Dançando Lambada Explained

Dançando Lambada
Cover:Dancando_lambada.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kaoma
Album:Worldbeat
B-Side:Lamba Caribe
Released:6 October 1989
Recorded:1989
Genre:World
Length:3:48
Label:CBS
Producer:Jean-Claude Bonaventure
Prev Title:Lambada
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Mélodie d'amour
Next Year:1990

"Dançando Lambada" is a song by French-Brazilian group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was the second single from Kaoma's debut album Worldbeat and followed the smash worldwide hit "Lambada". Released in October 1989, it achieved success, peaking at number four in France, number six in Switzerland and number 11 in Ireland, but was unable to duplicate the success of the band's previous hit single. A dub version of "Lambada" was available on the 12" and CD maxi.

Critical reception

David Giles, reviewer of Music Week, presented "Dançando Lambada" as a "Parisian re-working of a Brazilian tune that should do well at club level", while wondering whether the sound's novelty can be maintained after "Lambada".[1] To Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror, "this is as funky and Latinate and thoroughly good fun as "Lambada"".[2] James Hamilton of the same magazine considered "Dançando Lambada" as being "less exotically swirling but doubtless easy to programme and useful follow-up for dirty dancing fans, presumably again in Portuguese although almost sounding more African than South American this time".[3]

Track listings

3" single
  1. "Dançando Lambada" (single version) — 3:48
  2. "Dançando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:44
  3. "Lamba Caribe" — 3:36
7" single
  1. "Dançando Lambada" — 3:48
  2. "Lamba caribe" — 3:35
12" maxi
  1. "Dançando Lambada" — 4:45
  2. "Lamba caribe" — 5:29
12" maxi
  1. "Dancando Lambada" (LP version) — 4:44
  2. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:25
  3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:29
CD maxi
  1. "Dancando Lambada" (single version) — 3:50
  2. "Dancando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:46
  3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:31
  4. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:28

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 11
Spain (AFYVE)[6] accessdate=2011-01-26--> 7
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 62
Chart (1990)Position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[8] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 93

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Singles . David . Giles . . 20 January 1990 . 33 . 30 August 2023 .
  2. Tilston . Lisa . Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston . . 20 January 1990 . 17 . London . Spotlight Publications Ltd.. World Radio History . 0144-5804 . 30 October 2023.
  3. Hamilton . James . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist) . James Hamilton's DJ directory . . 20 January 1990 . 38 . London . Spotlight Publications Ltd.. World Radio History . 0144-5804 . 30 October 2023.
  4. Book: Nyman, Jake . 2005 . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . 1st . Tammi . Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. Finnish .
  5. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  6. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  7. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  8. "Dancando Lambada", Hot Latin Tracks Chart Billboard.com (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  9. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990. Dutch Top 40. April 23, 2020.
  10. Billboard [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p39773/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved August 20, 2008)

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