Belly Dancer (Bananza)


"Belly Dancer " is a song by Senegalese-American singer-songwriter Akon from his debut studio album, Trouble. "Belly Dancer " peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Belly Dancer " peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. The song samples "The Lunatics " by Fun Boy Three and "Body Rock" by Treacherous Three, and borrows from the chorus of "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield. It was used in the 2009 teen comedy film Fired Up!. A remix of the track, featuring Kardinal Offishall, was later included as a B-side to "Pot of Gold".

Music video

In the televised video, Akon goes into a motorbike store and begins daydreaming. He then encounters a pretty girl and follows her into a belly dancing club. There, as the song said, he finds ex-gangsters, and they all flirt. Towards the end of the video, Akon kisses his chosen girl. The online version of the video begins with Akon trying to fall asleep, and awakening upon the video's end. A further version of the video, featuring the remix featuring Kardinal Offshall, was also created.

Track listings

US 12-inch single
UK CD1
  1. "Belly Dancer "
  2. "Trouble Nobody"
UK CD2
  1. "Belly Dancer "
  2. "Trouble Nobody"
  3. "Belly Dancer "
  4. "Belly Dancer "
UK 12-inch single
European CD single
  1. "Belly Dancer " – 3:12
  2. "Trouble Nobody" – 3:23
Australian CD single
  1. "Belly Dancer "
  2. "Trouble Nobody"
  3. "Belly Dancer "
  4. "Belly Dancer "

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Russia Airplay 96

Imanbek and Byor version

In 2022, Kazakh DJ and producer Imanbek and Russian DJ Byor released a remix version of the song, which charted in several European countries.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Austria 67
Germany 64
Hungary 5
Hungary 25
Switzerland 94

Chart Position
Hungary 68