Mambo No. 5 the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Bob the Builder's second number-one single there after "Can We Fix It?". The song experienced major success in Australia and Ireland. In the former country, the song debuted at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart on 4 November 2001 and reached number two on 18 November, held off the top spot by Alien Ant Farm's cover of "Smooth Criminal". After staying at number two for another week, the song began to leave the chart, spending nine more weeks in the top 50. In Ireland, the song first
Mambo No. 5 appeared on the Irish Singles Chart at number 13 on 13 September and peaked at number four the following week, staying there for three weeks in total. It remained in the top 50 for the next 10 weeks. At the end of the year, the song came in at numbers 17 and 26 on the UK's and Australia's year-end charts, respectively. Mambo No. 5 "Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jazz dance song originally recorded and composed by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949. The song's popularity was renewed by German artist Lou Bega's sampling of the last