"Bassa Sababa" (Hebrew transliteration: באסה סבבה) is a song recorded by Israeli singer Netta, and is the follow-up from her Eurovision Song Contest 2018-winning single "Toy". The track was written and produced by Netta, Avshalom Ariel and Stav Beger. The song was released on 1 February 2019 along with its official music video clip. Bassa is used in Hebrew slang for the word ‘bummer’, but can relate to the context of the song as “Bass” rooted. The song means “Fun Central” or “Source of Fun.” As of August 2023, the official music video for "Bassa Sababa" has over 300,000,000 views on YouTube.
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| Single by Netta | ||||
| from the EP Goody Bag | ||||
| Released | 1 February 2019 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
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| "Bassa Sababa" on YouTube | ||||
The song is featured in the 2019 dance rhythm video game Just Dance 2020.
Background edit
In an interview with Israeli magazine “At”, Netta revealed that the sound of the animal in the song links back to her childhood and growing up in Nigeria. When Barzilai was around 6 years old, her family moved to Nigeria for her father's job. During her time there she fell in love with rhinos and featured their sound in the song, following the chicken sounds in “Toy.” [1]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bassa Sababa" | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bassa Sababa" (Dalit Rechester Remix) | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Bassa Sababa" (Mike Cruz Remix) | 7:45 |
| 3. | "Bassa Sababa" (Mike Cruz Radio Remix) | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Bassa Sababa" (Gromee Remix) | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Bassa Sababa" (Riddler Remix) | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Bassa Sababa" (Wild Culture Remix) | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Bassa Sababa" | 2:58 |
Credits and personnel edit
Recording and management
- Recorded at Stav Beger and Bardo Studios (Tel Aviv)
- Published by Tedy Productions and Unicell
Personnel
- Netta – vocals, production
- Stav Beger – composition, production, percussion, keyboards, additional vocals, mixing and mastering
- Avshalom Ariel – composition, production, percussion, additional vocals
- Ronen Hilel – master and mixing engineer
- Shimon Yihye – guitars
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Israel (Media Forest)[4] | 1 |
| Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[5] | 1 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[6] Gromee remix version |
23 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] | 3 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[8] | 28 |
References edit
- ^ "נטע ברזילי: "כוסית זה מבפנים"". Atmag. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Bassa Sababa - Single by Netta". iTunes. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Bassa Sababa (Global Remixes) by Netta". iTunes. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Media Forest 06 03-02-19 09-02-19". Media Forest. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "מדיה פורסט - לדעת שאתה באוויר". Mediaforest.biz. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs – April 20, 2019". Billboard. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Dance/Electronic Songs: April 27, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links edit
- "Bassa Sababa" video clip on YouTube