Baila morena (Zucchero song)

"Baila (Sexy Thing)", often known as "Baila morena" ("Dance, Brunette"), is a song by Italian singer Zucchero. The song was first released as the lead single of his ninth studio album Shake, and it was highly popular in Italy and Spain, reaching #1 chart positions, but achieved moderate success in other countries. Zucchero also recorded an English-language version for the single release. Zucchero later re-recorded the song in Spanish with the Mexican rock band Maná for the compilation album Zu & Co, but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film French Fried Vacation 3.

B-side"Rock Your Mum"
(2006 re-release)

Released5 March 2001

Recorded2000

GenreRock

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"Baila (Sexy Thing)"
2001 album cover for the Italian market
Single by Zucchero and Maná
from the album Shake (original version) Zu & Co. (2006 re-release)
B-side	"Rock Your Mum" (2006 re-release)
Released	5 March 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Rock
Length	4:04
Label	Polydor Universal
Songwriters	Adelmo Fornaciari Roberto Zanetti Sarah Eden Davis (original version)
Producer	Corrado Rustici
Zucchero singles chronology
"Blu/Blue" (1998) "Baila (Sexy Thing)" (2001) "Ahum" (2001)
Maná singles chronology
"Te llevaré al cielo" (2003) "Baila morena" (2006) "Labios compartidos" (2006)
Alternative cover
2001 album cover for the European market

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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 certified Gold by the SNEP.^[3]

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.