Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" is a song performed by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released in 2000 as the lead single from their first mainstream studio album Episode II. The Michael Parsberg-produced song, which has a mix of tribal drums with electronic music twists, sold 1.5 million copies worldwide[1] and became the fourth fastest selling single ever in Europe.[2] The single topped the Danish Singles Chart. Outside Denmark, the single also topped the charts in Switzerland, and peaked at number two in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia). It reached #6 in the United Kingdom and #7 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. The song has also been used as one of the themes for the Kingda Ka coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure.

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)"
Single by Safri Duo
from the album Episode II
Released	15 August 2000 (2000-08-15)
Recorded	2000
Genre	Tribal house techno
Length	3:18
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Morten Friis, Uffe Savery, Michael Parsberg
Producer(s)	Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg
Safri Duo singles chronology
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (2000) "Samb-Adagio" (2001)
Music video
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" on YouTube

"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" song was awarded "Danish Club Hit of the Year" at the 2001 Danish Music Awards.[3]

Track listing

European CD single[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Radio Edit)	3:18
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Original Club Version)	8:36
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (DJ Tandu Mix)	7:41
4.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Spanish Fly Remix)	9:33
5.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Nick Sentience Mix)	7:40
6.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Serious Mix)	7:57

US CD single[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Radio Edit)	3:18
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Original Club Version)	8:36
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Airscape Mix)	6:53

US promo vinyl[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Darude vs. JS16 Remix)	7:28
2.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Airscape Mix)	6:53
3.	"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" (Original Club Version)	8:34

The song is used by the English League 1 Team Doncaster Rovers as walkout music. It is featured on the soundtrack for FIFA Football 2003.

Credits and personnel

• Writers: Morten Friis, Uffe Savery, Michael Parsberg
• Produced and arranged by Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg
• Mixing: Safri Duo, Michael Parsberg, Johnny Stage
• All instruments "played-a-live" by Safri Duo
• Recorded in The Safri Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Engineer: Johnny Stage

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Charts (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 86 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 5 France (SNEP)[14] 80 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 2 Hungary (Mahasz)[16] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 8 Italy (FIMI)[18] 35 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[21] 4 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 13 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] 5 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 6 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[28] 2 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[29] 7

Year-end charts Charts (2001) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[30] 34 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 3 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[22] 73 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 2 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[38] 108 Decade-end charts Charts (2000–2009) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[39] 46 Certifications Country Certifications (sales thresholds) Belgium Platinum[40] Denmark 6× Platinum[40] Germany Platinum[41] Netherlands Platinum[40] Norway Gold[42] Sweden Gold[43] Switzerland Platinum[44] United Kingdom (BPI) Silver

See also

• List of number-one club tracks of 2001 (Australia)

References

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27. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
28. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
29. "Safri Duo Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
30. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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32. "Rapports Annuels 2001". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
33. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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36. "Årslista Singlar – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
37. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
38. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UK Singles Chart. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
39. http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
40. "SAFRI DUO: ORIGINS" (in Danish). safriduo.dk. October 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
41. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Safri+Duo; 'Played-A-Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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43. "Guld & Platina - År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Svenska Gruppen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
44. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

External links

• "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" at Discogs