Shake Your Bon-Bon

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"Shake Your Bon-Bon"
File:Shake Your Bon-Bon.jpg
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
Released October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12)
Format CD single
Recorded Late 1998
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length 3:09
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Desmond Child, George Noriega, Draco Rosa
Producer(s) George Noriega, Draco Rosa
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"She's All I Ever Had"
(1999)
"Shake Your Bon-Bon"
(1999)
"Private Emotion"
(2000)
Music video
"Shake Your Bon-Bon" on YouTube

"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.

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 there at number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

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

In popular culture

  • 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).

Formats and track listings

Charts and certifications

References

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