Batuque (song)

"Batuque"
Single by Daniela Mercury
from the album O Canto da Cidade
Released 1992
Genre Axé
Length 3:31
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Guiguio, Valter Farias, Adailton Poesia
Daniela Mercury singles chronology
"O Mais Belo dos Belos"
(1992)		 "Batuque"
(1992)		 "Você Não Entende Nada/Cotidiano"
(1992)

"O Mais Belo dos Belos"
(1992)		 "Batuque"
(1992)		 "Você Não Entende Nada/Cotidiano"
(1992)

"Batuque" (Portuguese for "Row") is a song recorded by the Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury. The song was released in 1992 as the third single from the album O Canto da Cidade, Mercury's second studio album.

Chart performance

The song was written by Rey Zulu and Genivaldo Evangelista, both songwriters of the Olodum. Following the success of "O Canto da Cidade", "Batuque" became the third consecutive single of the album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Brazil.

Music video

The music video for the song shows Mercury on the trio elétrico during her parade on the carnival of Salvador.

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