"You Wanna Be Americano" is a song by

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. It is a

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of the

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song " Tu vuò fà l'americano" by

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. Bega's version starts with an excerpt from "

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". "You Wanna Be Americano" peaked at #38 on the

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Track listing

;CD single # "You Wanna Be Americano" - 3:11 # "Return of "A Little Bit"" - 3:49 ;Maxi single # "You Wanna Be Americano" (Album Version) - 20:12 # "You Wanna Be Americano" (Danny Labana Remix) - 3:11 # "You Wanna Be Americano" (Tommy Gunn Remix) - 3:00 # "Bachata" (Tommy Gunn - Raggatone Remix) - 13:37 # "Call Your Name" - 2:52 {{Lou Bega 2006 singles Lou Bega songs Songs written by Nicola Salerno 2005 songs Songs written by Lou Bega