"Kumba Yo!" is a 2001 collaborative single by Guano Apes (credited as Guano Babes) featuring German comedian Michael Mittermeier. This song is notable for being the only Apes song to use profanity, with only one use of the word "fucking" in the song and serves as their highest-charting single in their native Germany. The song uses elements of the song "Kumbaya". The video shows the band capturing and tying Mittermeier to their car.
"Kumba Yo!" | ||||
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Single by Guano Babes featuring Michael Mittermeier | ||||
Released | March 26, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Comedy rock, rap rock, nu metal, rap metal | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Supersonic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Guano Apes, Michael Mittermeier | |||
Producer(s) | Guano Apes, Wolfgang Stach, Fabio Trentini | |||
Guano Apes singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editCD single
edit- Kumba Yo! - 3:22
- Kumba Yo! (Acoustic Version) - 3:16
- Kumba Yo! (Easy Buzz Remix) - 2:55
- Kumba Yo! (Karaoke Version) + Hidden Kumba - 4:56
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (2001) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 4 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] | 3 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] | 12 |
Year-end charts
editChart (2001) | Position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 39 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] | 22 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] | 92 |
References
edit- ^ "Mittermeier vs. Guano Babes – Kumba Yo!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Mittermeier vs. Guano Babes – Kumba Yo!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Mittermeier vs. Guano Babes – Kumba Yo!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 4, 2020.