Amor Gitano
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| Single by Alejandro Fernández and Beyoncé from the album Viento a Favor, B'Day (Deluxe Edition) and Irreemplazable |
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| Released | March 2007 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | January 2007 at The Beach House Recording Studios (Miami Beach, Florida) Roc the Mic Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Latin, pop, soul | ||||
| Length | 3:48 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Jaime Flores, Reyli Barba | ||||
| Producer | Rudy Pérez, Beyoncé Knowles | ||||
| Alejandro Fernández singles chronology | |||||
| "Amor Gitano" (2007) |
"Te Voy A Perder" (2007) |
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| Beyoncé singles chronology | |||||
| "Get Me Bodied" (2006) |
"Amor Gitano" (2007) |
"Green Light" (2007) |
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| B'Day (Deluxe Edition): Disc Two track listing | |||||
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"Amor Gitano" (English: "Gypsy Love") is a Latin pop and soul song written by American R&B singer Beyoncé along with Jaime Flores and Reyli Barba as the theme song for the telenovela Zorro: La Espada y la Rosa in 2007. Knowles produced the song with Rudy Pérez and performed it with Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernández. "Amor Gitano" was written and performed in Spanish, and recorded in January of 2007. According to the label's translation, Fernández sings, "I'm your gypsy, your pilgrim. I'm your thief, I'm going to love you even if they tear my heart out".[1]
[edit] Release and chart success
"Amor Gitano" was the first release from Fernández's twelfth studio album Viento a Favor (2007) and the second release from the deluxe edition of Beyoncé's second studio album B'Day (2007). It was mainly in sold in markets with a strong Latin demographic, including Mexico where it reached number 38 on the country's official singles chart and number five on the Digital Sales chart in late April of 2007. In Spain, the song was certified 8x Platinum (160,000 copies) for downloads and 15x Platinum (300,000 copies) for ringtone sales. "Amor Gitano" has spent 13 weeks on top of the Spanish singles chart. It's the Beyoncé's second number-one hit on the Spanish Download chart (the first was "Beautiful Liar") as well as her first Spanish language number-one hit.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Argentinian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Chilean Singles Chart[2] | 46 |
| Ibero American Singles Chart[3] | 63 |
| GIB Singles Chart | 1 |
| Mexican Singles Chart[4] | 38 |
| Mexican Digital Sales Chart[5] | 5 |
| Spanish Singles Chart[6] | 1 |
| Euro Digital Tracks[7] | 5 |
| Preceded by "Pure Intuition" by Shakira |
Spanish PROMUSICAE Downloads Chart number-one single May 28, 2007 - August 27, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Lamento Boliviano" by Dani Mata |
| Preceded by "Umbrella" by Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z |
GIB Singles Chart number one single August 5, 2007 - August 12, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Gotta Work" by Amerie |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Translation
- ^ Chile Top 100 "Chile Top 100"
- ^ Ibero America Top 100 "Ibero America Top 100"
- ^ Mexico Top 100. Retrieved on 2007-05-24.
- ^ Mexican Digital Sales Chart. Retrieved on 2007-04-23.
- ^ Spain Singles Chart.
- ^ Euro Digital Tracks.
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