El baile del gorila

"El baile del gorila"
"El baile del gorila"
Single by Melody
from the album De pata negra
Released	2001
Genre	Latin pop; rumba;
Label	Epic; Sony;
Songwriter	J.A. Benitez
Producer	Gustavo Ramudo
Melody singles chronology
Music video
	"El baile del gorila" on YouTube

"El baile del gorila" (English translation: "Gorilla Dance") is the debut single by Spanish singer Melody, taken from her debut album De pata negra. She released it in 2001, at the age of 10.

The song debuted at number two in Spain for the week of 7 July 2001, climbing to number one two weeks later.^[1] It was the dance hit of that summer in Spain.^[2] She also released an English-language version of the song.^[3] In 2025, the music video was the 84th most watched video on YouTube in Spain in for the week ending 22 March.^[4]

Track listing

Promo 7" single — Sony Music SAMP5 10174 (Spain)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"El baile del gorila"	3:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Spain (Promusicae)^[1]	1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	34
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Spain (AFYVE)^[7]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (Promusicae)^[8]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1 2 "Melody %5BES%5D – El baile del gorila". Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
↑ "Repertoire Bridge". Billboard. 8 December 2001. pp. 50–. ISSN 0006-2510.
↑ Melody - "El baile del gorila" (English Version) on YouTube
↑ TopHit Weekly Charts - Spain (YouTube)
↑ "Melody Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
↑ "Tropical Airplay - Week of January 5, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
↑ "AFYVE EN 2001". Anuariossgae: 45. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
↑ "¿Recuerdas a Melody? Así luce 17 años después de su 'Baile del gorila'". El Universal. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

External links

"El baile del gorila" at Discogs (list of releases)

[spanishcharts.com_-_Melody_[ES]_-_El_baile_del_gorila-1] 1 2 "Melody %5BES%5D – El baile del gorila". Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

[Billboard_8_Dec_2001-2] "Repertoire Bridge". Billboard. 8 December 2001. pp. 50–. ISSN 0006-2510.

[3] Melody - "El baile del gorila" (English Version) on YouTube

[4] TopHit Weekly Charts - Spain (YouTube)

[5] "Melody Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

[6] "Tropical Airplay - Week of January 5, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

[Spain_2002-7] "AFYVE EN 2001". Anuariossgae: 45. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

[Cert-8] "¿Recuerdas a Melody? Así luce 17 años después de su 'Baile del gorila'". El Universal. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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