"Macarena" is a

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song by Spanish pop duo

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, about a woman of the same name. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. Originally appearing on the 1993 album '' A mí me gusta'', a subsequent remix by

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-based producers The Bayside Boys became an international hit and inspired a

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in the latter half of 1996 and part of 1997. This version topped both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 in the US. The song got the group ranked the " 1 Greatest

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of All Time" by VH1 in 2002. In 2012, it was ranked No. 7 on ''Billboard''s All Time Top 100. It also ranked at No. 1 on ''Billboard''s All Time Latin Songs.

Composition

"Macarena"s composition features a variant on the clave rhythm. The song is written in the key of

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, moves at a tempo of 103

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, and follows the repeated chord progression A♭–G♭ throughout.

Origin and history

As a result of their lounge act, Los del Río were invited to tour South America in 1992 and, while visiting

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, they were invited to a private party held by the Venezuelan impresario

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. During the celebration, a local flamenco teacher, Diana Patricia Cubillán Herrera, performed a dance for the guests, and Los del Río were pleasantly surprised by Cubillán's dance skills. Spontaneously, Antonio Romero Monge, one half of the Los del Río duo, recited the song's chorus-to-be on the spot, as an accolade to Cubillán: ''"¡Diana, dale a tu cuerpo alegría y cosas buenas!'"'' ("Give your body some joy, Diana"). When Monge wrote the song, he changed the name to Macarena, in honor of Antonio's daughter Esperanza Macarena.

Spanish-language remix

In 1993, RCA Records released Macarena as a single in Spain along with two

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remixes by Spanish group

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, intended to popularize the song in nightclubs and discotheques. These remixes changed the flamenco rhythm of the song to an electronic beat. According to

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, member of Fangoria, the Bayside Boys remix that followed in 1996 took their version labelled "Macarena (River F Remix)" as its base. The band denounced it as plagiarism on the

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but the case did not go through.

English-language remix

In mid-1996, the song became a worldwide hit roughly one year after the Bayside Boys (composed of Mike Triay and Carlos de Yarza) produced a remix of the song that added

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lyrics. Jammin Johnny Caride, a

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, first learned of the "Macarena" when clubgoers at a club where he worked as a DJ requested the song. Caride brought the "Macarena" to his supervisors at Power 96 who asked him to create an English-language version of the song. Caride recruited his two partners at Bayside Records, Mike "In The Night" Triay and Carlos de Yarza, to remix the original song. The new, English-language lyrics were written by Carlos de Yarza. The Bayside Boys, Triay and de Yarza, added a new dance beat with English-language lyrics sung originally by a studio singer, then later during a concert tour by Carla Vanessa. Vanessa accepted a fixed-fee contract for her participation and live performances, and so does not receive any residual performer royalties. The finished version was called "Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)." The Bayside Boys remix hit No. 1 on the ''

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'' Hot 100 in August 1996 and remained at the top of the chart for fourteen weeks. It also topped the US ''Cash Box'' Top 100.

Critical reception

Dan Glaister from ''

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'' said that "Macarena" is imitating the successes of previous summer pop sensations, such as " Y Viva Espana", "

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" and " Saturday Night". James Hamilton from ''

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s ''RM'' Dance Update described the song as an "infectious cheerful girls giggled and guys chanted ' Me No Pop I'-ish original hit version of a jaunty hip wiggling dance craze huge for ages around Europe and now (breaking out of Florida) the US, in frisky flamenco clapped jiggling 103.2bpm Bayside Boys Mix". Peter Castro from ''

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'' wrote, "The

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flatlined years ago and the

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is short-circuiting, so what's a dance-crazed world to do? The Macarena, obviously." Dave Fawbert from ''

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'' commented that "Macarena" is "a song that exists independently of cool, time, criticism – it's just there."

Popularity

The reworked "Macarena (Bayside Boys

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)" spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, becoming one of the longest runs atop the Hot 100 chart in history. The single spent its final week at No. 1 on its 46th week on the chart, recorded as the latest No. 1 single in Hot 100 history. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1996. In the United Kingdom the song was released on 10 June 1996 and peaked at No. 2 on 17 August 1996, kept off the No. 1 spot by the huge popularity of the

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song "

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." In Australia, it was the most successful song of 1996. "Macarena" remained popular through 1996, but by the beginning of 1997, its popularity had begun to diminish. The song stayed in the Hot 100 chart for 60 weeks, the longest reign among No. 1 songs, only surpassed fifteen years later by

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's "

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". The Bayside Boys remix includes a sample from the Yazoo (also known in the United States as Yaz) track " Situation"—the laughter of Yazoo vocalist

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. The chorus uses female vocal samples previously used by the Farm in their song "Higher and Higher (Remix)" from their album, ''

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''. The Bayside Boys toured the U.S. and the world and featured singer Carla Vanessa. In the United States, the song, and its corresponding Macarena dance, became popular around the time of the

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in August of that year.

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filmed attendees dancing to the song in an afternoon session, a clip of which became popular on YouTube years later. Vice President

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, having a reputation for stiffness, made a joke about doing the Macarena dance during his speech. He said, "I would like to demonstrate for you the Al Gore version of the Macarena," then remained motionless for a few seconds, and eventually asked, "Would you like to see it again?" By 1997, the song had sold 11 million copies. While having only a 25% take in royalties from the song, Romero and Ruiz became immensely wealthy. According to

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, during the year 2003 alone—a full decade after the song's initial release—Romero and Ruiz made US$250,000 in royalties.

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is quoted as congratulating the duo personally: "My success singing in English from Miami is nothing compared to yours; coming out of Dos Hermanas with little international exposure elsewhere and selling these many records in Spanish takes two huge sets of ''

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''." In VH1's 2002 documentary ''100 Greatest One-hit Wonders'', "Macarena" was ranked as No. 1. "Macarena" was also ranked No. 1 on a different VH1 documentary, ''40 Awesomely Bad No. 1 Songs''. On '' America's Best Dance Crew'', it was danced to on the Whack Track Challenge, given to the Ringmasters. In July 2020, digital publication ''

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'' carried out a study on the most iconic songs from the 1990s and songs that are most known by

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and the people of Generation Z. "Macarena" was the eighth song with the highest recognisability rate. In a December 1, 1996 ''

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'' comic strip,

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is about to join

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and a unnamed identical bird at a frozen-over birdbath for a hockey game, but they start off by doing the Macarena dance first before playing, much to his embarrassment.

Music video

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for the reworked Bayside Boys-remix of "Macarena" was directed by Vincent Calvet. It was choreographed and starred Mia Frye and features ten different women singing and dancing with Los del Río against a white background. In contrast to the scantily-clad women, Los del Río is dressed in suits.

Accolades

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Charts

"Macarena"

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"Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)"

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"Macarena Christmas"

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote, "Just when you thought this was just a version of their worldwide smash with a couple of jingle bells added, this seasonal single erupts into a cheerful medley of

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and

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. For all those who are looking for an uncomplicated Christmas."

Charts and certifications

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Los Del Mar version

The song was covered by Canadian musical duo Los del Mar with vocals by Wil Veloz. It was first released in 1995. In their native Canada, this version was popular on

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and top 40 radio in 1995. It was reissued in 1996 in a new version with vocals from Pedro Castaño, which was also featured on their album ''Viva Evita'' (retitled ''Macarena: The Hit Album'' overseas). In Australia, this new version reached No. 2 on the

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, below the Bayside Boys' reworking of the original.

Critical reception

British magazine ''

'' rated the song three out of five, writing, "Hot on the heels of

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's release of the original version by

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comes a second, lower-key version of the Spanish dance tune. Whoever wins the battle, the song is destined to become 1996's

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, loved and loathed in equal measure."

Music video

A music video was produced for the Los del Mar version. It shows Pedro Castano and his pet cat in an apartment getting ideas for the song's dance while watching people on television. By the next verse, more people dance outside to the song wherein Castano joins in and sings. Later on, a

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and his sidekicks pull up in a car and ask if they can join the dance. Excluding the outro segment, the video cuts around 40 seconds from the regular song.

Track listings

Will Veloz version

* Canadian CD single # "Macarena" – 3:49 # "Macarena" – 5:02 # "Macarena" – 6:38 * German CD single # "Macarena" (Radio Mix) – 3:15 # "Macarena" (Mar Fe Mix) – 5:02 # "Macarena" (Ibiza House Mix) – 5:56 # "Macarena" (Bola Remix) – 6:38 # "Macarena" (Club Mix) – 5:18 * UK CD single # "Macarena" (Radio Version) – 3:48 # "Macarena" (Mar Fe Mix) – 5:05 # "Macarena" (Gregorio Mix) – 7:01 # "Macarena" (Beat Foundation-Full Frontal Mix) – 6:21 # "Macarena" (Beat Foundation-Infinity Dub) – 6:46

Pedro Castaño version

* France CD single # "Macarena" (Radio Mix) – 3:49 # "Macarena" (Bola Mix) – 6:08 # "Macarena" (Summer Mix '96) – 5:43 # "Macarena" (Mar Fe Mix) – 5:03 * France cardboard sleeve/Australian CD single # "Macarena" – 3:49 # "Macarena" – 6:08

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Tyga version

On 13 November 2019, American rapper

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released a

, rap version of the song, called "Ayy Macarena".

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also sings the hook of the original song at the beginning of this version. This version has a more club-oriented sound. This version's official remix features

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. In addition to this, a music video premiered on Tyga's official

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channel on 17 December 2019, heavily inspired by the film '' The Mask.'' Los Del Rio also make a cameo appearance, performing the original chorus at the beginning of the video and making sparse appearances throughout.

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Other remixes, covers and parodies

MC Rage parody

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released the single "Fuck Macarena" in November 1996. It is a

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parody of Los del Río's "Macarena" and mocks the original version's lyrics, as do the dancers in the music video. MC Rage sings vulgar mocking lyrics as an outburst against the huge success of "Macarena". It peaked at No. 7 on the

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on 27 December 1996, and at No. 8 on the Dutch

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on 25 January 1997. The song has a music video featuring

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ravers dancing

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The GrooveGrass Boyz version

In 1997,

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recorded a

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version of the "Macarena", with rewritten lyrics. This rendition peaked at No. 70 on the

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charts and No. 7 on the

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. This version was released on Imprint Records and sold over 80,000 copies.

Jay-5 version

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and

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artist Jay-5 released the album "The Dancehall Macarena" on

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in 2015, featuring the song, 'Dancehall Macarena,' an upbeat fusion of dancehall moves, inspired by the infectious ’90s classic. The single, 'Dancehall Macarena' is the first official Jamaican dancehall

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. and gained over 1.6 million views on

. The success of "Dancehall Macarena" inspired a popular

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version in 2016, "Dancehall Macarena Remix," by Colombian reggaeton artist, Japanese featuring Jay-5.

Gente de Zona version

In 2016, Cuban duo Gente de Zona teamed up with Los del Río released a new joint version of the song, with new lyrics.

Physics parody regarding the holographic principle

At the ''Strings 1998'' conference in Santa Barbara about

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, shortly after the publication of the paper "Anti De Sitter Space And Holography" by

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, Jeffrey A. Harvey composed a parody song "The Maldecena" about the

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