Bongo Bong

"Bongo Bong" is the first solo single by Manu Chao, from his first album: Clandestino. It is a remake of Mano Negra's song (Mano Negra was his own band), "King of Bongo" (1991), which has its roots in a 1939 recording of "King of the Bongo Bong" by the trumpeter Roy Eldridge. It also uses the background music from Black Uhuru's song "Bull ina di Pen" from their Anthem album. The song is part of a medley with "Je ne t'aime plus" on its album. Moreover, the music has been reused for other songs such as "Mr. Bobby", which was first released on this single before being re-recorded for his second album: Próxima Estación: Esperanza and "Homens", from the same album by Chao.

"Bongo Bong"
Single by Manu Chao
from the album Clandestino
B-side
  • "Je ne t'aime plus"
  • "Mr. Bobby"
  • "Bienvenido a Tijuana"
Released1999
FormatCD
GenreReggae[1]
Length2:38
Songwriter(s)Manu Chao
Producer(s)Manu Chao & Renaud Letang
Manu Chao singles chronology
"Bongo Bong"
(1999)		 "Clandestino"
(2000)

In 2006, a cover version by Robbie Williams, combining "Bongo Bong" and "Je ne t'aime plus" in one track (more than the tracks are intertwined on Clandestino), appeared on Williams' album Rudebox and was released as a single of its own in 2007. The song has also been remixed by breakbeat artists Cut & Run, drum and bass duo Ed Solo, Deekline, band Noisia and German singer Max Raabe.

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 4
France (SNEP)[3] 40
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 7
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 42
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 15

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 97

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[13] Gold 25,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Track listing
  1. "Bongo Bong"
  2. "Je ne t'aime plus"
  3. "Mr. Bobby"
  4. "Bienvenido a Tijuana"

Music video

A music video was produced for the song with "Je ne t'aime plus".

See also

References
  1. Buckley, Peter (1999). The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-8582-8457-6. Stand-out tracks on this constantly surprising album include "Bongo Bong", an English-language lightweight reggae, the title track itself and the unstoppably danceable "Luna Y Sol".
  2. "Austriancharts.at – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. "Lescharts.com – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 48. 27 November 1999. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Manu Chao - Bongo Bong" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Manu Chao avec Anouk – Bongo Bong - Je ne t'aime plus". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  10. "Jahreshitparade 2000". Austriancharts.at. (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  11. "Jahrescharts – 2000". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". Hitparade.ch. (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. "Italian single certifications – Manu Chao – Bongo Bong" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 October 2019. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Bongo Bong" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
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