Pride of Africa (song)

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"Pride of Africa"
Yaki Da-Pride of Africa.jpg
Single by Yaki-Da
from the album Pride
Released1995
Recorded1994
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 group Yaki-Da, released in 1995 via Metronome label,[1] as their third single from debut album, Pride. It is written by Jonas Berggren from Ace of Base and is a Europop song with elements from Eurodance and reggae fusion music. It peaked at number 19 on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada. The accompanying music video featured Marie and Linda in a train through Africa and also performing the song with local people watching them.[2] It was directed by Nigel Burgess Jones.[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
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)[4] 19

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". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Yaki-Da - Pride of Africa". YouTube.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Yaki Da "Pride of Africa" Directed by Nick Burgess-Jones". YouTube.com. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Dance/Urban - Volume 62, No. 6 Sep 11, 1995". RPM. 11 September 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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