"Helele" is a Zulu language song by South African singer Velile Mchunu and Danish percussion duo

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. It was released on 7 May 2010 as the only new single from Safri Duo's ''

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'' album. The song was the official trailer song for the

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broadcast on German television channel

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and Switzerland's

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and Télévision Suisse Romande in June–July. "Helele" is based on the 1971 song " Aieaoa" by French producer

Daniel Vangarde Daniel Bangalter (, born 1947), known in his musical career as Daniel Vangarde, is a French former producer, lyricist and songwriter who co-wrote and produced several hit records in the 1970s and 1980s, including " Aie a Mwana" with Jean Kluge ...

and Belgian producer

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in the group Yamasuki. It was famously covered by Belgian group Black Blood in 1975 and English girl group

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in 1981. "Helele" peaked at number one in Switzerland, number two in Germany and number eight in Austria. On 29 August 2010, "Helele" has won an award for "Best International Single of the Summer" during the 2010 Bydgoszcz Hit Festival in Poland.

Track listing

*CD single #"Helele" (Safri Duo Single Mix) – 3:07 #"Helele" (Single House Mix) – 3:27 *Digital download #1 #"Helele" (Safri Duo Single Mix) – 3:07 #"Helele" (Single House Mix) – 3:27 #"Helele" (Flipside & Michael Parsberg Remix) – 5:52 *Digital download #2 #"Helele" (Tribal Pop Mix) – 3:27 #"Helele" (Safri Duo Extended Mix) – 5:05 #"Helele" ( Klaas Club Edit) – 5:30 #"Helele" (Klaas Radio Edit) – 2:59 #"Helele" (Kato Remix) – 7:11 #"Helele" (Kato Remix Edit) – 4:00

Personnel

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– songwriting * Velile Mchunu –

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* Hardy Krech – production * Mark Nissen – production * Tonekind – co-production Source:

Charts and certifications

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Certifications

References

2010 songs 2010 singles Songs written by Daniel Vangarde Number-one singles in Israel Number-one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Jean Kluger Polydor Records singles {{2000s-pop-single-stub