"Banana" is a song by the Jamaican reggae artist Conkarah featuring the Jamaican international artist
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. The song released in 2019 by S-Curve Records samples largely and is an adaptation of a famous song by
Harry Belafonte
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called "
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music.
It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of ...
" released in 1956. The Belafonte original is a
work song
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, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home.
Dj FLe – Sick Wit it Crew Minisiren Remix
Conkarah's song trended after the popularity of the "banana drop challenge" in the spring of 2020, where
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users utilized a particular version of "Banana" which was remixed and produced by DJ FLe of Sick Wit it Crew. The challenge is as follows: As one is dancing, his or her glasses or more prominently sunglasses are propped on top of the dancer's head. After a few frenetic dance and hand moves, the glasses drop over the dancer's eyes at the exact right time in the song where the lyrics say "Sick Wit it Crew Drop" before the siren solo comes in.
Performance
"Banana" became an international hit and topped the
Dutch Top 40
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chart
Dutch Top 40 - Week 26
/ref> for 5 consecutive weeks starting the week ending 27 June 2020 until 25 July 2020. It also charted in a great number of European and international charts.
Track listing
''Banana Remix EP'' (released 17 July 2020)
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) J FLe – Minisiren Remix– 3:30
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) ave Audé Remix– 3:21
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) ady Bee Remix– 2:25
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) austix Remix– 2:40
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) Bissen
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, the town of Bissen, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 3,021. Bissen is home to a steel factory, o ...
Remix] – 5:49
#"Banana" (featuring Shaggy) [James Anthony's Big Room Remix] – 4:37
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Conkarah official websiteConkarah Facebook
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2019 songs
2019 singles
2020 singles
Shaggy (musician) songs
Number-one singles in Suriname
Internet memes introduced in 2020