"Belly Dancer (Bananza)"
Single by Akon
from the album Trouble
Released	2005
Format	CD
Genre	R&B
Length	4 min 0 s
Label	SRC/Universal
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Certification	Gold
Peak chart positions
#5 (UK) #30 (US) #45 (France)
Akon singles chronology
"Lonely" (2005) "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (2005) "Pot of Gold" (2005)

"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" is the title of a single by R&B singer Akon. It reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 22, 2005. The song became more popular in the UK, reaching #5, becoming Akon's third Top 5 hit there. The single was originally titled "Bananza (Belly Dancer)" but was changed for the single release. It samples "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)" by Fun Boy Three. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... Trouble is the debut album by the Senegalese American R&B singer Akon, released in 2004. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Street Records Corporation is an American record label, a subsidiary of the Universal Motown Records Group, whose artists include Grandaddy Souf, Keith Sweat, Ric-A-Che, Sean Biggs, Remy Martin, Akon, Majic Massey and The Terror Squad. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Standard atomic weight 196. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... Lonely is a single by Senegalese singer Akon, it appears on his debut album, Trouble. ... Pot of Gold is the last single off of Akons album, Trouble. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Kishan Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara Akon Thiam,[1][2] often going by the shorter Aliaune Thiam[3] (born October 14, 1981),[4] and better known by his stage name Akon, is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fun Boy Three The Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful multi-racial English band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was headed by singer Terry Hall after he left The Specials. ...

In the music video MTV version of Belly Dancer, Akon goes into a motorbike store and begins daydreaming. The following is the same as the online version: Akon encounters a pretty girl and follows her into a belly dancing club. There, as the song said, he finds ex-gangsters, and they all flirt. In the end, (of the online version), you see him kissing with his chosen girl. The online version begins with Akon trying to fall asleep, and awakening upon the video's end.

The remix features Kardinal Offishall. Kardinal Offishall (born Jason Harrow on May 21, 1976 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer of Jamaican descent. ...

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (radio edit)
2. "Trouble Nobody"

Charts

• #5 - UK Singles Chart
• #30 - US Billboard Hot 100
• #45 - French Singles Chart