Inalcanzable

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“Inalcanzable”
“Inalcanzable” cover
Single by RBD
from the album Empezar Desde Cero
Released October 8, 2007
Format Airplay, digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 4:14
Label EMI
Writer(s) Carlos Lara
Producer Pedro Damián
RBD singles chronology
"Bésame sin miedo"
(2007)
"Inalcanzable"
(2007)
"Empezar Desde Cero"
(2008)

"Inalcanzable" (English: "Unreachable") is a song written by Carlos Lara for RBD's fourth studio album, Empezar Desde Cero. Produced by Pedro Damián, it is the first single from the album. Is the most successful hit from RBD in Latin America. RBD confirmed the release of the song at the press conference of the "RBD Day" on October 4, 2007. The song was released to radio stations on October 8, 2007. Is the most successful hit from RBD in Latin America.

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[edit] Critical reception

"Inalcanzable" was generally well-received by music critics. Rhapsody complimented the song for being a " beautiful and sweet collective ballad." [1] Rhapsody also commented this album "could signal the start of a more mature phase [of RBD]".

[edit] Music video

The video was directed by Esteban Madrazo [2] and shot on November 7, 2007. The video was filmed in an old house at Colonia San Rafael, Mexico City and it was shot in 20 hours.

The video premiered on December 5th through Estreno Mundial,[3] but leaked onto the Internet the day before though, on December 4, 2007.

The video features multiple special effects and shows the RBD members going through a tough time, where very special people come to give them courage and support. These very special people are RBD's fans who reflect the message the group wants to give out.

[edit] Chart performance

"Inalcanzable" debuted on number 36 in the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart in the week ending November 4, 2007. The song made a big impact on the same chart the next issue by moving from #36 to #9, being bulleted as the song that increased the most in plays that week. "Inalcanzable" is their fifth top 10 hit on the Hot Latin Songs, peaking at number 6 in its sixth week charting.[4]

In Latin America the single has become their best performing single to date, becoming the first and so far the only single from the group to peak at the top position on the Latin America Top 40[5], beating the success of both "Rebelde" and "Ser o Parecer" both peaking at number two (#2). "Inalcanzable" debuted at #23 becoming RBD's eleventh entry on the chart,[6] to jump the following week to number nine (#9) becoming the group's seventh top ten single. [7]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Argentina Singles Chart[8] 1
Bolivia Singles Chart[9] 1
Brazil Singles Chart[10] 44
Chilean Singles Chart[11] 17
Colombian Singles Chart[12][13] 6
Costa Rica Singles Chart[14] 1
Ecuador Singles Chart[15] 1
Dominican Republic Singles Chart[16] 1
El Salvador Singles Chart[17] 2
Guatemala Singles Chart[17] 1
Honduras Singles Chart[18] 1
Iberoamerica top100 singles[19] 2
Latin America Top 40[20] 1
México Top 100 Singles Chart[21][8] 2
Nicaragua Singles Chart[22] 1
Panama Singles Chart[18] 1
Paraguay Singles Chart[23] 2
Peruvian Singles Chart[24] 18
Romanian Top 100[25] 44
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs[4] 6
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[26] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay[27] 15
Venezuela Singles Chart[13] 5
Uruguay Singles Chart[28] 1
World Latin Top 30 Singles[29] 6
Preceded by
"Me Enamora" by Juanes
Latin America Top 40 number-one song
February 10, 2008
Succeeded by
"Me Enamora" by Juanes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Empezar desde Cero review by Judy Cantor-Navas. Rhapsody. Retrieved on August 31, 2007.
  2. ^ International release info. Grupo-RBD. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Video release info. RBDWord. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Inalcanzable" in Hot Latin Songs. Billboard. Retrieved on November 15, 2007.
  5. ^ Ranking del 10 de Febrero del 2008
  6. ^ Ranking del 25 de Noviembre del 2007 (Semana 47)
  7. ^ Ranking del 25 de Noviembre del 2007 (Semana 48)
  8. ^ a b Songs more popular in Latin America. VanGuardia. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  9. ^ "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to Bolivia Airplay Chart. Bolivia Airplay Chart. Retrieved on January 28, 2007.
  10. ^ "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to Hot100Brazil. Hot100Brazil. Retrieved on January 12, 2007.
  11. ^ [1]. Chilean Singles Chart. Retrieved on April 7, 2008.
  12. ^ Colombian Singles Chart. America Top 100. Retrieved on November 19, 2007.
  13. ^ a b "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to RBDWorld. RBDWorld. Retrieved on November 30, 2007.
  14. ^ [2]. Satelite musical. Retrieved on April 6, 2008.
  15. ^ Ecuador Top10
  16. ^ Top Latino for countries
  17. ^ a b Inalcanzable in Centroamerica
  18. ^ a b Acapara 'Perfecta' primeros lugares en centroamérica | Diario.com.mx: Edición Cd. Juárez
  19. ^ Iberoamerica Top 100
  20. ^ Latin America Top 40 Top Latino. Retrieved on February 14, 2008
  21. ^ Mexican Singles Chart. America Top 100. Retrieved on November 19, 2007.
  22. ^ Domina "inalcanzable" centroamérica | Diario.com.mx: Edición Cd. Juárez
  23. ^ Top 10 according to MusikFresk
  24. ^ AmericaTop100.com - Las Listas Oficiales del Continente Americano
  25. ^ Romanian Singles Chart
  26. ^ U.S. Latin Pop Airplay. Radio & Records. Retrieved on January 25, 2007.
  27. ^ U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on November 29, 2007.
  28. ^ Top 5 for countries Uruguay
  29. ^ [http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=34 "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to WLT30S]. "Julian". Retrieved on February 25.