# Macarena

> Los del Río’s Bayside Boys remix led the US Hot 100 for 14 weeks.

- Owner: Los del Río; Bayside Boys (remix); RCA / BMG (label)
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: Jun 1995
- Milestone date: Week of Aug 3, 1996
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 38 (Niche, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Real-world spectacle, Political adoption, Dupe economy, Controversy

## Summary

Miami’s Bayside Boys added English verses to Los del Río’s song. Radio, dance floors and televised crowds carried it into US pop. It led the Hot 100 for 14 weeks; RCA advertised the remix during its launch.

## Timeline

- Jun 1995 — Power 96 (Audio) — Power 96 aired the Bayside Boys remix in Miami.
- Week of Jul 14, 1995 — US radio stations (Audio) — The Bayside Boys recording logged 106 plays across three reporting stations.
- 1995-07-29 — Billboard (Press) — Billboard traced the dance from Mexican resorts to Seattle club nights and KUBE radio requests.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/macarena

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Macarena.” Case HIS-01445. Spread Score v1.3: 38/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01445