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"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year. [1] German singer Lou Bega sampled the original for a new song released under the same name on his 1999 debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo .
All music and lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact, except: Track 1 – "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)": music by Pérez Prado, lyrics by Lou Bega and Zippy Davids; Track 4 – "Can I Tico Tico You": music by Zequinha Abreu, lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact. Vocals: Lou Bega (main performer)
David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer.His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5,” a 1999 smash that topped the pop charts in most global territories, is one of the most love-it-or-hate-it songs of all time — Stephen King’s wife definitely ...
Stephen, 75, recently confirmed that he is a “big time” fan of Bega’s 1999 hit “Mambo No. 5,” which he listened to often while writing his 2011 novel, 11/22/63. “My wife threatened to ...
“Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega One, two, three, four, five, everybody in the car, so come on, let’s ride just about anywhere as long as “Mambo No. 5” is playin’ in the car.
[5] FRA [6] NZ [18] SWE [19] SWI [8] UK [9] US [20] "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" 1999 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 3 BVMI: 3× Platinum [11] ARIA: 4× Platinum [21] BPI: 3× Platinum [22] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum [13] IFPI SWE: 3× Platinum [23] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum [14] RMNZ: 3× Platinum [24] SNEP: Diamond [25] A Little Bit of Mambo "I ...
The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5" and released as the second single from his debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo (1999). In the song, Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world." It was certified gold in Sweden.