Bailando (Paradisio song)


"Bailando" is a song by Belgian group Paradisio. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, Paradisio. The song is produced by Patrick Samoy and Luc Rigaux and reached number-one in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. It peaked at number 2 in Belgium. "Bailando" sold more than 550,000 copies in France and reached number 4. In Sweden, it was the best selling single by being triple platinum. The song was a hit in most countries across Europe during the summer of 1997. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 11.
In 1998, it was covered by Dutch singer Loona. The single reached number-one in Germany and Switzerland.

Critical reception

In 2012, Porcys listed the song at number 53 in their ranking of "100 Singles 1990-1999", adding, "It turned out that "Bailando", this synonym of the brazen dance of the nineties, is basically an almost perfect configuration of the features and attributes that I intuitively look for in popular music: sensual sexuality, playful foolishness, innocent escapism, thrilling groove and tempting hooku."

Music video

There were made two different music videos to accompany the song. One of them was directed by Thierry Dory and was filmed in Miami.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"

    CD maxi

; Belgium 1
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
  4. "Bailando"
  5. "Bailando"
  6. "Bailando"
; Belgium 2
  1. "Bandolero"
  2. "Bandolero"
  3. "Bandolero"
  4. "Bandolero"
  5. "Bandolero"
; Finland, Sweden
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
  4. "Bailando"
  5. "Bailando"
  6. "Bailando"
; Europe
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
  4. "Bailando"
  5. "Bailando"
; Other countries
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"

    12" maxi

; Belgium
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
; Germany
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
; Italy, Spain
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
  4. "Bailando"
; US
  1. "Bailando"
  2. "Bailando"
  3. "Bailando"
  4. "Bailando"

    Charts and sales

Weekly charts

1Remix

Year-end charts

Chart Rank
Europe 28
France 26
Italy 29
Sweden 4

Certifications and sales

Loona version

The song was covered by the Dutch recording artist Loona. It was released in 1998 through Urban as the first single from her debut studio album Lunita. Loona's version uses a sample of Yazoo's hit "Don't Go".

Music video

The music video was directed by Wilfried Happel.

Track listings

  1. "Bailando" – 3:33
  2. "Bailando" – 5:29
  3. "Bailando" – 4:54
  4. "Noche Linda" – 3:57

    Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications