A Dios le Pido

"A Dios le Pido"
Single by Juanes
from the album Un Día Normal
Released June 6, 2002
April/May 2006
Format CD single (2002/2006)
Maxi single (2006)
Recorded 2002
Genre Alternative rock
Latin rock
Length 3:25
Label Surco (2002)
Universal (2006)
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla
Juanes singles chronology
2001
"Nada"		 2002
"A Dios le Pido"		 2002
"Es Por Ti"
2005/2006
"La Camisa Negra"
2006
"A Dios le Pido"
2006
"Volverte a Ver"

"A Dios le Pido" (English: I ask God) is the lead single from the Spanish studio album Un Día Normal by the Latin music singer and songwriter Juanes, released in 2002 in Spain and Latin America. In 2006, the song was re-released in some countries in Europe, right after the success of "La Camisa Negra", which charted in almost every European country in the top five. It reached number 1 in twelve countries on three different continents. "A Dios le Pido" spent 47 consecutive weeks on the "Hot Latin Tracks" Billboard.

This track won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2002, the second year in a row for the singer.

The song is an anthem asking God to bless and protect the singer's family, future children, and close friends. It quickly became a hymn for peace through all of Latin America, particularly because of the line "a Dios le pido que mi pueblo no derrame tanta sangre y se levante mi gente" ("I ask God: may my country not shed so much blood and may my people rise up").

Track listings

Digital download (Surco/September 1, 2003)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" - 3:27
  2. "A Dios le Pido" [Acoustic Version] - 3:30
  3. "Fijate bien" [Original Version] - 4:50
  4. "Nada" [Acoustic Version] - 3:55

Mexican CD single (Universal/2002)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" [Original Version] - 3:26
  2. "A Dios le Pido" [Acoustic Version] - 3:28

EU CD single (Surco/September 8, 2003)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" [Original Version] - 3:26
  2. "A Dios le Pido" [Acoustic Version] - 3:28

EU CD single (Universal/April 7, 2006)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" [Album Version] - 3:25
  2. "A Dios le Pido" [Full Phatt Remix] - 3:40

French CD single (Universal/April 3, 2006)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" - 3:25
  2. "La Camisa Negra" - 3:34

EU maxi single (Universal/April 7, 2006)

  1. "A Dios le Pido" [Album Version] - 3:25
  2. "A Dios le Pido" [Full Phatt Remix] - 3:40
  3. "Un Día Normal" [Album Version] - 3:53

Charts

Chart (2002–05) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[1] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[3] 14
European Hot 100 Singles[4] 41
France (SNEP)[5] 12
Germany (Media Control AG)[6] 31
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] 15
Slovakia (IFPI)[8] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10] 1
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] 2
US Tropical Songs (Billboard) 1
Preceded by
"Yo Puedo Hacer" by Ricardo Montaner		 U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs number-one single
24 August 2002		 Succeeded by
"Mentiroso" by Enrique Iglesias

References

  1. ^ "Juanes – A Dios le Pido – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Juanes – A Dios le Pido" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Juanes – A Dios le Pido" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  4. ^ "Juanes Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Juanes. Prometheus Global Media.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Juanes – A Dios le Pido" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  7. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Juanes – A Dios le Pido". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200635 into search.
  9. ^ "Juanes – A Dios le Pido – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ Los Discos No. 1 En España de 1950 and 2010 - NEWALENCIA, http://nicolasramospintado.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/los-discos-n%C2%BA1-en-espana-de-1950-a-2010/, retrieved 2 September 2010 
  11. ^ "Juanes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Songs for Juanes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
Juanes
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles
Featured singles
"Mi Libre Canción" (with Laura Pausini) • "Te Busqué" (with Nelly Furtado) • "Somos El Mundo" (with Various artists) • "Ay Haiti" (with Various artists) • "Gracias a la Vida" (with Various artists) • "La Calle" (with Juan Luis Guerra)
Other releases
DVD
El Diario de Juanes • Mi Sangre: Tour Edition DVD
Tour(s)
Mi Sangre World Tour • La Vida World Tour • P.A.R.C.E. Tour
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