Baila morena (Zucchero and Maná song)

"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 and Spain, but achieving a moderate success in the other countries, then in 2006 as a duet with the Mexican rock 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.

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"
  • (2006 re-release)
Released5 March 2001
Recorded2000
GenreRock
Length4:04
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Zucchero
  • Roberto Zanetti
  • Sarah Eden Davis (original version)
Producer(s)Corrado Rustici
Zucchero singles chronology
"Blu/Blue"
(1998)		 "Baila morena"
(2001)		 "Ahum"
(2001)
Maná singles chronology
"Te Llevaré Al Cielo"
(2003)		 "Baila morena"
(2001)		 "Labios Compartidos"
(2006)

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 the 9th best-selling of the year,[3] charting for 28 weeks with total sales of 294,000 copies,[4] and was certified Gold by the SNEP.[5] 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
Swiss[6] Gold 2001 20,000+ – –
Spain Platinum 2002 35,000+ – –
Italy[7] Platinum 2001 50,000+ – –
France[5] Gold 2006 200,000+ 260,900[4] 33,100[4][8]

Charts

References
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  2. "Baila morena", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  3. 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  4. "Les Singles les plus Vendus en 2006" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "French certifications". Disqueenfrance.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  6. "EDELMETALL 2001". Hit Parade.ch (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. "NEW ALBUM ... FESTIVALBAR IN VERONA ... SHOW CASE 09-09-2001". Zucchero.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. French digital downloads sales of 2006 Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  9. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  10. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  11. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  12. "Baila morena", in Italian Singles Chart Italiancharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  13. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  14. "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 01/2002". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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  16. "Baila morena", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  17. 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)
  18. "Baila morena", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
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  20. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  21. 2006 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
  22. 2006 French Digital Chart Ifop.com Archived 2007-09-13 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
  23. 2006 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
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