Yolanda Be Cool

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
We No Speak Americano (with DCUP )
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
07/30/2010 (40 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 06/25/2010 (33 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
gold
gold
04/07/2010 (41 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 
platinum
platinum
07/17/2010 (22 weeks)
  US 29 
platinum
platinum
October 02, 2010 (20 weeks)
  AU 4th 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
05/02/2010 (22 weeks)
Sugar Man (with DCUP)
  AU 15th 12/15/2014 (11 weeks)

Yolanda Be Cool is an Australian band consisting of the duo Sylvester Martinez and Johnson Peterson. Together with producer DCUP (Duncan MacLennan), also from Australia, they released the international dance hit We No Speak Americano in 2010 . The band name is likely derived from the ending scene in the film Pulp Fiction , in which Yolanda (also called Honeybunny) is told by Jules to stay cool.

We No Speak Americano

The piece is based on the Neapolitan song Tu vuò fà l'americano (You want to play the American) by Renato Carosone from 1956. It became internationally known for the film It Began in Naples (1960), in which it was sung by Sophia Loren becomes. It was later used again in the film The Talented Mr. Ripley . Recent use of found it in 2010 in the film The American by Anton Corbijn .

A characteristic feature of We No Speak Americano is the fourth jump from B to F and back. This is partially varied, but always used in the refrain.

The song reached number one in the German , Austrian , Swiss , Danish , Dutch and Swedish charts and reached the top five in Australia, Spain, Bulgaria and Norway. It was also in the charts in Italy, Belgium and New Zealand.

Discography

album

  • 2012: Ladies & Mentalmen (only in Australia)
  • 2013: Ladies & Mentalmen
  • 2016: Je Suis Music

Singles

  • 2009: Holy Cow
  • 2009: Afro Nuts (feat. DCUP )
  • 2009: Iarmos Verdade
  • 2010: We No Speak Americano (with DCUP)
  • 2010: Gypsy Moves (feat. DCUP)
  • 2011: Le Bump ( feat.Crystal Waters )
  • 2012: Change ( feat.Nola Darling )
  • 2012: Before Midnight (feat. Arama Mara )
  • 2013: A Baru in New York ( feat.Gurrumul )
  • 2013: Sweat Naked
  • 2013: To Be Alone (feat. Omar )
  • 2014: All That She Wants ( feat.SYF & Fitz Helder )
  • 2014: Cause I Like It
  • 2014: Sugar Man (with DCUP)
  • 2015: Soul Makossa (Money) (with DCUP)
  • 2016: From Me To You (with DCUP)
  • 2017: Hacienta la noche
  • 2019: Dance and Chant
  • 2020: Tell Me Why (with Dillon Nathaniel)

Remixes

  • 2010: Alesha Dixon - Drummer Boy (Yolanda Be Cool & DCup Remix)
  • 2010: ULC Hnan Solo - Fortune Cookie (Yolanda Be Cool Remix)
  • 2010: Jazzbit - Sing Sing Sing 2010 (Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP Remix)
  • 2010: Deekline & Tim Healey Feat. Babe Ruth - The Mexican (Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP Remix)
  • 2010: Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Yolanda Be Cool Remix)
  • 2013: Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Yolanda Be Cool Remix)

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Australia - Germany - Austria - Switzerland
  2. ↑ Awards: DE CH UK US AU
  3. ↑ http://www.mtv.de/charts/germany
  4. ↑ http://charts.orf.at/oe3/single/2010/woche31  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / charts.orf.at  
  5. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Yolanda+Be+Cool+vs+DCup&titel=We+No+Speak+Americano!&cat=s
  6. ^ DanishCharts.com "We No Speak Americano" page

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