Belly_Dancer_(Bananza).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Akon
Album:Trouble
B-Side:Trouble Nobody
Length:4:00
Label:
Producer:Akon
Prev Title:Moonshine
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Soul Survivor
Next Year:2005

"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" is the fourth single from R&B singer Akon's debut studio album, Trouble. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. The song samples "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" by Fun Boy Three and "Body Rock" by Treacherous Three, and borrows from the chorus of "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield. It was used in the 2009 teen comedy film Fired Up!. A remix of the track, featuring Kardinal Offishall, was later included as a B-side to "Pot of Gold".

Music video

In the televised video, Akon goes into a motorbike store and begins daydreaming. He then encounters a pretty girl and follows her into a belly dancing club. There, as the song said, he finds ex-gangsters, and they all flirt. Towards the end of the video, Akon kisses his chosen girl. The online version of the video begins with Akon trying to fall asleep, and awakening upon the video's end. A further version of the video, featuring the remix featuring Kardinal Offshall, was also created.

Track listings

US 12-inch single[1]

A1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (clean) – 4:00

A2. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (dirty) – 4:00

A3. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (instrumental) – 4:00

B1. "Trouble Nobody" (clean) – 3:22

B2. "Trouble Nobody" (dirty) – 3:23

B3. "Trouble Nobody" (instrumental) – 3:23

UK CD1[2]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (album version explicit)

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (explicit)
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (album version explicit)
  3. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (instrumental)
  4. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (video)

UK 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (explicit) – 4:00

B1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (instrumental) – 4:00

B2. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (a cappella) – 3:55

European CD single[5]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (radio edit) – 3:12
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (album version) – 3:23

Australian CD single[6]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (album version)
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (album version)
  3. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (instrumental)
  4. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[7] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 3
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[9] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)!scope="col"
Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[10] 120
UK Urban (Music Week)[11]
25
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 73
Chart (2006)!scope="col"
Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[13] 96

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesJune 27, 2005Contemporary hit radio[14]
United KingdomAugust 8, 2005CD[15]
AustraliaOctober 3, 2005[16]

Imanbek and Byor version

Belly Dancer
Cover:Imanbek&byor-belly dancer s.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Imanbek and Byor
Released:18 February 2022
Length:2:31
Label:
Producer:
  • Imanbek
  • BYOR
Chronology:Imanbek
Prev Title:Ordinary Life
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Ocean of Tears
Next Year:2022

In 2022, Kazakh DJ and producer Imanbek and Russian DJ Byor released a remix version of the song, which charted in several European countries.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 58
Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 26
France (SNEP)[19] 16
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[20] 6
Global 200 (Billboard)[21] 132
Greece International (IFPI)[22] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[23] 96
Lithuania (AGATA)[24] 64
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 37
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[26] 80
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 92
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[29] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[30] 43
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[31] 70
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[32] 27
Denmark (Tracklisten)[33] 77
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 24
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[35] 165
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[36] 19
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[37] 32
Hungary (Single Top 40)[38] 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 66
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 38
Poland (ZPAV)[41] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 37
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[43] 73
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[44] 67
Germany (Official German Charts)[45] 64
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[46] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[47] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 94

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. B0004950-11.
  2. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. UK CD1 liner notes. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. MCSTD 40426, 988 383-8.
  3. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. UK CD2 liner notes. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. MCSXD 40426, 988 383-7.
  4. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. MCST 40426.
  5. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. European CD single liner notes. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. 602498837450.
  6. Belly Dancer (Bananza). Akon. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. 9883744.
  7. R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30. Radio & Records. 1626. 27. September 30, 2005. October 16, 2020.
  8. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 41, 2005. Dutch Top 40. March 8, 2023.
  9. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jan 5, 2006. TopHit. April 25, 2024.
  10. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005. TopHit. April 24, 2024. April 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005. live.
  11. 2005 Urban Top 40. Music Week. 22. January 14, 2006. August 5, 2023.
  12. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 26. December 16, 2005.
  13. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006. TopHit. April 25, 2024. April 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240425163344/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2006. live.
  14. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1612. 33. June 24, 2005. May 24, 2021.
  15. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. August 6, 2005.
  16. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd October 2005. ARIA. 29. October 3, 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue814.pdf. October 19, 2005. May 24, 2021.
  17. Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 14, 2023. Billboard. January 10, 2023.
  18. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 30, 2022. Hitlisten. August 3, 2022.
  19. Web site: Top Singles (Week 25, 2022). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. September 3, 2022.
  20. Web site: Airplay Charts Deutschland Woche 36/2022. Airplay Charts Germany Week 36, 2022. Hung Medien & MusicTrace on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Germancharts.de. 15 August 2023. de.
  21. Billboard Global 200: Week of August 27, 2022. Billboard. August 23, 2022.
  22. Web site: IFPI Charts . 5 September 2022 . ifpi.gr . 25 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725173203/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html.
  23. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. July 23, 2022.
  24. Web site: 2022 31-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022.
  25. Web site: Singel 2022 uke 33. topplista.no. August 25, 2022.
  26. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie. OLiS. pl. January 18, 2023. Select week 30.12.2022–05.01.2023..
  27. Web site: ČNS IFPI. IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202236 into search.. September 12, 2022. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401155353/http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D. live.
  28. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 29. Sverigetopplistan. July 29, 2022.
  29. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of June 11, 2022. Billboard. June 24, 2022.
  30. Web site: Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2022. November 8, 2019 . Ö3 Austria Top 40. January 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102170841/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/. January 2, 2023.
  31. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. January 13, 2023.
  32. Web site: Rapports annuels 2022. Ultratop. fr. January 13, 2023.
  33. Web site: Track Top-100 2022. Hitlisten. February 1, 2023.
  34. Web site: Jahrescharts 2022. GfK Entertainment charts. de. December 16, 2022.
  35. Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  36. Web site: Association of Hungarian Record Companies (MAHASZ) . Dance Top 100 - a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján - 2022 . January 31, 2024 . https://archive.today/20230203184404/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2022 . February 3, 2023 . hu . live.
  37. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2022. Mahasz. hu. February 4, 2023. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203044628/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2022. live.
  38. Web site: Single Top 100 – eladási darabszám alapján – 2022. Mahasz. hu. February 3, 2023. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203162441/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_db/2022. live.
  39. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022. Dutch Top 40. nl. April 3, 2023.
  40. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022. MegaCharts. nl. January 4, 2023.
  41. Web site: Airplay 2022 – najpopularniejsze radiowe single. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. February 17, 2023.
  42. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. December 27, 2022.
  43. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. February 9, 2023.
  44. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40. Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2023: Singles. December 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228090016/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3020713/. December 28, 2023. live.
  45. Web site: Jahrescharts 2023. GfK Entertainment charts. de. December 10, 2023.
  46. Web site: Dance Top 100 - a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. January 31, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133330/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/dance/2023. January 25, 2024. hu.
  47. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. January 26, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133848/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/radios/2023. January 25, 2024. hu.
  48. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023. hitparade.ch. January 1, 2024.

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