Tricky, Tricky

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"Tricky, Tricky"
Tricky, Tricky.jpg
Single by Lou Bega
from the album A Little Bit of Mambo
Released7 December 1999
Genre Latin pop
Length3:17 (radio version)
5:10 (extended mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Lou Bega
  • Zippy Davids
  • Frank Lio
  • Donald Fact
Producer(s)
  • Goar B
  • Frank Lio
  • Donald Fact
Lou Bega singles chronology
"I Got a Girl"
(1999)
"Tricky, Tricky"
(1999)
"Mambo Mambo"
(2000)

"Tricky, Tricky" is a song released by Lou Bega in 1999 from his debut album A Little Bit of Mambo . It charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Sweden, though was overshadowed by the hit "Mambo No. 5". The lyrics tell of a woman that likes to spend a lot of money, and how the relationship between her and a man will not work.

Contents

Track listing

Maxi single

  1. "Tricky, Tricky" (Radio Version) – 3:17
  2. "Tricky, Tricky" (Extended Mix) – 5:10
  3. "Tricky, Tricky" (Tricky Club Mix) – 5:28
  4. "Tricky, Tricky" (Instrumental) – 3:17

Charts

Chart performance for "Tricky, Tricky"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [1] 55
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 74
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 20

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