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Los Del Rio - Macarena(#ad)
Released on the 15th of August 1995 by Los Del Rio , the international version of "Macarena" sold more than 11.5 million copies across the globe,spending a whopping 14 weeks at the no.1 spot of the most respected Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The international version had Los Del Rio collaborate with Bayside Boys, a highly successful international team of song producers, radio jockeys and DJs namely Carlos Yarza, Jammin Caride and Mike Triay, the finalized version was aptly titled Macarena (Bayside Boys version).
Billboard magazine ranked Macarena as the most popular Latin song ever to hit the international air waves,beating other popular Latin numbers, including the multi-Grammy winning "La Bamba" sung by Los Lobos, the American Rock band.
Apart from selling 4.3 million copies in the U.S, getting 4 Platinum certifications, the song was remixed and covered by hundreds of artists from all over the world.
The most popular version being the Los Del Mar version released a year before the international version in 1995, two years after the original version.Another popular remix version was released by The Chipmunks and The Chipettes, for their 1996 album Club Chipmunk - The Dance Mixes.
Released from their album Fiesta Macarena, a Christmas version was released during the holiday season of 1996 with a brand new music video and 'toned down' beats.
The word 'Macarena' does not have any specific meaning, but is a household Spanish name for a woman.Many Spaniards and Latinos name their female child Macarena, it was hardly known outside the Latino community before the song "Macarena" shook the entire world.
In the U.K the track sold more than half a million copies, reaching the no.2 spot in the U.K charts, kept away from the top position by the 'Girl Power Revolution' generated by the Spice Girls.. which swept the entire world with their hit single "Wannabe".
But the real surprise package was France, where "Macarena" sold a million copies, in a country with very little or negligible Latino population.
Los Del Rio band members Ruiz and Romero were only given 25% payment for every track sold by the Bayside Boys, which was more than enough to make them multi-millionaires in a matter of few months.
Ruiz and Romero still get royalty payment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars,every single year for "Macarena".
The song became more popular in non-Latino countries like Australia (more than 250,000 units sold), Germany (750,000 units sold), France (a million units) and the U.K (400,000 units sold).
Of late, the track did get into a lot of controversy during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, when the English Rugby team used the song to mock the 'Haka' ritual done by the New Zealand Rugby team at the start of every match.
The English version of 'Haka' was called 'Hackerena' , done with the sole purpose of a good-natured ridicule, failed to impress the audience and was sharply criticized for disrespecting the Latino and the Māori culture of New Zealand.
Macarena – Los Del Rio - Lyrics
Release Date - August 15th, 1995
Album - A mí me gusta and Fiesta Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
Que se llama de apellido Vitorino
Que en la jura de bandera el muchacho
Se la dio con dos amigos
Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
Que se llama de apellido Vitorino
Y en la jura de bandera el muchacho
Se la dio con dos amigos
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Macarena Macarena Macarena
Que te gustan los veranos de Marbella
Macarena Macarena Macarena
Que te gusta la movida guerrillera
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Macarena suena con el Corte Ingles
Y se compra los modelos mas modernos
Le gustaria vivir en Nueva York
Y ligar un novio nuevo
Macarena suena con el Corte Ingles
Y se compra los modelos mas modernos
Le gustaria vivir en Nueva York
Y ligar un novio nuevo
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
Que se llama de apellido Vitorino
Y en la jura de bandera del muchacho
Se la dio con dos amigos
Macarena tiene un novio que se llama
Que se llama de apellido Vitorino
Y en la jura de bandera del muchacho
Se la dio con dos amigos
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegria y cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena
Hey Macarena
