Greatest Hits (Safri Duo album)
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Greatest Hits is a greatest hits
album by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo
released on 21 June 2010. It is released nearly ten years after Safri Duo scored an international hit single with "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" in 2001, which became the fourth fastest selling single ever in Europe, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. The compilation album contains songs from the duo's three commercial studio albums, Episode II
(2001), 3.0 (2003), and Origins (2008). It includes the new song, "Helele
", which features South African singer Velile Mchunu, and is the official trailer song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
broadcasted on German television channel RTL
in June–July. The album peaked at number thirty-two in Germany and twenty-three in Switzerland.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo
Safri Duo
Safri Duo is a Danish percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery and Morten Friis . Initially classically oriented, by 1999 they were discovered by a label executive working on classical music. After being signed, a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica was set to be released in 2000...
released on 21 June 2010. It is released nearly ten years after Safri Duo scored an international hit single with "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" in 2001, which became the fourth fastest selling single ever in Europe, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. The compilation album contains songs from the duo's three commercial studio albums, Episode II
Episode II (album)
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(2001), 3.0 (2003), and Origins (2008). It includes the new song, "Helele
Helele
"Helele" is a song by South African singer Velile Mchunu and Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released on 7 May 2010 as the lead single from Safri Duo's forthcoming Greatest Hits album. The song is the official trailer song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasted on German television channel...
", which features South African singer Velile Mchunu, and is the official trailer song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
broadcasted on German television channel RTL
RTL Television
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in June–July. The album peaked at number thirty-two in Germany and twenty-three in Switzerland.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
32 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
23 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 21 June 2010 | Universal Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
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| Finland | |||
| Norway | |||
| Sweden | |||
| Germany | 25 June 2010 | Digital download | |
| 2 July 2010 | CD |