Bailando (Paradisio song)

"Bailando"
"Bailando"
Song
B-side	"Noche Linda"

"Bailando"
"Bailando"
Song
B-side	"Remix"

"Bailando" ("Dancing" in Spanish) is a song by Belgian group Paradisio. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, Paradisio. The song reached number one in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It peaked at number two in Belgium. "Bailando" sold more than 550,000 copies in France and reached number four. In Sweden, it was the best selling single by being triple platinum. The song was a hit in most countries across Europe during the summer of 1997. It was covered by Dutch singer Loona in 1998 and reached number-one in many other countries.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Miami Beach, Florida.

Track listings

CD single

"Bailando" (video version) (3:50)
"Bailando" (instrumental extended mix) (6:48)

CD maxi

Belgium 1

"Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:50)
"Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
"Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:50)
"Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:50)
"Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)
"Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)

Belgium 2

"Bandolero" (discoteca action remix) (7:05)
"Bandolero" (discoteca action remix short mix) (4:13)
"Bandolero" (after party remix) (6:00)
"Bandolero" (video edit) (3:54)
"Bandolero" (US power club remix) (7:43)

Finland, Sweden

"Bailando" (radio version) (3:48)
"Bailando" (2 fabiola remix) (5:05)
"Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:50)
"Bailando" (extended radio mix) (6:48)
"Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:48)
"Bailando" (original discoteca drums) (6:49)

Europe

"Bailando" (radio version) (3:48)
"Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:48)
"Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:47)
"Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:48)
"Bailando" (Ibiza remix) (5:05)

Other countries

"Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)
"Bailando" (ritmo el mas locomix) (6:50)
"Bailando" (discoteca drums mix) (6:50)

12" maxi

Belgium

"Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:50)
"Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
"Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)

Germany

"Bailando" (Ibiza remix)
"Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix)

Italy, Spain

"Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:50)
"Bailando" (radio version) (3:50)
"Bailando" (discoteca remix) (6:52)
"Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:08)

US

"Bailando" (extended radio version) (6:49)
"Bailando" (original discoteca drums mix) (6:49)
"Bailando" (transologik remix) (7:05)
"Bailando" (instrumental extended mix) (6:49)

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–97)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[1]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[2]	8
Denmark (IFPI)^[3]	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	1
France (SNEP)^[5]	4
Italy (Musica e dischi/FIMI)^[6]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7]	25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	25
Norway (VG-lista)^[9]	1
Spain (AFYVE)¹^[10]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[12]	149

¹Remix

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Rank
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[14]	20
France (SNEP)^[15]	68

Chart (1997)	Rank
France (SNEP)^[16]	26
Italy (Musica e dischi/FIMI)^[17]	29

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France	—	342,000^[18]
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[19]	2× Platinum	0^*
Sweden (GLF)^[20]	3× Platinum	90,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Loona version

The song was covered by the Dutch recording artist Loona. It has been released in 1998 through Urban as the first single of the debut studio album Lunita. Loona's version uses a sample of Yazoo's hit "Don't Go".

Music video

The music video was directed by Wilfried Happel.

Track listings

"Bailando" (Energia-Mix short) – 3:33
"Bailando" (Energia-Mix extended version) – 5:29
"Bailando" (Besa Me-Mix extended version) – 4:54
"Noche Linda" – 3:57

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[22]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[23]	7
Invalid chart entered Germany2	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[24]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[25]	14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Rank
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[27]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)^[28]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[29]	100
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[30]	82
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	8

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[32]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[33]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[34]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Paradisio – Bailando" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Paradisio – Bailando" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 29. 19 July 1997. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Paradisio: Bailando" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Paradisio – Bailando" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 33. 16 August 1997. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paradisio - Bailando" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Paradisio – Bailando" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Paradisio – Bailando". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 31. 2 August 1997. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Paradisio – Bailando". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1996" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Rapports annuels 1996" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ Template:Fr icon Classement Singles – année 1996 at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 September 2012). Disque en France.
^ Template:Fr icon Classement Singles – année 1997 at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2013). Disque en France.
^ "I singoli più venduti del 1997" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ IFPI Norsk platebransje at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 July 2011). IFPI Norway.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
^ Tauscher, Stefan (11 July 2011). "Nackter Horror am Sandstrand". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "Loona – Bailando" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 33. 15 August 1998. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Loona - Bailando" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Loona – Bailando" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Loona – Bailando". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Jahreshitparade 1998" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ Template:De icon Jahrescharts – 1998 at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 May 2015). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Loona – Bailando" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Loona; 'Bailando')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Bailando')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

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[sc_Flanders_Paradisio-1] "Paradisio – Bailando" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_Wallonia_Paradisio-2] "Paradisio – Bailando" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[3] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 29. 19 July 1997. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Finland_Paradisio-4] "Paradisio: Bailando" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_France_Paradisio-5] "Paradisio – Bailando" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[6] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 33. 16 August 1997. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Dutch40_Paradisio_-_Bailando-7] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paradisio - Bailando" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Paradisio-8] "Paradisio – Bailando" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_Norway_Paradisio-9] "Paradisio – Bailando". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[10] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 31. 2 August 1997. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Sweden_Paradisio-11] "Paradisio – Bailando". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[12] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[13] "Jaaroverzichten 1996" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[14] "Rapports annuels 1996" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[15] Template:Fr icon Classement Singles – année 1996 at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 September 2012). Disque en France.

[16] Template:Fr icon Classement Singles – année 1997 at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 September 2013). Disque en France.

[17] "I singoli più venduti del 1997" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[18] "Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[19] IFPI Norsk platebransje at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 July 2011). IFPI Norway.

[SwedenParadisioBailandosingleCertRef-20] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

[21] Tauscher, Stefan (11 July 2011). "Nackter Horror am Sandstrand". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[sc_Austria_Loona-22] "Loona – Bailando" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[23] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 33. 15 August 1998. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Dutch40_Loona_-_Bailando-24] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Loona - Bailando" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Loona-25] "Loona – Bailando" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Loona-26] "Loona – Bailando". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[27] "Jahreshitparade 1998" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[28] Template:De icon Jahrescharts – 1998 at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 May 2015). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts.

[29] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[30] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[31] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[AustriaLoonaBailandosingleCertRef-32] "Austrian single certifications – Loona – Bailando" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanyLoonaBailandosingleCertRef-33] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Loona; 'Bailando')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[SwitzerlandLoonaBailandosingleCertRef-34] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Bailando')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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Music video

Track listings

CD single

CD maxi

12" maxi

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Loona version

Music video

Track listings

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

See also

References

External links