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
A Little Bit of Mambo A Little Bit of Mambo A Little Bit of Mambo is the debut album by Lou Bega released in 1999. Propelled by the success of the single "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)", the album went platinum in over 10 countries. The Japanese edition has "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) (Light Mix)" as track 14, featuring Stephen Powell. All music and lyrics by Lou Bega, Zippy Davids, Frank Lio and Donald Fact, except: Track 1 – "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)": music by Perez Prado, lyrics by Lou Bega and Zippy Davids; Track 4 –