The song was covered by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental] in 1984. Sangalo performed the song at many shows until he decided to put it as a bonus track on the As Super Novas album and release it as a single on December 12, 2005. In this recording, Sangalo quotes 'It's difficult ', 1986 hit by Chiclete com Banana, singing the chorus. In 2005, Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo recorded the song for her fifth studio album, As Super Novas (2005), and it was released as the project's second single on December 12, 2005. Due to its huge success, Kaoma made some English and Spanish versions of the song. In France, 'Chorando Se Foi'' was covered by the group Carioca and this was later released as a single, debuting at 22nd position on the French charts. The song's success started a momentary interest in the now forgotten rhythm of the lambada, which was the subject of two American films released on the same day (The Forbidden Dance and Lambada) and an Italian-Brazilian film, 'Dançando Lambada', with the special appearances by dancer Carlinhos de Jesus and singer Elba Ramalho. 1 for twelve straight weeks on the charts. 1, selling nearly 2 million copies and staying at No. On France's Year-End List, the song entered at No. In Brazil's year-end list, the song appeared in the 8th position, having surpassed even the hit 'Vogue', by American singer Madonna. It also achieved relatively high success in English-speaking countries (a very rare fact for Brazilian songs), having reached #5 in Australia, #4 in the UK and #46 in the US.

The song reached number one on the charts in Austria, Brazil, France, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland almost simultaneously. The French group re-recorded the success by adapting the lyrics (without permission) and changing the title to 'Lambada'. It is estimated that this compact has sold over five million copies worldwide.

'Lambada' (also known as 'Chorando Se Foi') became an instant worldwide hit after being released as the lead single from the album World Beat, Kaoma's first album, in the summer of 1989. 'Chorando se Foi' was one of the most covered songs on the entire planet. Although the lambada rhythm had been around for much longer, it was not until 1990 that it exploded in a more comprehensive way. Music became an absolute fever in the second half of 1989 and gave rise to the hit 'Lambada' by the Brazilian group Kaoma, which took success to Europe and various parts of the world during the 1990s, considered the genre's boom. 'Llorando se fue' is a song released in 1981 by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas for the album Canto A La Mujer De Mi Pueblo.

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