"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" is a song by Danish

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. It was released in 2000 as the lead single from their first mainstream studio album, '' Episode II''. The

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-produced song, which has a mix of tribal drums with electronic music twists, sold 1.5 million copies worldwide and became the fourth-fastest-selling

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ever in Europe. The single topped the

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. Outside Denmark, the single also topped the

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and peaked at number two in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium (

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and

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). It reached number six in the United Kingdom and number seven on ''Billboard'''s

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chart in the

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. "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" song was awarded "Danish Club Hit of the Year" at the 2001

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. The song has also been used as one of the themes for the

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coaster at

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Track listings

Credits and personnel

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: Morten Friis, Uffe Savery,

* Produced and

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, Michael Parsberg * Mixing: Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg, Johnny Stage * All instruments "played-a-live" by Safri Duo * Recorded in The Safri Studio,

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: Johnny Stage

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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