"Sweat (A La La La La Long)"
Single by Mehrzad Marashi and Mark Medlock
Released	2010
Format	CD single
Recorded	2010
Genre	Reggae fusion, pop
Writer(s)	Ian Lewis, Roger Lewis
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen

"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" is a song by the Jamaican reggae fusion group Inner Circle. It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from their album, Bad to the Bone.

The song achieved a great success particularly in Europe, where it was a top ten hit in many countries, including Austria, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. It topped the charts of Switzerland and Germany respectively for six and twelve weeks. It was also a hit in Australia and New Zealand where it reached number 2 and number 1. It reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 16 in the United States. The song was also ranked number 94 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993.

The popularity of the song has resulted in many covers and even parodies. The song in Malaysia spawned a parody song by Poe called "Alalalala Tuk (Jangan Saman)" (Please Officer, Don't Fine Me).

The winner of season 7 of the German music competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar in 2010 Mehrzad Marashi had it as his debut release after his win. The release also featured Mark Medlock winner in the same show in season four in 2007.

In 2010, Mehrzad Marashi and Mark Medlock (both winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar) released a joint cover version.

The song was a big success in Europe topping at number two in Germany, number seven in Austria and number 16 in Switzerland.

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