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"Mas que nada" (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ma(j)s ki ˈnadɐ]) is a song written and originally recorded in 1963 by Jorge Ben (currently known as Jorge Ben Jor) on his debut album Samba esquema novo.
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. Mendes' jazz albums for Atlantic Records, through Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun, had low sales. Adler suggested that Mendes and the group sing in English as well as Portuguese, as Mendes had demanded, and Adler provided new English-based material such as "Goin' Out of My Head" by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein. In ...
Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 is the first album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66. [3] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. Referring to the song "Mas que Nada" Mendes said in 2014: "It was the first time that a song in Portuguese was a hit in America and all over the world".
The two worked on Mendes' debut album with his band Brasil 66, "Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66." The record resulted in "Mas Que Nada," a track that earned the band a spot on the ...
A year later, a remake of Ben's "Mas, que Nada!" became an international chart hit for Sérgio Mendes with The Black Eyed Peas after being used by Nike in a global TV advertisement during the 2006 FIFA World Cup ; this remake (the second time Mendes had covered the track) reached the Top 10 in several European countries, including the UK and ...
Sérgio Mendes (pictured) is the Brazilian artist with the most entries on the Billboard Hot 100.. This list contains all Brazilian entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The chart, compiled and published by Billboard magazine, tracks the most listened-to songs each week in the United States and is a measure of popularity.
Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes contributed to the soundtrack, as an executive producer with John Powell. On March 13, 2011, during his performance at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, Mendes revealed the official soundtrack list, and also announced that he would re-record the classical Brazilian song "Mas que Nada" for the film and album. [4]
The album's lead single, "Mas que Nada", was featured on commercials for both Joga Bonito and Nike Football, as well EA Sports' NBA Live 07 and 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany video games. Two further singles were released from the album: "That Heat", and "Yes Yes Y'all".