Pride of Africa (song)

"Pride of Africa"
Single by Yaki-Da
from the album Pride
Released1995
Recorded1994
StudioTuff Studios
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)Jonas Berggren
Yaki-Da singles chronology
"I Saw You Dancing"
(1995) 		"Pride of Africa"
(1995) 		"Deep in the Jungle"
(1995)
Music video
"Pride of Africa" on YouTube

"Pride of Africa" is a song by Swedish duo Yaki-Da, released via Metronome label as the third single from their debut album, Pride (1995). It is written by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base and is a Europop song with elements from Eurodance and reggae fusion music. In Canada, it peaked at number 19 on the RPM Dance/Urban chart. The accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Burgess Jones,[1] features the duo on a train through Africa and also performing the song with local people watching them.

Track listing

  1. "Pride of Africa" (Radio) – 3:34
  2. "Pride of Africa" (Radiant Remix) – 4:33
  3. "Pride of Africa" (Rapino Brothers Latin Version) – 7:20
  4. "Pride of Africa" (Rapino Brothers Mental Mix) – 5:51

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[2] 19
Quebec (ADISQ)[3] 30

Credits

  • Written by Jonas "Joker" Berggren
  • Vocals – Linda Schonberg & Marie Knutsen
  • Choir by L. Schonberg, M. Knutsen, B. Stenström, J. Ballard, J. Berggren

References

  1. ^ "Yaki Da "Pride of Africa" Directed by Nick Burgess-Jones". YouTube.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Dance/Urban - Volume 62, No. 6 Sep 11, 1995". RPM. 11 September 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. 9 September 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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