"Dançando Lambada" is a song by French-Brazilian group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. It was the second single from Kaoma's debut album Worldbeat and followed the smash worldwide hit "Lambada". Released in October 1989, it achieved success, peaking at number four in France, number six in Switzerland and number 11 in Ireland, but was unable to duplicate the success of the band's previous hit single. A dub version of "Lambada" was available on the 12" and CD maxi.

"Dançando Lambada"
Single by Kaoma
from the album Worldbeat
B-side"Lamba Caribe"
Released6 October 1989
Recorded1989
GenreWorld
Length3:48
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Zé Maria
Producer(s)Jean-Claude Bonaventure
Kaoma singles chronology
"Lambada"
(1989)
"Dançando Lambada"
(1989)
"Mélodie d'amour"
(1990)

Critical reception

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David Giles, reviewer of Music Week, presented "Dançando Lambada" as a "Parisian re-working of a Brazilian tune that should do well at club level", while wondering whether the sound's novelty can be maintained after "Lambada".[1] To Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror, "this is as funky and Latinate and thoroughly good fun as "Lambada"".[2] James Hamilton of the same magazine considered "Dançando Lambada" as being "less exotically swirling but doubtless easy to programme and useful follow-up for dirty dancing fans, presumably again in Portuguese although almost sounding more African than South American this time".[3]

Track listings

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3" single
  1. "Dançando Lambada" (single version) — 3:48
  2. "Dançando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:44
  3. "Lamba Caribe" — 3:36
7" single
  1. "Dançando Lambada" — 3:48
  2. "Lamba caribe" — 3:35
12" maxi
  1. "Dançando Lambada" — 4:45
  2. "Lamba caribe" — 5:29
12" maxi
  1. "Dancando Lambada" (LP version) — 4:44
  2. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:25
  3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:29
CD maxi
  1. "Dancando Lambada" (single version) — 3:50
  2. "Dancando Lambada" (version maxi) — 4:46
  3. "Lamba Caribe" (extended version) — 5:31
  4. "Lambada" (dub mix) — 4:28

Charts and sales

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References

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  1. ^ Giles, David (20 January 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 33. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ Tilston, Lisa (20 January 1990). "Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 17. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (20 January 1990). "James Hamilton's DJ directory" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 38. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ^ "Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  7. ^ "Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kaoma" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Kaoma – Dançando Lambada". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  15. ^ "Dancando Lambada", Hot Latin Tracks Chart Billboard.com (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
  16. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  17. ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 20, 2008)
  18. ^ "French single certifications – Kaoma – Dançando Lambada" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved May 29, 2022. Select KAOMA and click OK.