Mambo No. 5
| "Mambo No. 5" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Pérez Prado | |
| Released | 1950 |
| Recorded | 1949 |
| Genre | Mambo, jive dance |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Songwriter(s) | Dámaso Pérez Prado |
"Mambo No. 5" is an instrumental mambo and jazz dance song originally composed and recorded by Cuban musician Dámaso Pérez Prado in 1949 and released the next year. German singer Lou Bega sampled the original for a new song released under the same name on his 1999 debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo.