Dançando Lambada

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Field	Value
name	Dançando Lambada
cover	Dancando_lambada.jpg
type	single
artist	Kaoma
album	Worldbeat
B-side	Lamba Caribe
released	6 October 1989
recorded	1989
genre	World
length	3:48
label	CBS
writer	Zé Maria
producer	Jean-Claude Bonaventure
prev_title	Lambada
prev_year	1989
next_title	Mélodie d'amour
next_year	1990
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| name = Dançando Lambada | cover = Dancando_lambada.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Kaoma | album = Worldbeat | B-side = Lamba Caribe | released = 6 October 1989 | recorded = 1989 | studio = | venue = | genre = World | length = 3:48 | label = CBS | writer = Zé Maria | producer = Jean-Claude Bonaventure | prev_title = Lambada | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = Mélodie d'amour | next_year = 1990

"Dançando Lambada" is a song by French-Brazilian group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was the second single from Kaoma's debut album Worldbeat and followed the smash worldwide hit "Lambada". Released in October 1989, it achieved success, peaking at number four in France, number six in Switzerland and number 11 in Ireland, but was unable to duplicate the success of the band's previous hit single. A dub version of "Lambada" was available on the 12" and CD maxi.

Critical reception

David Giles, reviewer of Music Week, presented "Dançando Lambada" as a "Parisian re-working of a Brazilian tune that should do well at club level", while wondering whether the sound's novelty can be maintained after "Lambada". To Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror, "this is as funky and Latinate and thoroughly good fun as "Lambada"". James Hamilton of the same magazine considered "Dançando Lambada" as being "less exotically swirling but doubtless easy to programme and useful follow-up for dirty dancing fans, presumably again in Portuguese although almost sounding more African than South American this time".

Track listings

; 3" single

1. "Dançando Lambada" (single version) — 3:48
2. "Dançando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:44
3. "Lamba Caribe" — 3:36

; 7" single

1. "Dançando Lambada" — 3:48
2. "Lamba caribe" — 3:35

; 12" maxi

1. "Dançando Lambada" — 4:45
2. "Lamba caribe" — 5:29

; 12" maxi

1. "Dancando Lambada" (LP version) — 4:44
2. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:25
3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:29

; CD maxi

1. "Dancando Lambada" (single version) — 3:50
2. "Dancando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:46
3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:31
4. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:28

Charts and sales

Peak positions

::data[format=table] | Chart (1989) | Peak position | Chart (1990) | Position | |---|---|---|---| | Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 2 | | | | Ireland (IRMA) | 11 | | | | Spain (AFYVE) | 7 | | | | UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 62 | | | | US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 3 | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	96
US Billboard Hot 100	93
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Certifications

References

References

1. Giles, David. (20 January 1990). "Singles".
2. Tilston, Lisa. (20 January 1990). "Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston". Spotlight Publications Ltd..
3. Hamilton, James. (20 January 1990). "James Hamilton's DJ directory". Spotlight Publications Ltd..
4. Nyman, Jake. (2005). "Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja". Tammi.
5. Irish Singles Chart [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Irishcharts.ie] {{webarchive. link. (2009-06-02 (Retrieved June 16, 2009))
6. Salaverri, Fernando. (September 2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002". Fundación Autor-SGAE.
7. UK Singles Chart [https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Don%27t%20Come%20The%20Cowboy%20With%20Me%20Sonny%20Jim Official Charts Company] (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
8. "Dancando Lambada", Hot Latin Tracks Chart [http://www.billboard.com/charts/1990-04-14/latin-songs Billboard.com] (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
9. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990". Dutch Top 40.
10. Billboard [{{Allmusic

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