We often think of EDM and dance music as being a fairly young genre, which, it is. But, dance music has been raiding the pop charts for a long time. Today, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of a seminal dance/pop crossover hit, “
We No Speak Americano” by Australian duo
Yolando Be Cool.
I vividly remember the song being all over the radio, constantly (streaming wasn’t the behemoth then that it is now.) For me, it was certainly not like anything I’d ever heard; those bouncy horns, the quirky Italian sample. It was also a great way for an American audience to get exposed to more club oriented sounds. “We No Speak Americano” actually peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 back then, but it was an even bigger success internationally, reaching #1 across Europe and Latin America. Needless, to say, the Australian duo of Andy Stanley and Matt Handley ended up achieving way more success than they ever could have imagined.