The Chopsticks, a Hong Kong female duo, covered this song on their first LP The Chopsticks: Sandra and Amina (1970). 
Klaus Wunderlich under the pseudonym Chris Waxman released a spirited version during this period, performed on the Hammond organ, for the opening track on a special phase four stereo album Organized (1968) (London and Decca SP 44119). A rumba version is featured on the album Patato & Totico by Patato Valdes and Totico Arango (1968). Warren Kime recorded a version, track number one, on his Brass Impact album RS 910 SD (LP) and R4T3-910 (Reel Tape) issued in 1967. Lill Lindfors recorded a Swedish-language version titled Hör min samba for her album Du är den ende (1967). A Moog version is featured on Perrey and Kingsley's album, Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music From Way Out (1967). Miriam Makeba covered the song on for her albums Live from Paris & Conakry (1996) and Miriam Makeba in Concert! (1967). Dizzy Gillespie included a cover version on his albums The Melody Lingers On (1966) and Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac (1967). Hugh Masekela included the song in his 1966 live album The Americanization of Ooga Booga. Outside Brazil, the song has been covered by dozens of international stars: Other Brazilian artists who recorded the song include Luiz Henrique, Elza Soares and Maria Creuza. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Sales and certifications Certifications and sales for "Mas que Nada" Year-end chart performance for "Mas que Nada" US Dance Music/Club Play Singles ( Billboard) Weekly chart performance for "Mas que Nada" "Mas que Nada" (The Masters at Work remix) – 8:03. "Mas que Nada" (Masters at Work dub remix) – 5:20 MAS QUE NADA SATB PDFESCAPE FULL
"Mas que Nada" ( Full Phat remix) – 4:27 B2. "Mas que Nada" (Masters at Work remix) – 8:03 B1.
"Mais que Nada" (original Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 version) – 2:41Įuropean 12-inch single A1. "Mas que Nada" (radio edit featuring the Black Eyed Peas) – 3:32. "Mais que Nada" (original Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 version) – 2:41 "Mas que Nada" (radio edit featuring the Black Eyed Peas) – 3:32 B2. "Mas que Nada" (The Masters at Work remix) – 8:03 B1. This version was included in the 2011 animated film Rio (along with another version recorded in the style of Brasil '66 and also coincidentally featured one of the members, will.i.am with a voice role in the film as Pedro the red-crested cardinal one of the main characters of the film) and its soundtrack. The song topped the charts of Hungary and the Netherlands and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. 
This version contains a sample of the Black Eyed Peas' 2004 single " Hey Mama". In 2006, Mendes again re-recorded the song, this time with American musical group the Black Eyed Peas and additional vocals by Mendes' wife, Gracinha Leporace, for his album Timeless. Single by Sérgio Mendes featuring the Black Eyed Peas In 1989, Mendes re-recorded the song on his album Arara in Brazil, the song is also well known for being the theme song for the local television channel Rede Globo's Estrelas. Outside of Brazil this 1966 version is better known than Jorge Ben's original and, to many, the definitive version of the song.
In the United States, the single reached number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number four on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
Sérgio Mendes covered the song with his band Brasil '66 on their debut album, Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966). Tam.! (1958, Polydor Brasil – LPNG 4.016), which features the underlying melody and vocalizations later used by Jorge Ben in "Mas que Nada" This motifs would by further highlighted by Sergio Mendes’ arrangement of the song in 1966. In 1958, Brazilian artist José Prates recorded a track called "Nanã Imborô" that appears on his album Tam. With many recordings, the title song is incorrectly written Mais que nada (Portuguese for "more than nothing") which would fundamentally alter its meaning, and would be the equivalent to the Spanish expression más que nada, which means "more than anything", or "above all", and is used in the sense of "mainly" or "principally". A fitting English translation might be a sarcastic "Yeah, right!" or "No way!" Brazilians use Mas que nada (in a literal translation: just nothing) colloquially to disagree with someone.
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