starts to move [sat si pata pata] As soon as Pata Pata starts to play - hoo [sat si pata pata] The second spoken recitation goes: "Every Friday and Saturday night, It's Pata Pata time. The dance keeps going all night long, til' the morning sun begins to shine.". The original (1967) version of "Pata Pata" is included on Pata Pata (released 1972), The Best of the Early Years (Miriam Makeba), a collection of 24 tracks released in 2002 by Wrasse, and the 40-track compilation Her Essential Recordings: The Empress of African Song (2006 Manteca). In 1988, a duet version with Chayanne was made. It was included in the album Chayanne. In 1990 Makeba re-recorded the song for her own album Welela. Makeba also released a renovated version of the song, entitled "Pata Pata 2000", in her 2000 album Homeland. Reception Makeba's 1967 version was successful on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at No. 12. On the night she died, Miriam Makeba performed "Pata Pata" just before she collapsed on stage. Charts Other versions 1966: Lynn Taitt (Merritone 7" single released by Federal Records) Rocksteady Instrumental 1967: Wilson Simonal (Alegria Alegria Vol.1) 1968: Los Rockin Devils (Pata-Pata Psicodelico Días) 1968: Señor Soul (Señor Soul Plays Funky Favorites) 1968: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico ("Pata Pata Jala Jala Boogaloo" album) 1968: The Supremes ("T.C.B." soundtrack album and TV broadcast) 1968: Braňo Hronec Orchestra (TV music film "Desať a štvrť") 1969: Tito Puente and His Orchestra ("The King Tito Puente / El Rey Tito Puente" album) 1980: Osibisa (Mystic Energy album) 1980: Sylvie Vartan (French singer of Bulgarian origin: "Tape Tape" single from the album Bienvenue Solitude) 1981: Prima Vera (Den 5te album) 1985: Otto Waalkes in his Film Debut (Otto – der Film) 1988: Chayanne feat. Miriam Makeba (included in Chayanne II) 1989: Triple & Touch played this song live on tour with Björn Afzelius 1989 at Hovdala slott 1997: Daúde 1998: Coumba Gawlo 1998: El General (Spanglish version) 1999: Manu Dibango 2000: Thalía (recorded it for her album Arrasando) 2001: The Skatalites 2002: Jonathan Butler (recorded a rendition of this song from his album Surrender) 2004: Helmut Lotti 2005: Bakithi Kumalo (instrumental version on his album This is me) 2006: Tony Esposito 2007: African Jazz Pioneers 2010: DJ Happy Vibes, Lira 2011: Arielle Dombasle feat. Mokobé (released on her album Diva Latina) 2011: African Ladies (cover version for