Macarena
Sign in to save"Macarena" is a song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, originally recorded for their 1993 album A mí me gusta. A dance remix by the electropop group Fangoria was a success in Spain, and a soundalike cover version by Los del Mar became popular in Canada. Another remix by Miami-based producers the Bayside Boys, who added a section with English lyrics, expanded its popularity, initially peaking at 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in late 1995.
Key facts
- Song.type
- single
- Song.name
- Ayy Macarena
- Song.cover
- Ayy-Macarena-Tyga.jpg
- Song.caption
- Cover art of original Wil Veloz version
- Song.artist
- Los del Mar
- Song.album
- Viva EvitaMacarena: The Hit Album
- Song.released
- 13 November 2019
- Song.recorded
- 2019
- Song.studio
- OVO
- Song.genre
- Flamenco pop dance-pop
- Song.length
- 2:11
- Song.label
- Lime Inc.
- Song.writer
- Rafael Ruiz Perdigones Antonio Romero Monge
- Song.producer
- Pliznaya
- Song.next_title
- Freak
- Song.next_year
- 2020
- Song.prev_title
- Juicy
- Song.prev_year
- 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
48 sectionsContents
- Los del Rio versions
- Composition
- Original and Spanish-language remixes
- English-language Bayside Boys remix
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Dance
- Music video
- Accolades
- Charts
- "Macarena"
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)"
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications and sales
- "Macarena Christmas"
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Los del Mar cover version
- Critical reception
- Music video
- Track listings
- Will Veloz version
- Pedro Castaño version
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Tyga cover version
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Other remixes, covers, sampling and parodies
- MC Rage parody
- The GrooveGrass Boyz version
- Jeffrey A. Harvey physics parody
- Pitbull sampling
- Jay-5 versions
- Gente de Zona version
- See also
- References
- External links
"Macarena" is a song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, originally recorded for their 1993 album A mí me gusta. A dance remix by the electropop group Fangoria was a success in Spain, and a soundalike cover version by Los del Mar became popular in Canada. Another remix by Miami-based producers the Bayside Boys, who added a section with English lyrics, expanded its popularity, initially peaking at 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in late 1995.
The Bayside Boys mix enjoyed a significant revival the following year when it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 1 for 14 weeks between August and November 1996. Its resurgence was aided by a dance craze that became a cultural phenomenon throughout the latter half of 1996 and early 1997. The song got the group ranked the "No. 1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of All Time" by VH1 in 2002. In 2012, it was ranked No. 7 on Billboards All Time Top 100. It also ranked at No. 7 on Billboards All Time Latin Songs list. In 2023, Billboard ranked "Macarena" number 500 in their list of Best Pop Songs of All Time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Macarena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.