"Samba" is a song recorded by Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

 for the Brazilian edition of his album, Música + Alma + Sexo

Música + Alma + Sexo

Música + alma + sexo is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin. It was released on January 31, 2011 in Europe by Columbia Records and on February 1, 2011 in North America by Sony Music Latin...

(2011). It features vocals by Brazilian singer, Claudia Leitte

Cláudia Leitte

Cláudia Cristina Leite Inácio, known as Claudia Leitte is a Brazilian axé singer, and former vocalist of the group Babado Novo. Since she is one of the most popular axé singers in Brazil, she hosted MTV Brasil's Video Music Brasil 2007, in which she had been nominated as best singer in that award...

. "Samba" was released as a promotional single exclusively in Brazil. Ricky Martin sings in English-language and Claudia Leitte in Portuguese.

Music video

The music video was shot in Miami on July 28-29, 2011 and premiered on September 18, 2011. It was directed by Flávia Moraes

Flávia Moraes

Flávia Mello Moraes de Oliveira is a Brazilian Filmmaker. She has made nearly 3000 spots, documentaries, shorts and long feature films, music videos and concerts...

 and features both singers dancing and singing together.

Remixes and other versions

The song mixes ballad with samba

Samba

Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...

. The Brazilian edition of Música + Alma + Sexo

Música + Alma + Sexo

Música + alma + sexo is the ninth studio album by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ricky Martin. It was released on January 31, 2011 in Europe by Columbia Records and on February 1, 2011 in North America by Sony Music Latin...

contains the album version of the song and a club remix by Deeplick.

Formats and track listings

Promotional single

1. "Samba" – 4:35
2. "Samba" (Deeplick Remix) – 5:00