"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" | ||||
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Single by Akon | ||||
from the album Trouble | ||||
B-side | "Trouble Nobody" | |||
Released | June 27, 2005 | |||
Length | 4:00 | |||
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Producer(s) | Akon | |||
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"Bananza (Belly Dancer)" on YouTube |
"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" is a song by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon from his debut studio album, Trouble . "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. The song samples "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" by Fun Boy Three and "Body Rock" by Treacherous Three, and borrows from the chorus of "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield. It was used in the 2009 teen comedy film Fired Up! . A remix of the track, featuring Kardinal Offishall, was later included as a B-side to "Pot of Gold".
In the televised video, Akon goes into a motorbike store and begins daydreaming. He then encounters a pretty girl and follows her into a belly dancing club. There, as the song said, he finds ex-gangsters, and they all flirt. Towards the end of the video, Akon kisses his chosen girl. The online version of the video begins with Akon trying to fall asleep, and awakening upon the video's end. A further version of the video, featuring the remix featuring Kardinal Offshall, was also created.
US 12-inch single [1]
UK CD1 [2]
UK CD2 [3]
| UK 12-inch single [4]
European CD single [5]
Australian CD single [6]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [36] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | June 27, 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | [37] | |
United Kingdom | August 8, 2005 | CD | [38] | |
Australia | October 3, 2005 | [39] |
"Belly Dancer" | ||||
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Single by Imanbek and Byor | ||||
Released | 18 February 2022 | |||
Length | 2:31 | |||
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"Belly Dancer" on YouTube |
In 2022, Kazakh DJ and producer Imanbek and Russian DJ Byor released a remix version of the song, which charted in several European countries.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [93] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [94] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [95] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [96] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [97] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [98] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [99] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [100] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [101] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [102] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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