Burn Out (Sipho Mabuse song)

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"Burn Out"
Single by Sipho Mabuse
Released1984
Genre Township Jive, Pop
Length4:00
Label Gallo Music
Songwriter(s) Sipho Mabuse

"Burn Out", a song by Sipho Mabuse, became one of the first major crossover hits in South Africa during the early 1980s, selling more than 500,000 copies. [1] [2]

Over the years the song has been remixed and covered by other artists, such as Timothy Moloi on the album Love That Music . [3]

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References

  1. "Hotstix: Still playing with fire - Arts - Mail & Guardian Online". Mg.co.za. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  2. Africa Report - Page 68 1991 Mabuse: I recorded a song called "Burn Out," which came out in 1985, and which was probably one of the very few first songs that
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