"Words Get in the Way" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Miami Sound Machine | |||||||||||||||||||
from the album Primitive Love | |||||||||||||||||||
B-side | "No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar" | ||||||||||||||||||
Released | June 14, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | Cassette Single Vinyl 7" Single Vinyl 12" Single |
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Recorded | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Label | Epic | ||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Gloria M. Estefan | ||||||||||||||||||
Certification | Gold (ARIA) | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Words Get in the Way" was the third single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. The song is a ballad and became the most successful song off the album.
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As a ballad, "Words Get in the Way" marked a change in sound from the band's earlier singles and foreshadowed Estefan's success as an adult contemporary artist.
The song was their first to crack the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5, and became their first number-one hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in 1986.[1] They didn't achieve the same success internationally, but still managed to reach the Top 20 in other countries. The single was certified Gold by the ARIA for its sales of 35,000 copies.[2]
The band re-recorded the song in Spanish under the title "No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" ("I Won't Fall in Love Again"), although not a direct translation. The Spanish version entered the "Hot Latin Songs" in the Top 20, becoming the band's first entrance on the chart. This version was available on international pressings of the album and on its inclusion on Estefan's Spanish compilation Exitos de Gloria Estefan.
U.S. Vinyl 7" Single (DBS 10120)
Australia Vinyl 7" Single (ES 1169)
Holland Vinyl 12" Single (650079 6)
Region | Date |
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United States | June 14, 1986 |
Japan | July 21, 1986 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position[2] |
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Australia Singles Chart | 22 |
Dutch Singles Chart | 17 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 17 |
Original versions
Preceded by "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera |
Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single August 23, 1986 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Friends and Lovers" by Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson |
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