Pa' Bailar

"Pa' Bailar"
Single by Bajofondo featuring Ryōta Komatsu
from the album Mar Dulce
Released	August 29, 2007
Format	CD
Recorded	Buenos Aires, Argentina L.A., California, USA Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Neotango
Length	3:59 (album version)
Label	Universal Music
Writer(s)	Gustavo Santaolalla, Juan Campodónico, Benjamín Tagle Lara, Alfonso Tagle Lara
Producer(s)	Gustavo Santaolalla, Juan Campodónico [Co] Aníbal Kerpel
Bajofondo singles chronology
Pa' Bailar (2007) El Mareo (2008)

"Pa' Bailar" is Bajofondo's first single from their third studio album Mar Dulce. This song features Japanese bandoneonist Ryōta Komatsu. The song is used as the theme of the Brazilian telenovela A Favorita.^[1]

Track list

Two editions have been released for the single. The 2007 release includes the album version, two remixes, a remixed version featuring vocals by Fernando Santullo and a (non-electro) tango version covered by Orquesta Los Maestros;^[2] the 2008 release includes the same tracks (in different order) plus a version featuring vocals by Mexican singer, composer and accordionist Julieta Venegas.^[3] One of the released versions was remixed by Uruguayan DJs and producers duo Omar, an alternate remix by Omar has been released on their MySpace page.

All music composed by G. Santaolalla, J. Campodónico, B. Tagle Lara, A. Tagle Lara.

2007 release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Pa' Bailar" (album version)		Bajofondo feat. Ryōta Komatsu
2.	"Pa' Bailar" (pa' bailarte mix by Omar)		Bajofondo
3.	"Pa' Bailar"	F. Santullo	Bajofondo feat. Santullo
4.	"Pa' Bailar" (bandido mix by Alexkid)		Bajofondo
5.	"Pa' Bailar"		Orquesta Los Maestros

All music composed by G. Santaolalla, J. Campodónico, B. Tagle Lara, A. Tagle Lara.

2008 release
No.	Title	Lyrics	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Pa' Bailar" (album version)		Bajofondo feat. Ryōta Komatsu
2.	"Pa' Bailar" (bandido mix by Alexkid)		Bajofondo
3.	"Pa' Bailar (Siempre Quiero Más)"	J. Venegas	Bajofondo feat. Julieta Venegas
4.	"Pa' Bailar" (pa' bailarte mix by Omar)		Bajofondo
5.	"Pa' Bailar"	F. Santullo	Bajofondo feat. Santullo
6.	"Pa' Bailar"		Orquesta Los Maestros

• "Pa' Bailar" (pa' ir bailando mix by Omar) - unreleased.

Music videos

Two official videoclips were shot for the single, both promoted on TV. One of the videos is about a man dancing in a train trying to get a woman's attention; he dances all the road and makes different things until everybody starts dancing and the woman joins him.^[4] This version was directed by Pablo Casacuberta. The other version was directed by Picky Talarico, it shows a tango and electronic party.^[5]

The official videos and a video from a live performance in Poland^[6] have been released on the iTunes Store.^[7]

References and notes

2. Pa' Bailar (2007) single at iTunes Store.
3. Pa' Bailar (2008) single at iTunes Store.
4. Pa' Bailar (Pablo Casacuberta direction) official music video on YouTube.
5. Pa' Bailar (Picky Talarico direction) official music video on YouTube.
6. Pa' Bailar live in Poland on YouTube.
7. Pa' Bailar video EP at iTunes Store.

External links

• "Pa' Bailar" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics