Chacarron Macarron

"Chacarron"
Andy's Val Gourmet on the cover of the CD single
Single by El Chombo featuring Andy's Val Gourmet
Released2005[1] / 2006 (UK)
Recorded2003
GenrePanamanian reggaetón
Length2:46 (radio edit)
3:00 (re-recorded version)
4:19 (extended version)
LabelWarner, Substance Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rodney S. Clark
El Chombo singles chronology
"El Gato Volador"
(1998)
"Chacarron"
(2005)
"Dame Tu Cosita"
(2018)
Music video
"Chacarron Macarron" on YouTube

"Chacarron" (often known as "Chacarron Macarron" or "Shark Around"[3]) is a song by Panamanian artists Rodney Clark (El Chombo) and Andres de la Cruz (also known as Andy's Val Gourmet).

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.[4] A cover by Yahari appears as the first track of their 2005 album Las + Bailables de .... Yahari.[5]

El Chombo and Andy's Val Gourmet's version reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart in December 2006.[6]

The song was included on the compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 65 of the UK series.[7] It was used as walk up music before at bats by José Reyes when he played for the New York Mets,[8] and is also included in the 2021 dance video game Just Dance 2022.[9]

Andy's Val Gourmet died of cardiac arrest on September 11, 2023, as announced on El Chombo's Instagram.[10]

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  2. ^ Chacarron (liner notes). El Chombo. Ministry of Sound. 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Chacarrón (Shark Around) by Andy's Val Gourmet - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-01-29
  4. ^ "Andy's Val – Chacarron". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Yahari – Las + Bailables de .... Yahari". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Now That's What I Call Music! 65 (UK)". destinyxnowmusic.freehostia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  8. ^ Shpigel, Ben (19 September 2006). "It's All Good. No, It's Better Than That". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. ^ Craddock, Ryan (4 November 2021). "Just Dance 2022 Launches on Switch Today, Here's The Full Song List". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  10. ^ americanpost (2023-09-12). "DJ Andy's Val, the voice behind "Chacarron," dies at 47". American Post. Retrieved 2024-01-29.