No Tengo Dinero
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"No Tengo Dinero" is a début single of Danish
musical group Los Umbrellos
, considered to be their signature song
. It was released by FLEX Records
, EMI Music and Virgin Records
on 30 March 1998 (see 1998 in music
). Based on the theme of 1960 film
Never on Sunday
by Greek
composer
Manos Hadjidakis
, it was written by Jay and Richie Balmorian and Al Agami, and produced by Kenneth Bager
. Unlike the band's following releases, "No Tengo Dinero" enjoyed chart success, thus Los Umbrellos were named one hit wonder.
frontman Al Agami, who were inspired by the theme of 1960 film
Never on Sunday
, composed by Manos Hadjidakis
and best known from the greek movie star Melina Mercuri. The song was written in Spanish
and English
, and produced by Kenneth Bager
, Jan Elhøj and Michael Pfundheller. It was recorded in 1997 and released on 30 March 1998.
Original release from Righeira in 1983.
"No Tengo Dinero" enjoyed chart success. It reached number one at Ö3 Austria Top 40
, number two at RIANZ Singles Chart
, and number four at Italian and Swiss Singles Chart. The song also reached number thirty-three at UK Singles Chart
and peaked in two Billboard
charts — number forty-two at Billboard Hot 100
and number forty at Billboard Top 40 Mainstream. As the next Los Umbrellos single, "Drive", did not follow the success of "No Tengo Dinero", the band was considered to be one hit wonder, and "No Tengo Dinero" their signature song
.
The video featured a guest appearance of actor Ron Jeremy
.
The track is also included on the album Flamenco Funk, and the eurodance
compilation Dancemania Covers 2
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
musical group Los Umbrellos
Los Umbrellos
Los Umbrellos was a Latin pop dance group. It was formed by record producer Kenneth Bager, in 1997 in Denmark, and split up in 1999.The group released only one album in 1997, entitled Flamenco Funk. Their single, "No Tengo Dinero", went to #33 in the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at #42 on the...
, considered to be their signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
. It was released by FLEX Records
FLEX Records
FLEX Records is a Danish record label. Label founded by Scandinavian Records in 1994 to release various electronic music...
, EMI Music and Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
on 30 March 1998 (see 1998 in music
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
). Based on the theme of 1960 film
1960 in film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist from Middletown, Connecticut — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. Ilya is a character close to the...
by Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Manos Hadjidakis
Manos Hadjidakis
Manos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of the Greek music. He was also one of the main prime movers of the "Éntekhno" song ....
, it was written by Jay and Richie Balmorian and Al Agami, and produced by Kenneth Bager
Kenneth Bager
Kenneth Bager is a Danish musician and record producer.- History :Kenneth started his musical career back in the mid 1980s as a DJ. In 1994, Bager released a compilation called "Music for Dreams" featuring, among others, Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman...
. Unlike the band's following releases, "No Tengo Dinero" enjoyed chart success, thus Los Umbrellos were named one hit wonder.
Song information
"No Tengo Dinero" was written by Jay and Richie Balmorian and Los UmbrellosLos Umbrellos
Los Umbrellos was a Latin pop dance group. It was formed by record producer Kenneth Bager, in 1997 in Denmark, and split up in 1999.The group released only one album in 1997, entitled Flamenco Funk. Their single, "No Tengo Dinero", went to #33 in the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at #42 on the...
frontman Al Agami, who were inspired by the theme of 1960 film
1960 in film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece, and Homer, an American tourist from Middletown, Connecticut — a classical scholar enamored with all things Greek. Ilya is a character close to the...
, composed by Manos Hadjidakis
Manos Hadjidakis
Manos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of the Greek music. He was also one of the main prime movers of the "Éntekhno" song ....
and best known from the greek movie star Melina Mercuri. The song was written in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and produced by Kenneth Bager
Kenneth Bager
Kenneth Bager is a Danish musician and record producer.- History :Kenneth started his musical career back in the mid 1980s as a DJ. In 1994, Bager released a compilation called "Music for Dreams" featuring, among others, Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman...
, Jan Elhøj and Michael Pfundheller. It was recorded in 1997 and released on 30 March 1998.
Original release from Righeira in 1983.
"No Tengo Dinero" enjoyed chart success. It reached number one at Ö3 Austria Top 40
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...
, number two at RIANZ Singles Chart
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...
, and number four at Italian and Swiss Singles Chart. The song also reached number thirty-three at UK Singles Chart
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 ...
and peaked in two Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts — number forty-two at Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number forty at Billboard Top 40 Mainstream. As the next Los Umbrellos single, "Drive", did not follow the success of "No Tengo Dinero", the band was considered to be one hit wonder, and "No Tengo Dinero" their signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...
.
The video featured a guest appearance of actor Ron Jeremy
Ron Jeremy
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt , usually called Ron Jeremy, is an American pornographic actor. Nicknamed "The Hedgehog", he was ranked by AVN at number one in their "The 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time" list...
.
The track is also included on the album Flamenco Funk, and the eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
compilation Dancemania Covers 2
Dancemania Covers
Dancemania Covers is a sub-series of the Dancemania compilation series, with various famous songs remixed and covered by various dance music acts.-Dancemania Covers:Dancemania Covers was released on July 16, 1997.-Dancemania Covers 2:...
.
Track listing
- "No Tengo Dinero" — 03:36
- "No Tengo Dinero" (Flex Mucho Mix) — 03:36
- "No Tengo Dinero" (Extended Mucho Mix) — 04:13
- "Los Umbrelos Theme" — 03:20
Vocals
- Al Agami — Lead vocals (in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - Mai-Britt Grondahl Vingsoe — Back vocals (in SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) - Grith Hojfeldt — Back vocals (in SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
)
Credits
Original release from Righeira in 1983.- Al Agami, Jay Balmorian, Richie Balmorian — Lyrics
- Michael Pfundheller — Mastering
- Jan Elhöj, Kenneth BagerKenneth BagerKenneth Bager is a Danish musician and record producer.- History :Kenneth started his musical career back in the mid 1980s as a DJ. In 1994, Bager released a compilation called "Music for Dreams" featuring, among others, Peter Gabriel and Michael Nyman...
, Michael Pfundheller — Producers - Pedro & Carlos — Remix
- Lars Vissing — Trumpet
- Manos HadjidakisManos HadjidakisManos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of the Greek music. He was also one of the main prime movers of the "Éntekhno" song ....
— Writing
Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
22 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 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... |
2 |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 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... |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart 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 ... |
33 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
42 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 40 |
External links
- "No Tengo Dinero" at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "No Tengo Dinero" at Discosongs.com