"Baila (Sexy Thing)" (sometimes known as "Baila Morena") is a song by

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singer

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. The song was first released as the

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of his ninth studio album ''Shake'', and it was highly popular in

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and

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, reaching #1 chart positions, but achieved moderate success in other countries. Zucchero also recorded an

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version for the single release. The song was later re-recorded in

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with the Mexican rock band Maná for the compilation album ''

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'', but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film French Fried Vacation 3. On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1, the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100."Baila morena", in French Singles Char
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(Retrieved April 30, 2008) It was certified Gold by the SNEP. In 2007, the song was covered by

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and

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and included in a medley available on

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' album '' La Caravane des Enfoirés''.

Composition

Zucchero co-wrote the song with Roberto Zanetti who used his "Robyx" alias. The song uses vocal samples from

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'' and Al Greens ''Take Me To The River''.

Track listings

; 2001 release ;; CD single # "Baila" (Sexy Thing) (English version) — 4:06 # "Baila" (Sexy Thing) — 4:06 ;; CD maxi # "Baila (Sexy Thing)" — 4:07 # "Hey Man - Sing a Song" by Zucchero with B.B. King — 4:49 # "Karma, stai kalma" by Zucchero featuring Irene Fornaciari — 4:45 # "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (Charlie Rapino club mix) — 6:17 ; 2006 release ;; CD single # "Baila morena" — 4:04 # "Rock Your Mum" by Étienne Perrucchon — 2:46 ;; Digital download # "Baila morena" — 4:04

Charts

Peak positions

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baila morena (Zucchero and Mana song) 2001 singles 2006 singles Maná songs SNEP Top Singles number-one singles Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Spain Zucchero Fornaciari songs Spanish-language songs Songs written by Zucchero Fornaciari 2001 songs Songs written by Roberto Zanetti