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