Esperanza (song)
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| “Esperanza” | |||||
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| Single by Enrique Iglesias from the album Cosas del Amor |
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| Released | September, 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD Promo single | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Latin | ||||
| Length | 3:12 | ||||
| Label | Fonovisa | ||||
| Writer(s) | Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso | ||||
| Producer | Rafael Pérez-Botija | ||||
| Enrique Iglesias singles chronology | |||||
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"Esperanza" (Eng.: Hope) is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album Cosas del Amor.
[edit] Song Information
The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso, the later also wrote the singles "Experiencia Religiosa" and "Revolución", for Iglesias. The video for "Esperanza" was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
[edit] Chart Performance
The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 4 in September 26, 1998[1] and stayed at number 4 the following week. No charts were published in the weeks of October 10 and October 17, 1998. In the week of October 24, 1998 the charts finally were announced and the single was at number 1[2], spending 4 weeks at the summit. The song spent 15 weeks inside the Top Ten and 24 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 40.
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [3] | 1 (4 weeks) |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay [4] | 1 (4 weeks) |
| US Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay [5] | 12 |
| US Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay [6] | 8 |
| Preceded by "Decir Adiós" by Carlos Ponce |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single October 24, 1998 - November 14, 1998 |
Succeeded by "Ciega, Sordomuda" by Shakira |
[edit] References
- ^ "Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1997-09-26.
- ^ "Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1998-10-24.
- ^ "Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1998-10-24.
- ^ "Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1998-11-14.
- ^ "Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1998-09-26.
- ^ "Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com. Retrieved on 1998-10-24.
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