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2001 single by Zucchero and Maná
"Baila morena"
2006 release
B-side
"Rock Your Mum"
(2006 re-release)
Released 5 March 2001 Recorded 2000
Genre
Rock Length 4 :04
Label
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Zucchero
Roberto Zanetti
Sarah Eden Davis (original version)
Producer(s) Corrado Rustici
"Blu/Blue" (1998)
"Baila morena " (2001)
"Ahum" (2001)
"Baila (Sexy Thing) " (sometimes known as "Baila Morena" ) is a song by
Italian singer
Zucchero . The song was first released as the
lead single of his ninth studio album
Shake , and it was highly popular in
Italy and
Spain , reaching #1 chart positions, but achieved moderate success in other countries. Zucchero also recorded an
English language version for the single release. The song was later re-recorded in
Spanish with the Mexican rock band
Maná for the
compilation album
Zu & Co , but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film
French Fried Vacation 3 .
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,
[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.
[2] It was certified Gold by the
SNEP .
[3]
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 .
Composition
Zucchero co-wrote the song with
Roberto Zanetti who used his "Robyx" alias. The song uses vocal
samples from
Muddy Waters
Mannish Boy and
Al Greens
Take Me To The River .
Track listings
2001 release
CD single
"Baila" (Sexy Thing) (English version) — 4:06
"Baila" (Sexy Thing) — 4:06
CD maxi
"Baila (Sexy Thing)" — 4:07
"Hey Man - Sing a Song" by Zucchero with B.B. King — 4:49
"Karma, stai kalma" by Zucchero featuring Irene Fornaciari — 4:45
"Baila (Sexy Thing)" (Charlie Rapino club mix) — 6:17
2006 release
CD single
"Baila morena" — 4:04
"Rock Your Mum" by Étienne Perrucchon — 2:46
Digital download
"Baila morena" — 4:04
Charts
Peak positions
Chart (2001)
Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart
[4]
23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[5]
18
Dutch Singles Chart
[6]
90
Italian Singles Chart
[7]
1
German Singles Chart
[6]
97
Swiss Singles Chart
[8]
3
Chart (2002)
Peak position
Polish Airplay Chart (
Music & Media )
[9]
4
Polish Airplay Chart (
ZPAV )
[10]
9
Spanish Singles Chart
[11]
1
Chart (2006)
Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[12]
3
Eurochart Hot 100
5
French Digital Chart
[13]
1
French Singles Chart
[2]
1
Swiss Singles Chart
[14]
10
Year-end charts
Chart (2001)
Position
Swiss Singles Chart
[15]
11
Chart (2006)
Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[16]
17
French Airplay Chart
[17]
59
French Digital Chart
[18]
8
French TV Airplay Chart
[17]
81
Swiss Singles Chart
[19]
61
Certifications
References
^
" 'Baila' di Zucchero al primo posto in Francia nella classifica dei singoli" (in Italian). Rockol. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^
a
b "Baila morena", in French Singles Chart
Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^
a
b
"French single certifications – Zucchero – Baila morena" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 8 August 2022 . Select ZUCCHERO and click OK.
^ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart
Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^
a
b "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Dutch Singles Chart
Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ "Baila morena", in Italian Singles Chart
Italiancharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Swiss Singles Chart
Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^
"Major Market Airplay – Week 08/2002" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 8. February 16, 2002. p. 21. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
^
"Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 01/2002" . PiF PaF Production. Archived from
the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2019 .
^
" "Baila (Secy Thing)", in Spanish Singles Chart" . 31 August 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2016 .
^ "Baila morena", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ French Digital Chart from 12.02.06 to 18.02.06
Ifop.com
Archived 2007-08-16 at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ "Baila morena", in Swiss Singles Chart
Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ 2001 Swiss Singles Chart
Hitparade.ch
Archived November 10, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^
a
b 2006 French Airplay and Video Charts
Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
^ 2006 French Digital Chart
Ifop.com
Archived 2007-09-13 at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^ 2006 Swiss Singles Chart
Hitparade.ch
Archived July 7, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
^
"Italian single certifications – Zucchero – Baila (Sexy Thing)" (in Italian).
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 19 October 2023 . Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Baila (Sexy Thing)" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^
"Spanish single certifications – Zucchero & Manà – Baila Morena" . El portal de Música .
Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (' Baila (Sexy Thing)' )" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
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