Coming Out of the Dark
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| "Coming Out of the Dark" | ||
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| Single by Gloria Estefan | ||
| from the album Into the Light | ||
| Released | January 10, 1991 (UK) (Europe)
January 24, 1991 (Japan) January 26, 1991 (U.S.) |
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| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1990 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan Jr & Jon Secada | |
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| Gloria Estefan singles chronology | ||
| "Renacer" (1990) |
"Coming Out of the Dark" (1991) > |
"Seal our Fate" (1991) |
"Coming Out of the Dark" is a single by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1991 worldwide as the leading and first single of the album Into the Light, becoming on Gloria’s 3rd number one on U.S.
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[edit] Song History
The first song that Gloria performed and also the first single since her tragic accident on that bus when her "Get on Your Feet Tour" was in full process, the song is inspired on her fatal accident and also more than anything in Emilio Estefan, Jr., Gloria’s husband, that always supports her in every way and was with her until all this dark time ended for the Estefans and for the Gloria’s fans.
The song is a soft-pop song filled with nostalgia and a lot of church choirs, in the choirs are included Gloria’s full-time partner, the Cuban singer Jon Secada, and the R&B singer Betty Wright, that both were sung to Gloria’s choir on the past album, Cuts Both Ways and also made the choirs too not for just this song, but for the entire album Into the Light.
Gloria recorded also the Spanish version of the song, called "Desde la Oscuridad," and its have the same sense that the original song, but with the difference that is in another language. "Coming Out of the Dark" is considered as a great hit of Gloria and was her last number one at U.S. to date.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Coming Out of the Dark".
Europe CD maxi single (656574 5)
- "Coming Out of the Dark" (Album Version)
- "Desde la Oscuridad" ("Coming Out of the Dark" Spanish Version)
- "Coming Out of the Dark" (Instrumental Version)
[edit] Chart performance
Even when the song was a number one in U.S. and the last to date, the song didn’t impacted to the world like as impacted the U.S., in Ireland, where Gloria used to have some high position songs, this time only reached the Top 20 and in UK reached the Top 40, a very low position in comparison of other singles.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Brazil Singles Chart | 39 |
| German Singles Chart | 45 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 16 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 15 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 28 |
| UK Singles Chart | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 (2 weeks) |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay | 1 (for a week) |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 60 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 4 |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 (for a week) |
[edit] Official versions
Original versions
- Album version — 4:05
- Album version (Spanish version) — 4:09
| Preceded by "One More Try" by Timmy T |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 30, 1991- April 6, 1991 |
Succeeded by "I've Been Thinking About You" by Londonbeat |
