Pride of Africa (song)

"Pride of Africa"
Single by Yaki-Da
from the album Pride
Released	1995
Recorded	1994
Studio	Tuff Studios
Genre	Eurodance Europop reggae fusion
Length	3:34
Label	Mega Records Metronome
Songwriter(s)	Jonas Berggren
Yaki-Da singles chronology
"I Saw You Dancing" (1995) "Pride of Africa" (1995) "Deep in the Jungle" (1995)
Music video
"Pride of Africa" on YouTube

"Pride of Africa" is a song by Swedish duo Yaki-Da, released via Metronome label as the third single from their debut album, Pride (1995). It is written by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base and is a Europop song with elements from Eurodance and reggae fusion music. In Canada, it peaked at number 19 on the RPM Dance/Urban chart. The accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Burgess Jones, ^[1] features the duo on a train through Africa and also performing the song with local people watching them.

Track listing

1. "Pride of Africa" (Radio) – 3:34
2. "Pride of Africa" (Radiant Remix) – 4:33
3. "Pride of Africa" (Rapino Brothers Latin Version) – 7:20
4. "Pride of Africa" (Rapino Brothers Mental Mix) – 5:51

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [2]	19
Quebec (ADISQ) [3]	30

Credits

• Written by Jonas "Joker" Berggren
• Vocals – Linda Schonberg & Marie Knutsen
• Choir by L. Schonberg, M. Knutsen, B. Stenström, J. Ballard, J. Berggren

References

1. "Yaki Da "Pride of Africa" Directed by Nick Burgess-Jones". YouTube.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
2. "Dance/Urban - Volume 62, No. 6 Sep 11, 1995". RPM . 11 September 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
3. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 9 September 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2019.