Chica Bomb Explained

"Chica Bomb" is a song co-written and recorded by the Moldovan dance musician Dan Balan featuring uncredited vocals from American recording artist Katie DiCicco. It was released in October 2009.

Reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

It's by the guy behind T.I. and RiRi's favourite Eurodance smash, it's got a video that could accurately be subtitled "Jiggly Sweaty Boobs", and its title is a cringey slither of Spanglish that translates as "Young Girl Bomb". However, like a fondue made with Tesco Value mild cheddar, this isn't as cheesy as it should be.

In fact, "Chica Bomb" is a sleek and reasonably sexy electro-house track with a nice bit of synthy bounce to it. It's not terribly original, of course, and the lyrics aren't worth cutting and pasting, but fair's fair; the hook doesn't miss explosive by much. The result? David Guetta may not have anything to worry about, but Britain's irked clubbers certainly do.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–2010)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	100
Netherlands (Tipparade)[3]	21
Poland (Dance Top 50)[4]	7
Poland (Polish Airplay TV)[5]	5
Romania (UPFR)[6]	37
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)!scope="col"

Peak position
Romania (Media Forest)[8]	26

Chart (2010)!scope="col"

Peak position
CIS (TopHit)[9]	2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[10]	19
Romania (Media Forest)[11]	20
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[12]	2

Chart (2011)!scope="col"

Peak position
Romania (Media Forest)[13]	90

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Version	Label(s)
Romania	14 October 2009		Original	MediaPro	[14] [15]
United Kingdom	28 June 2010		Remix EP	AATW
Australia	1 August 2010	Radio airplay	Original		[16]
	20 August 2010	Digital download

See also

• List of music released by Moldovan artists that has charted in major music markets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Balan: 'Chica Bomb'. Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. Nick Levine. 28 June 2010 .
2. Web site: Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 13th September 2010. ARIA. 13 September 2010. 17 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100917070536/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm. dead. 21 April 2023.
3. Web site: Dan Balan – Chica Bomb. Dutch Top 40. nl. 21 April 2023.
4. Web site: Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video . . 1 June 2010 . 2 October 2011 . Polish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175611/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=84 . 11 October 2011 .
5. Web site: Top 5 Airplay TV. ZPAV. . 8 February 2017.
6. News: Dan Bălan, cel mai bun new entry. Dan Bălan, best new entry. Popescu, Victor. Cotidianul. ro. 19 October 2009. 21 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104030125/http://www.cotidianul.ro/dan_balan_cel_mai_bun_new_entry_video-101186.html. 4 January 2010. dead.
7. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Feb 25, 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024.
8. News: Media Forest – Chart 2009. Media Forest. 23 May 2022. 15 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615005017/http://mediaforest.ro/Charts/Chart2009.aspx. live.
9. Web site: Top Radio Hits 2010. Tophit. 21 April 2023. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005192916/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2010. dead.
10. Web site: Dance Top 100 - a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján - 2010. Mahasz. 27 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327102032/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/dance/2010. 27 March 2024. live.
11. News: Media Forest – Chart 2010. Media Forest. 23 May 2022. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030650/http://mediaforest.ro/Charts/Chart2010.aspx. live.
12. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024. 28 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428163200/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2010. live.
13. News: Media Forest – Chart 2011. Media Forest. 21 April 2023.
14. Web site: Noul videoclip Dan Balan – 'Chica Bomb'. Florin. ro. Monden.info. 14 October 2009. 1 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100301155925/http://www.monden.info/muzica/videoclipuri/npul-videoclip-dan-balan-chica-bomb/. dead. 21 April 2023.
15. Web site: Cel mai nou single semnat Dan Balan. 16 October 2009. ro. 21 April 2023.
16. Web site: Dan Balan: Chica Bomb. auspOp. 29 July 2010. 21 April 2023.