Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

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“Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”
Single by Selena
from the album Amor Prohibido
Released August, 1994
Format CD Promo single
Recorded 1993
Genre Latin
Length 3:25
Label EMI
Writer(s) Selena and AB Quintanilla III
Producer AB Quintanilla III
Selena singles chronology
"Amor Phohibido"
(1994)
"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom"
(1994)
"No Me Queda Mas"
(1994)

"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" was the second number-one single from Tejano singer Selena from her album Amor Prohibido.

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While most of her songs were written by others (most notably, her brother A.B. Quintanilla), Selena co-wrote this song. This was also one of Selena's favorite songs.[citation needed] "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" won as 1995 "Song of the Year" at the Tejano Music Awards, one of six awards the artist received that year. The song also was included in the posthumous release Dreaming of You.

The song is sampled on Wyclef Jean's new album Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant, in the song titled Selena.

In 1994, with this single, Selena became the first performer to achieve three number-one hits in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in the same year.

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The single debuted at number 30 in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in August 13, 1994[1], while her previous single "Amor Prohibido" was falling from the top spot to number 4. The track climb to number 10 the next week and peaked at number 1 on October 22, 1994[2], spending four weeks at the summit. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" re-enter the chart on April 15, 1995[3] (the week after the singer's death) at number 6, while her single "No Me Queda Mas" also re-entered at number 5.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [4] 1
US Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay [5] 4
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay [6] 11
Preceded by
"El Día Que Me Quieras" by Luis Miguel
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single
October 22, 1994 - November 12, 1994
Succeeded by
"Ni El Primero Ni El Ultimo" by Los Rehenes

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