Kumba Yo! Explained

Kumba Yo!
Cover:Kumba Yo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Guano Babes featuring Michael Mittermeier
Recorded:2001
Genre:Comedy rock, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal
Label:Supersonic
Producer:Guano Apes, Wolfgang Stach, Fabio Trentini
Chronology:Guano Apes
Prev Title:Dödel Up
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:You Can't Stop Me
Next Year:2002

"Kumba Yo!" is a 2001 collaborative single by Guano Apes (credited as Guano Babes) featuring German comedian Michael Mittermeier. This song is notable for being the only Apes song to use profanity, with only one use of the word "fucking" in the song and serves as their highest-charting single in their native Germany. The song uses elements of the song "Kumbaya". The video shows the band capturing and tying Mittermeier to their car.

Track listing

CD single

  1. Kumba Yo! - 3:22
  2. Kumba Yo! (Acoustic Version) - 3:16
  3. Kumba Yo! (Easy Buzz Remix) - 2:55
  4. Kumba Yo! (Karaoke Version) + Hidden Kumba - 4:56

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 39
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 92

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2001. austriancharts.at. February 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. February 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. February 4, 2020.