"Macarena" is a song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, originally recorded for their 1993 album A mí me gusta.

A dance remix by the electropop group Fangoria was a success in Spain, and a soundalike cover version by Los del Mar became popular in Canada.

[2] Another remix by Miami-based producers the Bayside Boys, who added a section with English lyrics and expanded its popularity, initially peaked at No.

[5][6] The song is written in the key of A♭ major, moves at a tempo of 103 beats per minute, and follows the repeated chord progression A♭–G♭ throughout.

Spontaneously, Antonio Romero Monge, one half of the Los del Río duo, recited the song's chorus-to-be on the spot, as an accolade to Cubillán: "¡Diana, dale a tu cuerpo alegría y cosas buenas!'"

[9] In 1993, RCA Records released Macarena as a single in Spain along with two house remixes by Spanish group Fangoria,[10] intended to popularize the song in nightclubs and discotheques.

[12] Jammin Johnny Caride, a radio personality at Power 96 in Miami, first learned of the "Macarena" when clubgoers at a club where he worked as a DJ requested the song.

[12] Caride recruited his two partners at Bayside Records, Mike "In The Night" Triay and Carlos de Yarza, to remix the original song.

The Bayside Boys, Triay and de Yarza, added a new dance beat with English-language lyrics sung originally by the studio singer Patty Alfaro,[13] then later during a concert tour by Carla Vanessa.

David Browne from Entertainment Weekly wrote, "It says something about our culture—something delightfully devious, probably—that a wink-wink club song has become an all-ages-approved dance step and novelty hit.

"[16] Dan Glaister from The Guardian said that 'Macarena' the track was imitating the successes of previous summer pop sensations such as 'Y Viva Espana', 'Agadoo' and 'Saturday Night'.

"[18] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as an "infectious cheerful girls giggled and guys chanted 'Me No Pop I'-ish original hit version of a jaunty hip wiggling dance craze huge for ages around Europe and now (breaking out of Florida) the US, in frisky flamenco clapped jiggling 103.2bpm Bayside Boys Mix".

[19] Peter Castro from People Magazine wrote, "The 'Achy Breaky Heart' flatlined years ago and the Electric Slide is short-circuiting, so what's a dance-crazed world to do?

"[21] Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits gave it one out of five, saying, "'Macarena' is 1996's answer to Whigfield's 'Saturday Night', overflowing with nauseating Latino-style beats and repetitive lyrics, sung by two suited middle-aged blokes who should know better.

In the United States, the song, and its corresponding Macarena dance, became popular around the time of the 1996 Democratic National Convention in August of that year.

C-SPAN filmed attendees dancing to the song in an afternoon session, a clip of which became popular on YouTube years later.

[26] Vice President Al Gore, having a reputation for stiffness, made a joke about doing the Macarena dance during his speech.

[a] Julio Iglesias is quoted as congratulating the duo personally: "My success singing in English from Miami is nothing compared to yours; coming out of Dos Hermanas with little international exposure elsewhere and selling these many records in Spanish takes two huge sets of cojones.

[30] In a December 1, 1996, Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy is about to join Woodstock and an unnamed identical bird at a frozen-over birdbath for a hockey game, but they start off by doing the Macarena dance first before playing, much to his embarrassment.

[32] It starred Mia Frye, who was also the choreographer, and features ten different women singing and dancing with Los del Río against a white background.

When the music video for the Bayside Boys Remix was filmed, Mia Frye choreographed a greatly simplified version of the Macarena dance that already existed at the time.

Frye and director Calvet drew inspiration from video footage from clubs in Mexico that showed large crowds of people dancing the original, more complex, Macarena.

The song was covered by Canadian musical duo Los del Mar with vocals by Wil Veloz.

It shows Pedro Castano and his pet cat in an apartment getting ideas for the song's dance while watching people on television.

On 13 November 2019, American rapper Tyga released a remix, rap version of the song, called "Ayy Macarena".

In addition to this, a music video premiered on Tyga's official YouTube channel on 17 December 2019, heavily inspired by the film The Mask.

It is a hardcore techno parody of Los del Río's "Macarena" and mocks the original version's lyrics, as do the dancers in the music video.

In 2016, Cuban duo Gente de Zona teamed up with Los del Río released a new joint version of the song, with new lyrics.