Los Del Rio – Macarena

Song categories: Dance, Duets, Pop and R&B. Artist: Los Del Rio.

“Macarena” is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. It was popular between 1995 and 1996, and continues to have a cult following. The “Bayside Boys Mix” became the best known version of the song, as it had English lyrics, sung by an uncredited artist. It was ranked the “#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time” by VH1 in 2002.

The song uses a type of clave. The song ranks at #5 on Billboard’s All Time Top 100. It also ranks at #1 on Billboard’s All Time Latin Songs. It is also Billboard’s #1 dance song and one of five foreign language songs to hit #1 since 1955’s modern rock era began.

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