Baila morena (Zucchero and Maná song)

For other songs by the same title, see Baila morena (disambiguation)
"Baila morena"

2006 release
Single by Zucchero and Maná
from the album Zu & Co.
B-side "Rock Your Mum"
Released 2001
2006
Format CD single, CD maxi,
digital download
Genre Rock
Length 4:04
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Zucchero
Robyx Zanetti
Sarah Eden Davis (original version)
Producer(s) Corrado Rustici
Certification Gold France, 2006
Zucchero singles chronology
"Blu/Blue"
(1998)		 "Baila (Sexy Thing)"
(2001) / (2006)		 "Ahum"
(2001)
Maná chronology
"Te Llevaré Al Cielo"
(2003)		 "Baila Morena"
(2001) / (2006)		 "Labios Compartidos"
(2006)

"Baila morena" is a song recorded in 2001 by the Italian singer Zucchero. The song was released as a single twice : first in 2001 (under the title "Baila (Sexy Thing)"), reaching #1 in Italy, but achieving a moderate success in the other countries, then in 2006 as a duet with the band Maná, as the soundtrack of the film Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (English : French Fried Vacation 3 - Friends Forever), becoming this time a huge hit in France and Belgium.

On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1, the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100.[1] It was the 9th best-selling of the year[2] and was certified Gold by the SNEP.[3] As of July 2014, it is the 103rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 299,000 units sold.

In 2007, the song was covered by Patrick Fiori and Hélène Ségara and included in a medley available on Les Enfoirés' album La Caravane des Enfoirés.

Track listings

2001 release
CD single
  1. "Baila" (Sexy Thing) (English version) — 4:06
  2. "Baila" (Sexy Thing) — 4:06
CD maxi
  1. "Baila (Sexy Thing)" — 4:07
  2. "Hey Man - Sing a Song" by Zucchero with B.B. King — 4:49
  3. "Karma, stai kalma" by Zucchero featuring Irene Fornaciari — 4:45
  4. "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (Charlie Rapino club mix) — 6:17
2006 release
CD single
  1. "Baila morena" — 4:04
  2. "Rock Your Mum" by Étienne Perrucchon — 2:46
Digital download
  1. "Baila morena" — 4:04

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales Digital downloads
France[3] Gold September 28, 2006 200,000+ 260,780[4] 33,207[5]

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[6] 23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[7] 18
Dutch Singles Chart[8] 90
Italian Singles Chart[9] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 3
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[11] 3
Eurochart Hot 100 5
French Digital Chart[12] 1
French Singles Chart[1] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 11
Chart (2006) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[15] 17
French Airplay Chart[16] 59
French Digital Chart[17] 9
French Singles Chart[2] 9
French TV Airplay Chart[16] 81
Swiss Singles Chart[18] 61

Preceded by
"Infinito" by Raf		 Italian FIMI number-one single
July 19, 2006 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Tre parole" by Valeria Rossi
Preceded by
"J'voulais" by Amine		 French SNEP number-one single
February 25, 2006 - March 18, 2006
(4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Papa Pingouin" by Pigloo

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baila morena", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  4. ↑ French singles sales of 2006 Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  5. ↑ French digital downloads sales of 2006 Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  6. ↑ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  7. ↑ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  8. ↑ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  9. ↑ "Baila morena", in Italian Singles Chart Italiancharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  10. ↑ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  11. ↑ "Baila morena", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  12. ↑ French Digital Chart from 12.02.06 to 18.02.06 Ifop.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  13. ↑ "Baila morena", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  14. ↑ 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  15. ↑ 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 2006 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  17. ↑ 2006 French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  18. ↑ 2006 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)