I Got a Girl
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"I Got a Girl" is a song by Lou Bega
. The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5
". In the song Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world."
The single was certified Gold in Sweden.
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|align="left"|Australia
|align="center"|31
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|align="left"|Austria
|align="center"|19
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|align="left"|Belgium (Flanders)
|align="center"|9
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|align="left"|Belgium (Wallonia)
|align="center"|13
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|align="left"|Finland
|align="center"|2
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|align="left"|France
|align="center"|5
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|align="left"|Germany
|align="center"|19
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|align="left"|Ireland
|align="center"|23
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|Netherlands
|align="center"|31
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|align="left"|New Zealand
|align="center"|48
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|align="left"|Sweden
|align="center"|12
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|align="left"|Switzerland
|align="center"|20
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|align="left"|United Kingdom
|align="center"|55
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Lou Bega
David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...
. The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5
Mambo No. 5
"Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jive dance song originally recorded and composed by Pérez Prado in 1949.The song's popularity was renewed by Lou Bega's sampling of the original, released under the same name on Bega's 1999 debut album A Little Bit of Mambo....
". In the song Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world."
The single was certified Gold in Sweden.
Chart performance
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|align="left"|Australia
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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|align="left"|Austria
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
|align="center"|19
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|align="left"|Belgium (Flanders)
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...
|align="center"|9
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|align="left"|Belgium (Wallonia)
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...
|align="center"|13
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|align="left"|Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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|align="left"|France
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
|align="center"|5
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|align="left"|Germany
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...
|align="center"|19
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|align="left"|Ireland
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
|align="center"|23
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|Netherlands
Mega Single Top 100
The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...
|align="center"|31
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|align="left"|New Zealand
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
|align="center"|48
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|align="left"|Sweden
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
|align="center"|12
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|align="left"|Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
|align="center"|20
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|align="left"|United Kingdom
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
|align="center"|55
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Track listing
Maxi single- "I Got a Girl" (Radio Version) - 3:04
- "I Got a Girl" (Original Radio Version) - 3:21
- "I Got a Girl" (Extended Mix) - 5:02
- "I Got a Girl" (Club Mix) - 5:31
- "I Got a Girl" (Instrumental Version) - 3:04