Loco (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Loco"
Single by Enrique Iglesias featuring Romeo Santos
from the album Sex and Love
Released 24 August 2013
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:37
Label Republic
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Romeo Santos & Carlos Paucar
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Turn the Night Up"
(2013)		 "Loco"
(2013)		 "Heart Attack"
(2013)
Romeo Santos singles chronology
"Propuesta Indecente"
(2013)		 "Loco"
(2013)		 "Odio"
(2014)

"Loco" is the lead Spanish single and overall second single from Enrique Iglesias's album, Sex and Love. The single features American recording artist Romeo Santos. This is Iglesias' second Bachata song after "Cuando Me Enamoro". A banda version of the song was recorded which features Mexican recording singer Roberto Tapia.[1] Another version of the song featuring Spanish singer India Martínez was released on iTunes on 17 December 2013.[2]

Music video

The music video is directed by Yasha Malekzad, who has also directed the music videos for "Turn the Night Up" and "Dirty Dancer".[3] The video was released on Iglesias' official vevo channel on YouTube on August 26, 2013. The video has been viewed 191 million times.[4]

Synopsis

The video starts with Iglesias walking into a bar, while the end of his 1995 song "Por Amarte" is clearly heard. He orders a drink. Beside Iglesias, Santos is sitting and looking tense.The two heart throbs playing losers sneak glances Actress Roselyn Sanchez who dances alone onstage under flashing lights, gyrating in a skintight red dress. Tough guy actor Danny Trejo, looks on menacingly. Enrique and Romeo are so down that neither can muster up the energy to approach Sanchez as she sashays past him, though both look on longingly as she walks out the door.[3]

Chart performance

Loco debuted on Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 87 and peaked at No. 80, becoming Enrique's highest charting Spanish song on the chart at the time. It surpassed "Cuando Me Enamoro" which peaked at No. 89. The song also debuted in Spain at No. 22.

The song debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart with just three full days of sales & airplay as it was released on 24 August 2013. It sold around 3,000 downloads in those three days.[5] It climbed to No. 2 the very next week. It became 24th No. 1 for Enrique in this chart.It has topped the Latin Airplay chart for 9 non-consecutive weeks.

The song also made a Hot Shot Debut on Tropical Songs at No. 4 being the Greatest Gainer of the week.[6] The following week it rose to No. 3 again being the Greatest Gainer of the week.[7]

It also made debut at No. 3 on Latin Pop Songs becoming the greatest gainer of the week.[6] The following week it rose to No. 2.[7] The song topped this chart in the third week making it Enrique's 18th song to top this chart further extending his record.[8] It topped this chart for 12 consecutive weeks before getting replaced by Wisin's Que Viva La Vida. The song regained the top spot the very next week. In total, the song has spent 14 weeks atop of Latin Pop Songs chart becoming Enrique's best performing song on this chart surpassing his previous best "Dímelo" which topped the chart for 12 weeks.[9]

Charts

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[10] 1
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[11] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 80
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[15] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[16] 2
Venezuela (Record Report)[17] 58

Year-end charts

(2013) Position
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[18] 55
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[19] 9
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 12
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[19] 12

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[21] Platinum 60,000^
United States 61,000[22]
Streaming + Sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] Platinum 10,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Un dúo que promete Roberto Tapia y Enrique Iglesias El Patrón
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Enrique Iglesias and Romeo Santos Hit the Bar, Avoid Danny Trejo in 'Loco' Video Billboard
  4. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias - Loco ft. Romeo Santos". EnriqueIglesiasVEVO. 2013-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Prince Royce Climbs to No. 1, Bachata Rules Hot Latin Songs Top 10". Billboard. 2013-08-29.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chart Highlights: Enrique Iglesias' 'Loco' Launches At No. 1 On Latin Airplay Billboard
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chart Highlights: Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Leads Pop Songs For 10th Week Billboard
  8. ↑ "Chart Highlights: Bruno Mars' 'Gorilla' Swings Onto Pop Songs". Billboard. 2013-09-16.
  9. ↑ "Chart Highlights: OneRepublic Tops Adult Pop Songs, Beyonce Bows At R&B/Hip-Hop".
  10. ↑ "#1 Latin Hits Republica D.". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. Archived from the original on 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  11. ↑ "Top 20 General: Del 4 Al 10 de Noviembre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  12. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias feat. Romeo Santos – Loco" Canciones Top 50.
  13. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Enrique Iglesias.
  14. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  15. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  16. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Tropical Airplay for Enrique Iglesias.
  17. ↑ "Top 100". Record Report (in Spanish). R.R. Digital C.A. 2013-11-24. Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  18. ↑ "monitorLATINO presenta las 100 canciones más tocadas del 2013, en México.". RadioNotas (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. December 18, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "2013 Year-End Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  20. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias feat. India Martínez – Loco" Canciones Top 50.
  21. ↑ "Certificaciones – Enrique Iglesias" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  22. ↑ Mendizabal, Amaya (July 2, 2014). "Enrique Iglesias, Romeo Santos Dominate Mid-Year SoundScan Latin Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Streaming - Semana 26: Del 23.06.2014 Al 29.06.2014" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved July 7, 2014.