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Yakalelo

{{Infobox song

| name = Yakalelo

| cover = Nomads-Yakalelo.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Nomads

| album = Better World

| B-side = Remix

| released = 1998

| recorded =

| studio = ATP Studio, France

| venue =

| genre = *Dance-pop

| length = 3:35

| label = *Epic

  • Saint George
  • Une Musique

| writer = *Earl Talbot

  • Laurent Dafurio
  • Philippe Jakko

| producer = Une Musique

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Selibabi

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Dz4aeYPl-0Q|"Yakalelo"}}}}

}}

"Yakalelo" is a 1998 song recorded by Franco-Algerian world music group Nomads, released as the first single from their only album, Better World (1998). It was a huge hit in Europe in the summer of 1998, like in France, where it reached number two. Additionally, it peaked at number four in Belgium and number nine in the Netherlands. In 1999, it peaked at number 81 in the UK. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 12 in August 1998.

Its music video was filmed in Morocco and its choreography was made by Mia Frye, who previously did the choreography of the 1997 song "Alane by the Cameroonian singer Wes Madiko.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote about the song in the review of the group's album Better World, "...Yakalelo, (...) sold over a million units in France alone, thanks to massive promotional support from French TV channel TF1 (the band are signed to its music affiliate). Now, the Nomads' wanderings are taking them to the rest of Europe, via a licensing deal with Sony, with their mixture of Arab-Andalusian music blended with African rhythms and electronic touches, a la Deep Forest. So much for authenticity, but Yakalelo does have all the ingredients to become a pan-European hit..."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-09-26.pdf|title=Album spotlight|magazine=Music & Media|date=26 August 1998|access-date=28 January 2020}}

Track listing

  • 12" single, France (1998)
  1. "Yakalelo" (House Remix) – 6:44
  2. "Yakalelo" (Positive Club Remix) – 5:09
  3. "Yakalelo" (Gipsys' Remix) – 4:06
  4. "Yakalelo" (Radio Version) – 3:35
  5. "Yakalelo" (LP Version) – 4:15
  • CD single, Europe (1998)
  1. "Yakalelo" (LP Version) – 4:15
  2. "Yakalelo" (Grips Tribal Heaven Mix) – 7:29
  3. "Yakalelo" (House Remix) – 6:44
  • CD maxi, France (1998)
  1. "Yakalelo" (House Remix) – 6:44
  2. "Yakalelo" (Positive Club Remix) – 5:09
  3. "Yakalelo" (Gipsy's Remix) – 4:06
  4. "Yakalelo" (Radio Version) – 3:35
  5. "Yakalelo" (LP Version) – 4:15

Charts

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Wallonia|4|artist=Nomads|song=Yakalelo|access-date=23 January 2020}}
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-08-15.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=15 August 1998|access-date=25 January 2020}}

|align="center"|12

{{single chart|France|2|artist=Nomads|song=Yakalelo|access-date=23 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|9|artist=Nomads|song=Yakalelo|access-date=23 January 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|10|artist=Nomads|song=Yakalelo|access-date=23 January 2020}}
UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/35169/nomads/|title=NOMADS|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=23 January 2020}}

|align="center"|81

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1998)

!Position

Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998|title=Rapports Annuels 1998|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=8 March 2020}}

|align="center"|22

Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1998|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=8 March 2020}}

|align="center"|56

Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1998&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998|publisher=Single Top 100|access-date=8 March 2020}}

|align="center"|92

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Category:1998 debut singles

Category:1998 songs

Category:Dance-pop songs

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:French songs