Belly Dancer (Bananza)

"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" is the fourth single from R&B singer Akon's debut studio album, Trouble. It reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 but received more success in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song samples "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" 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".

"Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
Single by Akon
from the album Trouble
ReleasedJune 27, 2005 (2005-06-27)
Length4:00
LabelSRC, Universal
Songwriter(s)Aliaune Akon Thiam, Lynval Golding, Terence Hall, Neville Staples
Producer(s)Akon
Akon singles chronology
"Moonshine"
(2005)		 "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
(2005)		 "Soul Survivor"
(2005)

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

UK CD1[1]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (clean) – 4:00
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (explicit) – 3:21

UK CD2[2]

  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (explicit) – 4:00
  2. "Trouble Nobody" (clean) – 3:21
  3. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (instrumental) – 4:00
  4. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (video) – 4:00

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 23
Australian Urban (ARIA)[4] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 27
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[7] 23
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[8] 19
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 21
France (SNEP)[10] 45
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 32
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 19
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 30
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 17

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 27, 2005 Contemporary hit radio
[22]
United Kingdom August 8, 2005 CD [23]
Australia October 3, 2005 [24]

References
  1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)/2-Tra: Akon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon. September 9, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. "Belly Dancer (Bananza): Akon: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. "Issue 832" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1626. September 30, 2005. p. 27. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200602 into search.
  9. "Akon – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Akon.
  10. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Belly Dancer (Bananza)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  14. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  15. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)". Top 40 Singles.
  16. "Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. "Akon: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  18. "Akon Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  19. "Akon Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  20. "British single certifications – Akon – Belly Dancer (Bananza)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  21. "American single certifications – Akon – Bananza (Belly Dancer)". Recording Industry Association of America.
  22. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1612. June 24, 2005. p. 33. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  23. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 6, 2005. p. 29.
  24. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd October 2005" (PDF). ARIA. October 3, 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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