"Chacarron" (often known as "Chacarron Macarron" or "Shark Around"[3]) is a song by Panamanian artists Rodney Clark (El Chombo) and Andres de la Cruz (also known as Andy's Val Gourmet).
| "Chacarron" | ||||
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 Andy's Val Gourmet on the cover of the CD single | ||||
| Single by El Chombo featuring Andy's Val Gourmet | ||||
| Released | 2005[1] / 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Panamanian reggaetón | |||
| Length | 2:46 (radio edit) 3:00 (re-recorded version) 4:19 (extended version) | |||
| Label | Warner, Substance Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Rodney S. Clark | |||
| El Chombo singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Chacarron Macarron" on YouTube | ||||
It is a reworking of the original version from 2003 by Andy's Val Gourmet, who is credited as 'Andy's Val' on the release.[4] A cover by Yahari appears as the first track of their 2005 album Las + Bailables de .... Yahari.[5]
El Chombo and Andy's Val Gourmet's version reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart in December 2006.[6]
The song was included on the compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 65 of the UK series.[7] It was used as walk up music before at bats by José Reyes when he played for the New York Mets,[8] and is also included in the 2021 dance video game Just Dance 2022.[9]
Andy's Val Gourmet died of cardiac arrest on September 11, 2023, as announced on El Chombo's Instagram.[10]
Composition and lyrics
edit"Chacarron" is a Panamanian reggaeton song which samples "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow during the bridge sections.[11] The song is known for its mostly unintelligible lyrics.
Internet popularity
editThe song gained attention online when the chorus was used on a YTMND page by the name of "Ualuealuealeuale" which was created in 2005 by a user named MowtenDoo. It contained a .gif of Batman played by Adam West being drugged in a scene from the 1966 series' first episode. The page also gained popularity on YouTube with a reupload of it gaining millions of views.[12][13]
"Chacarron Macarron" became a popular viral on the Internet owing to its nonsensical lyrics and odd music video. The lyrics mostly consist of gibberish.[14] The "uale" noise earned de la Cruz (Andy Val) the nickname of "The Mute" ("El Mudo" in Spanish), but due to a mispronunciation, he also earned the nickname of "El Mundo", and the song was subsequently used in numerous viral videos and YouTube poops during the mid-2000s, late 2000s and onward.[13] One particular video involved a loop of Nintendo character Mario headbanging from a Singapore Airlines advertisement.[15] The song was also used as part of the Hurr-Durr JavaScript trojan in 2009.
Charts
edit| Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 2 |
| Scotland (OCC)[17] | 14 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 41 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 20 |
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. "El Chombo – Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Chacarron (liner notes). El Chombo. Ministry of Sound. 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Chacarrón (Shark Around) by Andy's Val Gourmet - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-01-29
- ^ "Andy's Val – Chacarron". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Yahari – Las + Bailables de .... Yahari". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Now That's What I Call Music! 65 (UK)". destinyxnowmusic.freehostia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ Shpigel, Ben (19 September 2006). "It's All Good. No, It's Better Than That". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Craddock, Ryan (4 November 2021). "Just Dance 2022 Launches on Switch Today, Here's The Full Song List". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ americanpost (2023-09-12). "DJ Andy's Val, the voice behind "Chacarron," dies at 47". American Post. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/1057/Andy%27s-Val-Chacarron-(Shark-Around)-Kurtis-Blow-The-Breaks/ [bare URL]
- ^ Menegus, Bryan (29 August 2016). "Who Killed YTMND?". Gizmodo. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (2006-11-09). "The Chacarron sensation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ McAlpine, Fraser (December 11, 2006). "BBC - Chart Blog: El Chombo - 'Chacarron'". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ Ozzi, Dan; Kramer, Kyle (18 September 2015). "You Can't Spell "Remember" without "Meme": A Look Back at the Viral Hits of 2005". Vice. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "El Chombo: Chacarron" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "El Chombo – Chacarron". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 7, 2018.