"Bailando" ("Dancing" in

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Paradisio Paradisio was a Belgian eurodance group formed in 1994. They released two albums under the now-defunct Border Breakers sublabel of Nippon Crown: the first was the eponymous ''Paradisio'', released in 1997 after its debut single " Bailando" beca ...

. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, ''

''. The song is produced by Patrick Samoy and Luc Rigaux (a.k.a. the Unity Mixers) and reached number-one in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It peaked at number 2 in Belgium. In Sweden, it was the best selling single by being

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. The song was a hit in most countries across Europe during the summer of 1997. In 1998, it was covered by Dutch singer

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. The single reached number-one in Germany and Switzerland.

Critical reception

In 2012, ''Porcys'' listed the song at number 53 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999", adding, "It turned out that "Bailando", this synonym of the brazen dance of the nineties, is basically an almost perfect configuration of the features and attributes that I intuitively look for in popular music: sensual sexuality, playful foolishness, innocent escapism, thrilling groove and tempting hooku."

Chart performance

"Bailando" was very successful on the charts in Europe, making it the biggest hit by the group. It reached number-one in Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway and Sweden. Additionally, the single managed to climb into the Top 10 also in Belgium, France and Spain. In France, it sold more than 550,000 copies, reaching number 4. In the United Kingdom, it only reached number 149 on the

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, but on the

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, it went to number 11 in July 1997. "Bailando" was awarded with a 2×

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in Norway and a 3×

in Sweden.

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Two different

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s were made to accompany the song: a 1996 Belgian version and a 1997 international version. One was directed by Thierry Dory and filmed in

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Loona version

The song was covered by the Dutch recording artist

. It was released in 1998 through

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as the first single from her debut studio album ''

Lunita Lunita is the debut album by Dutch recording artist Loona and produced by DJ Sammy. It was released in 1999 via Urban Records. The album includes the three singles " Bailando", Hijo De La Luna and " Dónde Vas". Background When Marie-José van ...

''. 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

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