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Samba de Janeiro

"Samba de Janeiro"
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Single by Bellini
from the album Samba de Janeiro
Released 5 May 1997 (1997-05-05) Germany
15 September 1997 (1997-09-15) United Kingdom
Format CD single
Genre Electronic dance, latin house, samba
Length 2:50
Label PolyGram
Songwriter(s) Gottfried Engels
Ramon Zenker
Airto Moreira
Producer(s) Gottfried Engels
Ramon Zenker
Bellini singles chronology
"Samba de Janeiro"
(1997)
"Carnaval"
(1997)
"Samba de Janeiro"
(1997)
"Carnaval"
(1997)

"Samba de Janeiro" is a song by German pop group Bellini. It was released on 5 May 1997 in Germany and on 15 September in the United Kingdom as the lead single from their debut album of the same name. The song was a hit throughout Europe, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It heavily samples Airto Moreira's 1972 song "Tombo In 7/4".

"Samba de Janeiro" or its melody part was played during the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship every time a goal was scored. It was also a notable theme in Samba de Amigo video game series. A remix version of this song titled "Trance de Janeiro" appears in Dance Dance Revolution's DDRMAX2.

It was also featured in a season 25 episode of The Simpsons, "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee".


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