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Dinho), and performed by the

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ian

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band

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. The song was released in 1995, in their only album ''

''. The song enjoyed fame in

and other countries in

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. It was a

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release.

Cover versions

The Brazilian rock group

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covered this song in 1999, in their cover album '' As Dez Mais''.

Music video

The

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of the song shows each member of the band offering a wide range of fictional products of the brand "Titãs" (like banks, whiskeys, food, etc.) in a Bombril commercials-like studio (actually, the PV was introduced by the same man that made the Bombril TV commercials), with alternate shots of naked women holding the ''As Dez Mais'' CD. The video features performances by ,

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and Cheila Ferlin.Relembre clipes inusitados que já contaram com a participação de famosos
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s ("Titãs lights") is introduced by the Bombril man, and a warning on the upper left edge says: "Os Titãs advertem: O Ministério faz mal à sua saúde" (''Titãs warn: the Ministry is unhealthy for you''), a parody of the similar warning placed in all cigarettes' packs in Brazil, as well on cigarette advertisings in television: "O Ministério da Saúde adverte: fumar é prejudicial à saúde" (The Ministry of Health warns: smoking is unhealthy''). Other shots include

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pretending sex with a

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, some band members hugged with the naked women and the final shot of the clip, with all the band members and the Bombril man singing the song. According to the band, the idea of inviting Washington Olivetto was "to play with our fame of being a commercial band. We thought of singing as if we were doing a commercial for the song, which is the reason for a music video exist".

References

1999 singles Titãs songs 1996 singles 1995 songs EMI Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub