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Bongo Cha Cha Cha by Goodboys
Mastered by Sam Wills
I mastered the Goodboys version, not Caterina Valente's 1959 original.
- Platinum FIMI (Italy)
- Gold FIMI (Italy)
Goodboys' house version of a 1959 song: certified Platinum in Italy, more than 100 million Spotify streams and a TikTok favourite.
Goodboys' Bongo Cha Cha Cha, a house version of Caterina Valente's 1959 song, came out on Atlantic Records UK on 21 May 2021. I mastered the Extended Mix, the Extended Instrumental Mix, the Radio Edit and the Radio Edit Instrumental between late April and mid May 2021, and revisited the extended versions in June. This page is about Goodboys' version only: Valente's original is a different record and its figures are not counted here. It has been certified Gold and then Platinum in Italy by FIMI, and the main track has passed 105 million Spotify streams.
- Spotify streams of the main track
- 106M
- FIMI Platinum certification, 2021
- Italy
- YouTube views of the official video
- 19.7M
Discs and awards
Bongo Cha Cha Cha has gone certified
The master
I mastered the Extended Mix, the Extended Instrumental Mix, the Radio Edit and the Radio Edit Instrumental in April and May 2021, then updated the extended versions on 15 June 2021.
The versions I worked on
- Extended MixApril 2021
- Extended Instrumental MixMay 2021
- Radio EditMay 2021
- Radio Edit InstrumentalMay 2021
Release day
Atlantic Records UK released it on 21 May 2021.
Every release of the record
- Bongo Cha Cha Cha21 May 2021single
- Bongo Cha Cha Cha (Extended Mix)21 May 2021single
Where else it turned up
It kept finding new homes.
Also featured on
Ballermann Hits Party 2022 (XXL Fan Edition)
MusicBrainz release, Germany, 2021-10-29.
Where else it turned up
It kept finding new homes.
Also featured on
Still going
It is still being played and streamed.
Compilations and DJ mixes
Bongo Cha Cha Cha is on 10 compilations and mixes
At a glance
Quick answers
- Who mastered Bongo Cha Cha Cha?
- Bongo Cha Cha Cha by Goodboys was mastered by Sam Wills. I mastered the Goodboys version, not Caterina Valente's 1959 original.
- How many Spotify streams has Bongo Cha Cha Cha got?
- Bongo Cha Cha Cha has 106 million Spotify streams of the main track.
- Has Bongo Cha Cha Cha won any discs or awards?
- Platinum (FIMI (Italy)); Gold (FIMI (Italy)). Listed in the FIMI register under 'Bongo Cha Cha Cha', Goodboys, Atlantic Records UK (2021 week 41).
- When was Bongo Cha Cha Cha released?
- Bongo Cha Cha Cha was released by Atlantic Records UK on 21 May 2021.
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