"Chihuahua" is a 2002 song recorded by Swiss

Switzerland

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 artist DJ BoBo

DJ Bobo

Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...

. It was the first single from his tenth album, Visions, and was released in late 2002 and early 2003 in many countries. It was his most successful single, topping the charts in France and Switzerland and becoming one the summer hit of the year. It can also be considered as DJ BoBo's signature song

Signature song

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Song information

"Chihuahua" is based on Louis Oliveira and his Bandodalua Boys's Latin hit single of the same name.

The song, which was accompanied with a choreographed dance, was used for a French TV advert for Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

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. There were two music videos, the first one having been produced as an animated feature.

"Chihuahua" also features on DJ BoBo's compilations Chihuahua (2002) and Greatest Hits (2006), and on the live albums Live in Concert (2003) and Vampires Are Alive - The Show (2008).

It is the 77th best-selling single of all time in France.

Cover versions

In 2003, the song was covered by The Booming People, and achieved a moderate success (#60 in France, #3 in Belgium (Flanders) and #2 in Belgium (Wallonia).

In December 2004, the song was covered

X'Mas Chihuahua

X'mas Chihuahua is Joey Yung's second CD single, for the song Chihuahua.The single released on December 15, 2004. Chihuahua is a Cantonese cover of the song by DJ Bobo used for a Spanish Coca Cola commercial...

 by Cantopop

Cantopop

Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...

 singer Joey Yung

Joey Yung

Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...

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In 2008, the Belgian child trio Dalton Sisters covered the song in Dutch for the Dutch version of Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

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Track listings

CD single

1. "Chihuahua" — 3:01
2. "Celebration" — 3:15
3. "Celebration" (video)

CD single

1. "Chihuahua" — 3:01
2. "Chihuahua" (2002 XNT remix) — 3:17

CD maxi

1. "Chihuahua" (radio version) — 2:57
2. "Chihuahua" (XTN remix) — 3:17
3. "Chihuahua" (instrumental) — 2:57
4. "Chihuahua" (Mel Merret remix) — 6:03
5. "Chihuahua" (Rikki + Daz vs JJ Mason remix) — 5:56

CD maxi

1. "Chihuahua" (radio version) — 2:57
2. "Chihuahua" (XTN remix) — 3:17
3. "Chihuahua" (instrumental) — 2:57
4. "No More Pain" — 4:22
5. "Angel" DJ Bobo with Patricia Manterola — 3:22

CD maxi

1. "Chihuahua" (radio edit) — 2:57
2. "Chihuahua" (XTN remix) — 3:17
3. "Chihuahua" (Mel Merrett remix) — 6:03
4. "Chihuahua" (Rikki & Dazz remix) — 5:55

CD maxi

1. "Chihuahua"
2. "Chihuahua" (XTN remix)
3. "Chihuahua" (Kon-Chihuahua remix) small>DJ Bobo featuring DJ Poppo

12" maxi

1. "Chihuahua" (radio version) — 2:57
2. "Chihuahua" (XTN remix) — 3:17

CD single - Remixes

1. "Chihuahua" (Rikki & Daz radio version) — 3:03
2. "Chihuahua" (Rikki & Daz remix) — 5:55

Personnel

• Composed by Ray Gilbert, Louis Oliveira, René Baumann and Axel Breitung
• Lyrics by René Baumann
• Co-produced by Axel Breitung

Radio edit version + instrumental)

• Arranged, produced and mixed by René Baumann & Axel Breitung at Bishop Studios, Hamburg
• Vocal editing by Kay M. Nickold
• Lyrics controlling by Nancy Baumann

XTN remix

• Produced by René Baumann and Axel Breitung
• Remixed by Xasqui Ten

"No More Pain"

• Music and lyrics by René Baumann and Axel Breitung
• Arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by René Baumann and Axel Breitung at Bishop Studios, Hamburg
• Vocals, choir and adlibs by Christiane Eiben, Lesley Bogaert, Anthony Moriah
• Vocal editing by Kay M. Nickold
• Lyrics controlling by Nancy Baumann

"Angel"

• Music and lyrics by René Baumann, Axel Breitung
• Arranged, produced, recorded and mixed by René Baumann and Axel Breitung at Bishop Studios, Hamburg
• Guitars by Axel Breitung
• Vocals by Patricia Manterola and DJ Bobo
• Vocal editing by Kay M. Nickold
• Lyrics controlling by Nancy Baumann

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Diamond	October 15, 2003	750,000	1,050,000
Switzerland	Platinum	2003	40,000

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	48
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	8
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	23
Dutch Mega Top 100	41
Finnish Singles Chart	12
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	19
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	10
Italian FIMI Singles Chart	2
Norwegian Singles Chart	15
Swedish Singles Chart	10
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	36

End of year chart (2003)	Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	70
French Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	1