"Lambada" | ||||
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Single by Kaoma | ||||
from the album Worldbeat | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Format | 7" vinyl · 12" vinyl CD single · CD maxi |
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Genre | Lambada | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer | Jean-Claude Bonaventure | |||
Certification | Platinum (SNEP, 1989) | |||
Kaoma singles chronology | ||||
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"Lambada", also released as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" and "Llorando se fue (Lambada)", is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was released as the first single from Kaoma's debut album Worldbeat. The video, filmed on Cocos beach in the city of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, features the Brazilian child duet Chico & Roberta.
The song in Portuguese is a mix cover of Márcia Ferreira's 1986 hit "Chorando se foi" (lyrics translated to Portuguese) and the Cuarteto Continental hit "Llorando se fue" (first upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion), released in 1984 through the Peruvian record label INFOPESA and produced by Alberto Maravi;[3][4] both songs were adapted from the 1981 Bolivian song Llorando se fue by Los Kjarkas.
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The lyrics and music of Kaoma's "Chorando se foi (Lambada)" are an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", originally composed, performed and recorded by the Bolivian Andean pop group Los Kjarkas in 1981.[5][6] The song's lyrics and music had been lawfully registered in 1985 by the founding members of Los Kjarkas- Gonzalo and Ulises Hermosa- in Germany's Music and Authors Society (GEMA). The unauthorized copy by Kaoma led to a successful 1990 lawsuit by Los Kjarkas against Kaoma producer Jean-Claude Bonaventure.[5]
According to Gonzalo Hermosa, Los Kjarkas had based "Llorando se fue" from a small, nostalgic Andean melody. Their song was written in a sad and slow Afro-Bolivian Saya rhythm.[7]
Prior to Kaoma's 1989 release of the song, several covers of "Llorando se fue" had been released as dance tracks:
In 1984 an upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion was released by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental, whose arrangements (produced by Alberto Maravi) were later copied by Kaoma.[3][26] The first Portuguese translation and recording of "Llorando se fue" - as "Chorando se foi" - was released by Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira (with co-writer José Ari) in 1986 under her third album.[1]
Nowadays the song is credited to the Hermosa brothers (authors), Alberto Maravi, Márcia Ferreira and José Ari.[27]
In France, the song was used in a television advertisement for Orangina.[28]
The single became a worldwide summer hit, selling over 5 million copies in 1989 and was part of the Lambada dance craze. It reached number-one on eleven different charts, as well as number four on both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart, number five on the Australia ARIA Singles Chart, and number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of the best known Brazilian songs of all time.
"Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" was the 37th best-selling single of the United Kingdom during 1989. In France, where it topped the chart for 12 weeks and sold almost 2 million copies, the single was the number-one on the year-end list.
The music video of the song was filmed on stage on Tago Mago Island in the Mediterranean Sea and on Cocos Beach in the city of Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil. It features the Brazilian child duet Chico & Roberta as love interests. Roberta's father does not want her to hang out with Chico, but Loalwa mends the situation among the three.[29]
The song was licensed by producer Richard L. Albert for his film The Forbidden Dance after he saw Kaoma perform in a Los Angeles club. Not only was Kaoma's rendition used, but the song was also performed by Kid Creole and the Coconuts on screen.
Owing to its huge success outside Brazil, "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" was also recorded by Kaoma in English and Spanish.
The song "Sochna Kya" from the 1990 Hindi film Ghayal makes use of the melody of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)."[30]
The Japanese singer Akemi Ishii released a cover version in Japanese on March 21, 1990. It peaked at number 16 on the Oricon charts.
In France, the song was covered by another group, Carioca, which peaked only at number 22 on 9 September 1989 and remained on the chart for nine weeks.[31] It was also covered, around that time, by other Brazilian singers, such as Fafá de Belém, whose 1985 album Aprendizes da Esperança was an early exponent of the lambada rhythm. Also in 1989, a cover by Regina appeared on Chico Mendés' LP Lambada Tropical and on the compilation albums Max Mix 9[32] and Hits '89.[33][34]
The experimental band Sun City Girls recorded a freak folk cover entitled "The Shining Path" on their 1990 LP, Torch of the Mystics.
Ivete Sangalo recorded a live version of the song as a bonus track for her 2005 album As Super Novas. It was released on November 2005 as the third single from the album. She also recorded the song on her second live album.
The British girl group Spice Girls reference the song in their 1998 hit single "Spice Up Your Life". They further used an excerpt from the song in a remix version as the final song on their 2007-2008 reunion tour Return of the Spice Girls.
Mariana Seoane recorded the song in Spanish on her 2007 album Está de Fiesta... Atrévete!!.[35]
Also a Russian song that uses the famous sample sung by Светлана Светикова Ft. Salsa Boys called "Lambada".
In 2010, the Reggaeton singer Don Omar recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "Taboo" included on his album Meet the Orphans.
Jennifer Lopez's single "On the Floor" samples Kaoma's Lambada. The track was produced by RedOne and features the rap artist Pitbull. It premiered on January 18, 2011 via Ryan Seacrest's radio show.
In 2011, the mexican singer AnahĂ recorded a live version of the song as a bonus track for her tour MDWT Go Any Go, on Brazil and Mexico.
The song is sampled in the game Parasol Stars for the NES as the game's Boss Music.
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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Preceded by "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" by Avalanche |
French SNEP Singles Chart number-one single July 29, 1989 - October 14, 1989 (12 weeks) |
Succeeded by "CĹ“ur de loup" by Philippe Lafontaine |
Preceded by "Batdance" by Prince |
Swiss Singles Charts number-one single August 27, 1989 - November 26, 1989 (14 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli |
Preceded by "Swing the Mood" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers |
German Singles Chart number-one single September 22, 1989 – November 24, 1989 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single September 23, 1989 – December 30, 1989 (15 weeks) |
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Preceded by "French Kiss" by Lil Louis |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single September 30, 1989 – October 14, 1989 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli |
Preceded by "Swing the Mood" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers |
Austrian Singles Chart number-one single October 15, 1989 – November 15, 1989 (4 weeks) |
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Preceded by "Jag mĂĄr illa" by Magnus Uggla |
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single October 18, 1989 – December 13, 1989 (10 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins |
Preceded by "Swing the Mood" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers |
Norwegian VG-lista Singles Chart number-one single 43/1989 – 49/1989 (7 weeks) |
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Preceded by "La Cima del Cielo" by Ricardo Montaner |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single February 10, 1990 - March 24, 1990 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Abre las Ventanas al Amor" by Roberto Carlos |
Preceded by "Nuit de folie" by Début de Soirée |
French SNEP Single of the Year 1989 |
Succeeded by "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)" by Zouk Machine |
"Lambada 3000" | ||||
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Single by Gregor Salto & Kaoma | ||||
Released | July 20, 2009 | |||
Format | Digital EP CD single 12" single |
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Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Latin house | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | G-Rex Music EMI Music (France) |
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Producer | Gregor Salto | |||
Gregor Salto & Kaoma singles chronology | ||||
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In July 2009, a new Summer remixed version of the track by house and latin jazz DJ Gregor Salto called "Lambada 3000" (billed as Gregor Salto & Kaoma) was released in the Benelux. Braz Loalwa, the original singer of the song, was asked to provide new vocals for the remix. The track became Salto's second Top 20 hit in the Dutch Top 40, and third entry in the chart, peaking at #12. It's music video was shot on Curaçao and premiered in June 2009.
CD maxi single | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Lambada 3000" (Radio Mix) | 2:53 | |||||||
2. | "Lambada 3000" (Olinda Radio Mix) | 3:35 | |||||||
3. | "Lambada 3000" (Original Club Mix) | 4:58 | |||||||
4. | "Lambada 3000" (Olinda Mix) | 6:40 | |||||||
5. | "Lambada 3000" (Arena Mix) | 7:41 |
Remixes, Part 1 | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Lambada 3000" (Bassjackers and Ralvero Remix) | 6:10 | |||||||
2. | "Lambada 3000" (Funkin Matt Remix) | 5:47 | |||||||
3. | "Lambada 3000" (Groovenatics Remix) | 6:27 | |||||||
4. | "Lambada 3000" (Jason Cheiron Mix) | 6:09 |
Remixes, Part 2 | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Lambada 3000" (Olav Basoski Remix) | 6:13 | |||||||
2. | "Lambada 3000" (Rishi Bass Remix) | 5:52 | |||||||
3. | "Lambada 3000" (Real El Canario Remix) | 5:45 | |||||||
4. | "Lambada 3000" (Wax-a-fix Remix) | 5:26 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[53] | 8 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[54] | 12 |
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