Yé ké yé ké

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"Yé ké yé ké"
File:Yé ké yé ké (Mory Kanté).jpg
Single by Mory Kanté
from the album Akwaba Beach
B-side "Akwaba Beach"
Released 1987
Format 7" single, 12" maxi, CD single
Genre World, pop
Length 3:58
Label Barclay,
London (UK)
Writer(s) Mory Kanté
Producer(s) Nick Patrick
Mory Kanté singles chronology
"Yé ké yé ké"
(1988)		 "Tama"
(1988)

"Yé ké yé ké" is a song by Guinean singer Mory Kanté. It was released in 1987 as a single from his third studio album Akwaba Beach. The song became an international hit, it was one of Africa's best-ever selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first ever African single to sell over one million copies. The song was a top five hit in France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands where it topped the chart for two consecutive weeks. A remix named the "Afro Acid Mix" was especially made to the UK release where it reached No. 25. In 1994, German techno duo Hardfloor remixed the song and released this new version which went on to become one of the biggest dance tunes of all time. Due to the international popularity of the song, Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan made a cover version (地球大追蹤) which was part of her 1988 album "The Color of Autumn".

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Yé ké yé ké" – 3:58
  2. "Akwaba Beach" – 5:11
12" maxi
  1. "Yé ké yé ké" (remix) – 6:17
  2. "Akwaba Beach" – 5:11
  3. "Yé ké yé ké" – 3:58
12" maxi - US
  1. "Yé ké yé ké" (French Remix) - 6:17
  2. "Yé ké yé ké" (Afro Acid Mix) - 5:25
  3. "Yé ké yé ké" (Mory's House Version) - 5:25
  4. "Yé ké yé ké" (French Edit) - 3:38
  5. "Akwaba Beach" - 5:11
12" maxi - UK
  1. "Yé ké yé ké" (the Afro acid remix) (*engineered by Robin Guthrie)
  2. "Akwaba Beach"
  3. "Yé ké yé ké" (the French remix)
CD single
  1. "Yé ké yé ké" (remix) – 6:20
  2. "Akwaba Beach" – 5:14
  3. "Yé ké yé ké" (live) – 7:17

Charts

Chart successions

Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
14 May 1988 – 21 May 1988		 Succeeded by
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" by Glenn Medeiros
Preceded by Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
18 June 1988 – 2 July 1988

References

  1. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Mory Kante – Ye ke ye ke" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mory Kante – Yé Ké Yé Ké" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mory Kante – Yé ké yé ké" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Musicline.de – Mory Kante Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 May 2009)
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mory Kante search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mory Kante – Yé ké yé ké". Singles Top 60.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mory Kante – Yé ké yé ké". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 20 May 2009)
  12. ↑ UK Singles Chart (1995 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 20 May 2009)
  13. ↑ UK Singles Chart (1996 release) Chartstats.com (Retrieved 20 May 2009)
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ 2008 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 20 May 2009)

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