"Bachata" is a song by Lou Bega

Lou Bega

David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...

. It was the first single from his third album Lounatic

Lounatic

"Lounatic" is the third studio album by Lou Bega released in 2005. There are two versions of Lounatic: an earlier edition and a newer edition. They have different track listings. For example the single "Conchita" is missing on the earlier one. The album didn't chart in any official national music...

. The song features background vocals by the Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 girl group

Girl group

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Alibi. The song is about dancing bachata

Bachata (dance)

Bachata is a style of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic. It is danced widely all over the world but not identically.The basics to the dance are three-step with a Cuban hip motion, followed by a hip tap on the 4th beat just like in other Latin dances . The knees should be slightly bent...

 on a party and the erotic

Eroticism

Eroticism is generally understood to refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of such – an insistent sexual impulse, desire, or pattern of thoughts, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality and romantic love...

 effect of this dance.

Chart performance

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Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

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Media Control Charts

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Mega Single Top 100

The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...

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Track listing

CD single

1. "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22
2. "Why Don't You" - 3:10

Maxi single

1. "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22
2. "Bachata" (Acoustic Mix) - 3:09
3. "Bachata" (Tommy Gunn Remix) - 3:28
4. "Bachata" (Latin Version) - 3:10
5. "Bachata" (Club Version) - 3:24
6. "Why Don't You" - 3:10

Special French edition

1. "Bachata" (Radio Mix) - 3:22
2. "Bachata" (Acoustic Mix) - 3:09
3. "Return of "A Little Bit"" - 3:49
4. "Bachata" (Music Video) - 3:22