Chacarron Macarron
"Chacarron" (often known as "Chacarron Macarron" or "Shark Around") is a song by Panamanian artists Rodney Clark (El Chombo) and Andres de la Cruz (also known as Andy's Val Gourmet).
| "Chacarron" | ||||
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Andy's Val Gourmet on the cover of the CD single | ||||
| Single by El Chombo featuring Andy's Val Gourmet | ||||
| Released | 2005 / 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Panamanian reggaetón | |||
| Length | 2:46 (radio edit) 3:00 (re-recorded version) 4:19 (extended version) | |||
| Label | Warner, Substance Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rodney S. Clark | |||
| El Chombo singles chronology | ||||
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| "Chacarron Macarron" on YouTube | ||||
It is a reworking of the original version from 2003 by Andy's Val Gourmet, who is credited as 'Andy's Val' on the release. A cover by Yahari appears as the first track of their 2005 album Las + Bailables de .... Yahari.
El Chombo and Andy's Val Gourmet's version reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart in December 2006.
The song was included on the compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 65 of the UK series. It was used as walk up music before at bats by José Reyes when he played for the New York Mets, and is also included in the 2021 dance video game Just Dance 2022.
Andy's Val Gourmet died of cardiac arrest on September 11, 2023, as announced on El Chombo's Instagram.