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| "Salsa Tequila" | |
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| Single by Anders Nilsen | |
| Released | June 23, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | Sony Music |
| Songwriter | Anders Nilsen |
| Producer | Anders Nilsen |
| Music video | |
| "Salsa Tequila" on YouTube | |
"Salsa Tequila" is a novelty song by Norwegian comedian Anders Nilsen in Spanish. He doesn't speak Spanish, as he admits in the song by saying "No hablo español" (I do not speak Spanish). To make the song catchy, he uses accordion and saxophone mixes, noting that their usage had become prevalent in many recent hits. The song is written and produced by Nilsen, and was released in 2014 on Sony Music. It was a huge commercial success in Norway and the Netherlands and has charted in Belgium. The lyric music video is directed by Galvan Mehidi.[1]
Lyrics
[edit]Nilsen collected various habitual greetings and words and phrases in Spanish (e.g., muy bueno, sí, hola, dale, Santa María, sombrero, muchas gracias, mi amigo, corazón, desperado, arriba, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, porque, machete, cuanto cuesta, señorita, fútbol), some popular Spanish destinations (Madrid, Mallorca etc.), various traditional Hispanic foods and drinks (as in title salsa and tequila, but also burrito, taco, nachos, mojito, Old El Paso, Tex-Mex, guacamole, jalapeño, enchilada, bacalao, cortado, chorizo, cerveza), some Spanish, Portuguese and Hispanic celebrities (Eva Mendes, Shakira, Adelén, Salma Hayek, Ricky Martin, Antonio Banderas, Las Ketchup, Carlos Santana, Selena Gomez, Ronaldo) and a few Spanish language international hits ("Macarena", "Livin' la Vida Loca", "La Bamba", "Bailando", "Chihuahua", "Gasolina"). The song sometimes repeats and mixes these phrases. For example, the term "tequila" appears in the song title, chorus and bridge. A Spanish count-off appears twice in the song, in the second verse (Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, Tony Montana) and in the bridge (Uno, dos, tres, ¡tequila!).[2]
The song is a parody of club songs (former 'summer hits'), with the message that a song could become a hit even if the lyrics do not make any sense.[3]
Track list
[edit]- "Salsa Tequila" (3:19)
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Top40.nl: Anders Nilsen biography
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen - Salsa Tequila lyrics | Musixmatch". www.musixmatch.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
- ↑ Pop genius: Anders Nilsen - "Salsa Tequila" lyrics
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen – Salsa Tequila" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen: Salsa Tequila" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2014" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen – Salsa Tequila" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen – Salsa Tequila". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Anders Nilsen – Salsa Tequila". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2014". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Salsa Tequila on Anders Nilsen's VEVO YouTube channel
