Bailando

"Bailando"
Single by Paradisio
from the album Paradisio
B-side Remix
Released January 1996
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre Eurodance
Length 3:50
Writer(s) Luc Rigaux,
Patrick Samoy,
M.I. Garcia Asensio
Paradisio singles chronology
"Bailando"
(1996)		 "Vamos a la discoteca"
(1997)

"Bailando" (Dancing in Spanish) is the title of a song by Belgian Eurodance group Paradisio. It was released in January 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, Paradisio.

The song reached number-one in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It peaked at number 2 in Belgium. It sold more than 550,000 copies in France and reached number 4. In Sweden, it was the best selling single by being triple platinum. The song was a hit in most countries across Europe during the summer of 1997.

Contents

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Bailando" (video version) (3:50)
  2. "Bailando" (instrumental extended mix) (6:48)

CD maxi

Belgium 1
  1. "Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:50)
  2. "Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
  3. "Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:50)
  4. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:50)
  5. "Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)
  6. "Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)
Belgium 2
  1. "Bandolero" (discoteca action remix) (7:05)
  2. "Bandolero" (discoteca action remix short mix) (4:13)
  3. "Bandolero" (after party remix) (6:00)
  4. "Bandolero" (video edit) (3:54)
  5. "Bandolero" (U.S. power club remix) (7:43)
Finland, Sweden
  1. "Bailando" (radio version) (3:48)
  2. "Bailando" (2 fabiola remix) (5:05)
  3. "Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:50)
  4. "Bailando" (extended radio mix) (6:48)
  5. "Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:48)
  6. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums) (6:49)
Germany
  1. "Bailando" (radio version) (3:48)
  2. "Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:48)
  3. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:47)
  4. "Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:48)
  5. "Bailando" (Ibiza remix) (5:05)
Other countries
  1. "Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)
  2. "Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:50)
  3. "Bailando" (discoteca drums mix) (6:50)

12" maxi

Belgium
  1. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:50)
  2. "Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
  3. "Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)
Germany
  1. "Bailando" (Ibiza remix)
  2. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix)
Italy, Spain
  1. "Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:50)
  2. "Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)
  3. "Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
  4. "Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)
US
  1. "Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:49)
  2. "Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:49)
  3. "Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:05)
  4. "Bailando" (instrumental extended mix) (6:49)

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1996-1997)[1] Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 8
Danish Singles Chart 1
Dutch Mega Top 100 25
Finnish Singles Chart 1
French SNEP Singles Chart 4
Italian FIMI Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[2] 6
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[3] 20
Chart (1997) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[4] 87
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[5] 93
French Singles Chart[6] 26

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Norway[7] 2 x Platinum 1997 80,000
Sweden[8] 3 x Platinum August 14, 1997 60,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Do You Wanna Be My Baby?" by Per Gessle		 Swedish number-one single
April 25, 1997 - July 4, 1997 (7 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
Preceded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua		 Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
24/1997 - 28/1997 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
Preceded by
"Mato" by Apulanta		 Finnish number-one single
26/1997 - 27/1997 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Mato" by Apulanta

Loona version

"Bailando"
Single by Loona
from the album Lunita
B-side Noche Linda
Released June 15, 1998
Format CD single
CD maxi
Genre Pop
Length 3:33
Label Urban Records
Writer(s) Luc Rigaux
Patrick Samoy
M.I. Garcia Asensio
Producer DJ Sammy, Henning Reith, The Unity Mixers
Loona singles chronology
"Bailando"
(1998)		 "Hijo De La Luna"
(1998)

The song was covered by the Dutch singer Loona in her first album debut entitled Lunita, and the Spanish band Astrud.

Music video

The music video was directed by Wilfried Happel.

Track listings

  1. "Bailando" (Energia-Mix short) — 3:33
  2. "Bailando" (Energia-Mix extended version) — 5:29
  3. "Bailando" (Besa Me-Mix extended version) — 4:54
  4. "Noche Linda" — 3:57

Chart performance (Loona version)

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 3
Dutch Singles Chart 14
German Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 1

Chart successions (Loona version)

Preceded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa		 Germany number-one single
July 31, 1998 - September 4, 1998 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
Preceded by
"La copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin		 Switzerland number-one single
July 19, 1998 - August 2, 1998 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa

References

  1. ^ "Bailando", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  2. ^ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  3. ^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  4. ^ 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  5. ^ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  6. ^ 1997 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  7. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
  8. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)