"Key Key Karimba" is a song by Italo disco act Baltimora, released in 1987 as the lead single from their second and final studio album Survivor in Love. The song was written and produced solely by Maurizio Bassi.

After the success created by Baltimora's 1985 debut hit "Tarzan Boy", the act's following singles were not as successful. "Woody Boogie" found moderate European success, but the singles "Living in the Background", as well as the 1986 single "Juke Box Boy" failed to make a huge impact. "Key Key Karimba" was an attempt for Baltimora to make a comeback after the disappointing sales of the previous singles. Despite performing the song on various TV shows, as well as a music video, the single failed to make any impact worldwide. The song peaked at #37 in Italy though, after "Juke Box Boy" had entered the Top 15 the year before. The two follow-up singles from the Survivor in Love album, "Global Love" and "Call Me in the Heart of the Night" were both commercial failures, and Baltimora disbanded.

Unlike most of Baltimora's material, the usual music composer Maurizio Bassi also wrote the lyrics to the song. Baltimora's usual lyricist was Naimy Hackett. "Key Key Karimba" remains the only Baltimora song to be credited to Bassi alone. The song was recorded and mixed at the Morning Studio in Milano and the overdubs were completed at Abbey Road Studios in London.

The single was released on both 7" and 12" vinyl, via EMI, in Europe, Mexico and Australasia. These European countries mainly consisted of Italy, Germany and Spain. It was marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI. The single's cover design was done by Umberto Grati and EMI Creative Services. All versions of the 7" vinyl edition featured "Key Key Karimba (Children Version)" as the B-Side. This version was exclusive to the single and has remained exclusive since. This version removes the lead vocal, and only features the children's choir of the chorus in places, with the rest being instrumental, including the song's verses.

In Spain the song was released as a promotional only 7" vinyl. In Mexico, a promotional 7" vinyl was issued, featuring "Survivor in Love" as the B-Side. This was an album track taken from the same-titled album, and was written by Bassi, with lyrics by McShane. On this Mexican release, the song's were labelled "Karimba" and "Sobreviviente Enamorado" respectively. In Italy a promotional 7" vinyl was also issued as a double artist set. It featured the artist Off on the A-Side with the song "Electrica Salsa (Baba Baba)" and Baltimora with "Key Key Karimba" on the B-Side. This release was connected to Bari '87 TV.

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