Lambada (Kaoma song)

Lambada (Kaoma song)

Infobox Single
Name = Lambada

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Caption =
Artist = Kaoma
from Album = World Beat
A-side =
B-side =
Released = 1989
Format = 7" vinyl
12" vinyl
CD single
CD maxi
Recorded =
Genre = World
Length = 3:28
Label =
Writer = Chico de Oliveira
Producer = Jean-Claude Bonaventure
Certification = Platinium SNEP, 1989
Last single =
This single = "Lambada"
(1989)
Next single = "Dançando lambada"
(1989)
Misc =

"Lambada" (also released as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)") is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. The video features the brazilian children duet Chico and Roberta.

The lyrics of "Lambada", which is also the name of a Brazilian music style, was an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", an acoustic song recorded by the Bolivian group Los K’jarkas.Fact|date=July 2008 The unauthorized use later resulted in a successful lawsuit from Los K’jarkas.Fact|date=July 2008 The single became a worldwide summer hit, selling over 5 million copies in 1989 and starting the Lambada dance craze. It reached #1 on seven different charts, as well as #46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart.

It was the 8th most popular song in Brazil for the year-end chart of 1990. It was even more popular than Madonna's number-one hit "Vogue". [ [http://www.hot100brasil.com/timemachine1990.html timemachine1990 ] ]

In France, it was covered by another group, Carioca, which peaked only at #22 on September 9, 1989, and remained on the chart for 9 weeks ["Lambada", by Carioca, French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Carioca&titel=Lambada&cat=s Leschart.com] (Retrieved December 13, 2007)] .

Formats and track listings

; 7" single CBS
# "Lambada" — 3:28
# "Lambada" (instrumental) — 3:48 ; 12" maxi CBS
# "Lambada" (extended version) — 6:44
# "Lambada" (instrumental version) — 3:48

Certifications and sales

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