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Carrapicho's original track became a massive summer smash in Europe—particularly in France—featuring upbeat Amazonian folk and samba rhythms.

, serving as the breakout single for the talented Kazakh-Russian artist Murat Nasyrov . Murat Nasyrov Malchik Hochet V Tambov

In 1997, Murat Nasyrov was a highly trained, soulful musician finishing up his debut album, Kto-to prostit (Someone Will Forgive). Carrapicho's original track became a massive summer smash

There was no logical reason for a boy at a tropical sea to want to go to Tambov. Kharin simply chose the city because the rhythm of the word "Tam-bov" perfectly fit the staccato delivery of the original Brazilian chorus. There was no logical reason for a boy

The studio executives at his record label felt the album was brilliant but lacked a high-energy radio single.

Sergey Kharin brought his Russian adaptation of the Brazilian song to the studio.

The track is a direct cover of the 1996 hit "Tic, Tic Tac" by the Brazilian Amazonian pop group Carrapicho .