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Before a 1995 remix turned it into a worldwide dance craze, in what year was 'The Macarena' originally released as a Spanish flamenco song?
Answer
1993
Los del Río released the original flamenco-style version of 'Macarena' in 1993, but it remained a modest regional hit until the Bayside Boys remix exploded internationally in 1995.
💡 Did you know?
The Macarena was originally a 1993 Spanish flamenco song that nearly died until a 1995 remix turned it into a global phenomenon without radio airplay.
Other options people guess
- 1990
- 1991
- 1996
Topics
- 1990s
- dance-craze
- one-hit-wonder
- latin-pop
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