Baila morena (Zucchero and Maná song)

For other songs by the same title, see Baila morena (disambiguation)

"Baila morena"
2006 release
Single by Zucchero and Maná
from the album Zu & Co.
B-side	"Rock Your Mum"
Released	2001 2006
Format	CD single, CD maxi, digital download
Genre	Rock
Length	4:04
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Zucchero Robyx Zanetti Sarah Eden Davis (original version)
Producer(s)	Corrado Rustici
Certification	Gold France, 2006
Zucchero singles chronology
"Blu/Blue" (1998) "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (2001) / (2006) "Ahum" (2001) Maná chronology "Te Llevaré Al Cielo" (2003) "Baila Morena" (2001) / (2006) "Labios Compartidos" (2006)

"Baila morena" is a song recorded in 2001 by the Italian singer Zucchero. The song was released as a single twice : first in 2001 (under the title "Baila (Sexy Thing)"), reaching #1 in Italy and Spain, but achieving a moderate success in the other countries, then in 2006 as a duet with the Mexican rock band Maná, as the soundtrack of the film Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie (English : French Fried Vacation 3 - Friends Forever), becoming this time a huge hit in France and Belgium.

On February 2, 2006, the single entered the French Singles Chart at #64, then jumped straight to #1, which is the third biggest jump to number-one in this country. After four weeks at #1,^[1] the singles dropped almost every week on the chart, totaling ten weeks in the top ten, 17 in the top 50 and 28 in the top 100.^[2] It was the 9th best-selling of the year,^[3] charting for 28 weeks with total sales of 294,000 copies,^[4] and was certified Gold by the SNEP.^[5] As of July 2014, it is the 103rd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 299,000 units sold.

In 2007, the song was covered by Patrick Fiori and Hélène Ségara and included in a medley available on Les Enfoirés' album La Caravane des Enfoirés.

Track listings

2001 release

CD single

1. "Baila" (Sexy Thing) (English version) — 4:06
2. "Baila" (Sexy Thing) — 4:06

CD maxi

1. "Baila (Sexy Thing)" — 4:07
2. "Hey Man - Sing a Song" by Zucchero with B.B. King — 4:49
3. "Karma, stai kalma" by Zucchero featuring Irene Fornaciari — 4:45
4. "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (Charlie Rapino club mix) — 6:17

2006 release

CD single

1. "Baila morena" — 4:04
2. "Rock Your Mum" by Étienne Perrucchon — 2:46

Digital download

1. "Baila morena" — 4:04

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales	Digital downloads
Swiss	Gold	2001	15,000+	–	–
Spain	Platinum	2002	35,000+	–	–
Italy	2x Platinum	2002	60,000+	–	–
France[5]	Gold	2006	200,000+	260,900[4]	33,100[4][6]

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2001) Peak position Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[7] 23 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[8] 18 Dutch Singles Chart[9] 90 Italian Singles Chart[10] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[11] 3 Chart (2002) Peak position Spanish Singles Chart[12] 1 Chart (2006) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[13] 3 Eurochart Hot 100 5 French Digital Chart[14] 1 French Singles Chart[2] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[15] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Swiss Singles Chart[16] 11 Chart (2006) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[17] 17 French Airplay Chart[18] 59 French Digital Chart[19] 9 French Singles Chart[3] 9 French TV Airplay Chart[18] 81 Swiss Singles Chart[20] 61

References

1. "'Baila' di Zucchero al primo posto in Francia nella classifica dei singoli" (in Italian). Rockol. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
2. "Baila morena", in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
3. 2006 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
4. "Les Singles les plus Vendus en 2006" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
5. "French certifications". Disqueenfrance.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
6. French digital downloads sales of 2006 Fanofmusic.free.fr (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
7. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
8. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
9. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Dutch Singles Chart Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
10. "Baila morena", in Italian Singles Chart Italiancharts.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
11. "Baila (Sexy Thing)", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
12. ""Baila (Secy Thing)", in Spanish Singles Chart". 31 August 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
13. "Baila morena", in Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
14. French Digital Chart from 12.02.06 to 18.02.06 Ifop.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
15. "Baila morena", in Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
16. 2001 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived November 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
17. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
18. 2006 French Airplay and Video Charts Yacast.fr (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
19. 2006 French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved April 30, 2008)
20. 2006 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 30, 2008)