"Mambo!" was Helena Paparizou's fifth CD single and the first from her international album The Game of Love. There were two versions of the song; a Greek version and an English version. The Greek version was released in November 2005 in Greece and was a major hit going straight to number one for ten weeks including Christmas number and leaving Helena with her most successful CD single to date. Her single continued to stay in the charts for an amazing 23 weeks. Her single was released as a CD single and Sony BMG also re-released Helena's debut album Protereotita

Protereotita

-Euro Edition :-My Number One :-Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo! :-Greek singles:The first single to be released from the original album Protereotita was "Anapandites Kliseis". "Anapantites Kliseis"' was double A-side single with "Treli Kardia." The single peaked at number 1 for a successful 6...

for a third time with her single under the name of Protereotita: Euro Edition + Mambo!.

In April 2006 it was announced that the English version of her song would be released across the globe in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey and Spain by Helena's own record company Sony BMG. Other record companies released her song in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Moda Records

Moda Records

Moda Records is a record label servicing hip hop, urban, rap, dance and pop music artists. Spearheaded by Nicky Kalliongis, Moda Records has been since its inception on the forefront of discovering alternate methods to producing music in addition to directing artists’ careers.-Artists:Anna Vissi,...

 will remix her song along with "My Number One

My Number One

As Greece had finished the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in third place, the song was pre-qualified for the final in 2005. Thus, it was performed nineteenth on the night, following Croatia's Boris Novković and Lado with "Vukovi umiru sami" and preceding Russia's Natalia Podolskaya with "Nobody Hurt...

" in the USA.

Releases

"Mambo!" has been released in a number of countries throughout Europe including (in some of them the release was limited); Austria

Austria

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, Belgium

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, Denmark

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, Finland

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, Greece

Greece

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, Italy

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, the Netherlands

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, Norway

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, Poland

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, Sweden

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, Switzerland

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 and United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. In some other countries, it hasn't been released physically but it has entered radio airplay charts: Estonia

Estonia

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, France

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, Japan

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, Romania

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, Russia

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, Serbia

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 and others.

Music videos

The original video for "Mambo!" was released in Greece in February 2006. These video is filmed in Greeklish. In the video Helena is showing of her dancing skills throughout the video. The video has an office theme for most of the video and Helena enters the office and makes everyone in the building dance and have a good time. At the end of the video Helena and dancers dance together in a routine. The video of Helena has been well received in Greece and won 'most played video' in the 2006 MAD TV Music Awards. Throughout the video there are clips of coca cola.

In Sweden, the original video was used but in this video it was all English. In this video there are no Coca Cola adverts whereas in the Greeklish video filmed for Greece there are.

In May, due to Helena starting her international career, "Mambo!" got a new video filmed to be aimed at a more global audience. It took only a day to film on a small island in Greece. On the island there is a bar is in the center of the video with lots of people parting and dancing to "Mambo!" Towards the end of the video Helena is seen dancing in a night scene.
In early June, this version of "Mambo!" premiered in France

France

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. It has been a hit in music channels in Poland

Poland

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, South Africa

South Africa

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 and Romania

Romania

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.

Track listings

UK CD

1. "Mambo!" [Radio edit] – 3:06
2. "Mambo!" [Alex K remix] – 6:05
3. "Mambo!" [Flip & Fill remix] – 6:38
4. "Mambo!" [Ruff & Jam club mix] – 7:42
5. "Mambo!" [Dancing DJ's remix] – 6:08
6. "Mambo!" [Fugitive club mix] – 6:35

Greek CD

1. "Mambo!" [Greek version] – 3:05
2. "Panta Se Perimena" (Idaniko Fili) – 3:50
3. "I Agapi Sou Den Meni Pia Edo" (Aşkın Açamadığı Kapı)
4. "Asteria" – 3:52
5. "Mambo!" [English version] – 3:06

Dutch CD

1. "Mambo!" [English version] – 3:06
2. "You Set My Heart on Fire" – 3:13
3. "Mambo!" [Greek version] – 3:05

Scandinavian CD

1. "Mambo!" [English version] – 3:06
2. "Mambo!" [Greek version] – 3:05

Austrian/Belgian/Swiss CD

1. "Mambo!" [English version] – 3:06
2. "You Set My Heart on Fire" – 3:13

Italian Vinyl

Side A:

1. "Mambo!" [Ruff & Jam remix]
2. "Mambo!" [Original version] – 3:05

Side B:

1. "Mambo!" [Bikini extended mix]
2. "Mambo!" [Ruff & Jam radio edit]

Remixes

Official remixes

• Dancing DJs remix
• The Fugitives club mix
• Flip & Fill remix
• Ruff & Jam remix
• Alex K remix

Unofficial remixes

• Extended version
• Tech mix
• Jay's Boost mix
• Instrumental version

The compilation called Dance Mania, where the "Mambo" [Dancing Dj Mix] is included, was number one in the UK Charts.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	24 November 2005	Sony BMG	CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... , Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
Scandinavia Scandinavia Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...	20 March 2006		Digital download
	12 April 2006	Bonnier	CD single
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....		Sony BMG
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	15 May 2006	ARS/EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...	CD single, digital download
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	May 2006	Sony BMG	CD single
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	July 2006	Sonic	Promotional single
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...	14 September 2006	Digidance	CD single, digital download
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	6 November 2006	AATW All Around The World (record label) All Around the World Productions Limited is a record label from Blackburn, England. The label specialises in Dance Music and most recently R&B.-History:AATW was founded by directors Matt Cadman & Cris Nutall in 1991....
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	15 August 2006	Moda Moda Records Moda Records is a record label servicing hip hop, urban, rap, dance and pop music artists. Spearheaded by Nicky Kalliongis, Moda Records has been since its inception on the forefront of discovering alternate methods to producing music in addition to directing artists’ careers.-Artists:Anna Vissi,...	Digital download
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	September 2006	Sony BMG	CD single
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	2006	FMA/No Color	12" vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Greece (IFPI Greece IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... )	1
Japan (Tokio Hot 100)	45
Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	6
Romania (UPFR Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... )	13
Russia (EMI Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... )	41
UK (The Official Charts Company 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 ... )	185

Certifications

Country	Certification
Greece IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of...	Platinum
Sweden Swedish Recording Industry Association Grammofonleverantörernas förening , or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden...	Gold