Makeba (song)

This article is about the single by Jain. For the South African singer the song is named after, see Miriam Makeba.

"Makeba"
Single by Jain
from the album Zanaka
Released	6 November 2015 (2015-11-06) [1] [2]
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Electro pop pop worldbeat
Length	4:09 (album version) 2:48 (radio edit)
Label	Spookland
Songwriter	Jain
Producer	Maxim "Yodelice" Nucci
Jain singles chronology
"Come" (2015) "Makeba" (2015) "Dynabeat" (2017)

"Makeba" is a song by French singer-songwriter Jain, released on 6 November 2015, from her debut studio album, Zanaka . It was written by Jain and produced by her longtime collaborator Maxim Nucci. The refrain of the song used a sample from the 1978 song "Me and the Gang" by the American percussionist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer Hamilton Bohannon. ^[3] "Makeba" peaked at number seven on the French Singles Chart. It references Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Africa", a South African singer and anti-apartheid civil rights activist.

The Australian reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! uses the song as an intro. Since 2019, it is also used as the intro theme to Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the Premier League in the United Kingdom and Ligue 1 in France.

In June 2023, "Makeba" received a resurgence in popularity due to the virality it achieved on TikTok. ^[4] The song has been used in ads for Marshalls and Levi's. ^[5]

Music video

The music video for "Makeba" was released on 30 November 2016 on Jain's official YouTube channel. Shot in South Africa, it opens with the last frame of her song "Come", also from Zanaka, as she crumples the frame from the camera as if it was a sheet of paper and walks to the right of the screen. As Jain turns knobs on the sound deck, street poles rise up or fall down, and buildings rise and lower. The video shows various parts of Johannesburg: Miriam Makeba Street, Ponte Tower, Berea Park, Marble Towers, and Orlando Power Station.^{[ citation needed ]}

It earned a nomination for Best Music Video at the 60th Grammy Awards, losing to "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar. ^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts 2015–2017 weekly chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2015–2017) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [7] 27 France (SNEP) [8] 7 Scotland Singles (OCC) [9] 74 2023–2024 weekly chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2023–2024) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 11 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [11] 15 Bolivia Airplay (Monitor Latino) [12] 15 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) [13] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] 35 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [15] 25 Costa Rica Airplay (Monitor Latino) [16] 13 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) [17] 12 Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI) [18] 54 Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) [19] 15 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [20] 1 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [21] Ian Asher Remix 13 Germany (GfK) [22] 43 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [23] 38 Greece International Streaming (IFPI) [24] 7 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [25] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [26] 35 Hungary (Single Top 40) [27] 2 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [28] 38 Iceland (Tónlistinn) [29] 25 Ireland (IRMA) [30] 51 Israel International Airplay (Media Forest) [31] 8 Italy (FIMI) [32] 49 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [33] 24 Latvia Airplay (LaIPA) [34] 5 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) [35] 1 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) [36] 6 Lithuania (AGATA) [37] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [38] 80 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [39] 25 Portugal (AFP) [40] 146 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [41] 22 San Marino Airplay (SMRTV Top 50) [42] Ian Asher Remix 7 Slovakia Airplay (ČNS IFPI) [43] 59 Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) [44] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [45] 68 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [46] 9 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) [47] 2 UK Singles (OCC) [48] 52 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [49] 8 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [50] 26

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2023) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [51] 33 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [52] 31 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [53] 1 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [53] Ian Asher Remix 25 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [54] 16 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [55] 25 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [56] 35 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [57] 12 Year-end charts 2016 year-end chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2016) Position France (SNEP) [58] 93 2017 year-end chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2017) Position France (SNEP) [59] 161 2023 year-end chart performance for "Makeba" Chart (2023) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [60] 81 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [61] 141 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [62] 33 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [62] Ian Asher Remix 132 Global Excl. US (Billboard) [63] 173 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [64] 28 Hungary (Single Top 40) [65] 90 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) [66] 67 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [67] 104 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [68] 70 Chart (2024) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [69] 183 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [70] 35 Chart (2025) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [71] 134

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [72]	Gold	15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [73]	Gold	30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [74]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
France (SNEP) [75]	Diamond	333,333‡
Hungary (MAHASZ) [76]	2× Platinum	6,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [77]	Platinum	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [78]	Gold	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [79]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [80]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [81]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [82]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [83]	Gold	1,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one dance songs of 2023

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