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Shake Your Bon Bon

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Format
  
CD single

Genre
  
Pop, dance-pop

Label
  
Columbia

Recorded
  
Late 1998

Length
  
3:09

Released
  
October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12)

"Shake Your Bon-Bon" is the third single taken from the second self-titled album by Ricky Martin. It was released on October 12, 1999.

Contents

The US maxi-single includes "Almost a Love Song", which is an English version of Martin's song "Casi un Bolero", taken from the Grammy-winning album Vuelve. The Australian maxi-single also contains one new song, called "Ay, Ay, Ay It's Christmas".

Music video

The music video aired in September 1999, and was directed once again by Wayne Isham. Ricky Martin received nominations for Best Male Video and Best Dance Video at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.

Chart performance

"Shake Your Bon-Bon" peaked at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

It peaked at number twelve in the United Kingdom. In Australia it peaked at number twenty-seven and was certified Gold.

  • The song was also used in two TV spots for the ninth-generation Toyota Corolla, with actor Brad Pitt driving the car (2000).
  • William Hung recorded this song on his album Inspiration (2004).
  • The lyrics "Shake your bon-bon, shake your" are sung by a penguin in the animated film Happy Feet (2006).
  • References

    Shake Your Bon-Bon Wikipedia