"Helele" is a Zulu language song by South African singer Velile Mchunu and Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released on 7 May 2010 as the only new single from Safri Duo's Greatest Hits album.[1] The song was the official trailer song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast on German television channel RTL and Switzerland's Schweizer Fernsehen and Télévision Suisse Romande in June–July.[2][3] "Helele" is based on the 1971 song "Aieaoa" by French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger in the group Yamasuki. It was famously covered by Belgian group Black Blood in 1975 and English girl group Bananarama in 1981. "Helele" peaked at number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany and number eight in Austria.
"Helele" | ||||
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Single by Velile and Safri Duo | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
Released | 7 May 2010 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde, Velile Mchunu | |||
Producer(s) | Hardy Krech, Mark Nissen, Tonekind | |||
Safri Duo singles chronology | ||||
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On 29 August 2010, "Helele" has won an award for "Best International Single of the Summer" during the 2010 Bydgoszcz Hit Festival in Poland.[4]
Track listing
edit- CD single[5]
- "Helele" (Safri Duo Single Mix) – 3:07
- "Helele" (Single House Mix) – 3:27
- Digital download #1[6]
- "Helele" (Safri Duo Single Mix) – 3:07
- "Helele" (Single House Mix) – 3:27
- "Helele" (Flipside & Michael Parsberg Remix) – 5:52
- Digital download #2[7]
- "Helele" (Tribal Pop Mix) – 3:27
- "Helele" (Safri Duo Extended Mix) – 5:05
- "Helele" (Klaas Club Edit) – 5:30
- "Helele" (Klaas Radio Edit) – 2:59
- "Helele" (Kato Remix) – 7:11
- "Helele" (Kato Remix Edit) – 4:00
Personnel
edit- Jean Kluger – songwriting
- Daniel Vangarde – songwriting
- Velile Mchunu – lyrics
- Hardy Krech – production
- Mark Nissen – production
- Tonekind – co-production
Source:[8]
Charts and certifications
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References
edit- ^ "Helele – Single by Velile & Safri Duo – Download Helele – Single on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Der offizielle RTL WM-Hit 2010: "Helele"" (in German). RTL. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "SF gibt Polo einen Korb" (in German). 20 Minuten Online. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Safri Duo z Danii podbili Bydgoszcz (in Polish)
- ^ "Helele: Velile: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Helele – EP by Velile & Safri Duo – Download Helele – EP on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Helele: Velile: Amazon.de: MP3-Downloads". Amazon.de. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Velile & Safri Duo – Helele (CD, Single) at Discogs". Discogs.
- ^ "Velile & Safri Duo – Helele" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 44. týden 2010 in the date selector.
- ^ "Velile & Safri Duo Album & Song Chart History". European Hot 100 for Velile & Safri Duo. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Velile & Safri Duo – Helele (2-Track)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Media Forest Week 19, 2010)". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
- ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - July 3, 2010". Billboard.
- ^ Note: click 12.06. – 18.06.2010 Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jul 1, 2010". TopHit. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201040 into search.
- ^ "Velile & Safri Duo – Helele". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2010". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "European Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010". TopHit. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2010 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Российская индустрия звукозаписи 2011" (PDF) (in Russian). Lenta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Helele')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.