Bailamos

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"Bailamos"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Cosas del Amor, Wild Wild West soundtrack and Enrique
Released August 17, 1999
Format CD single
Recorded Spring 1999
Genre Latin pop
Length 3:38
Label Fonovisa, Interscope Records, Overbrook, Universal
Writer(s) Paul Barry & Mark Taylor
Producer Mark Taylor & Brian Rawling
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Nunca Te Olvidaré"
(1999)		 "Bailamos"
(1999)		 "Rhythm Divine"
(1999)

"Bailamos" (meaning 'We Dance') is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100.

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[edit] Song information

"Bailamos" was written by Paul Barry and Mark Taylor and produced by Barry and Brian Rawling, the same team which wrote and produced Cher's hit "Believe". The track first appeared on a limited edition of his Spanish studio album Cosas del Amor and was released as a single in parts of Latin America and Europe. After attending one of Enrique's concerts, Will Smith asked Enrique to contribute to the soundtrack of his upcoming movie Wild Wild West and Bailamos was chosen to appear.[1] The song quickly became most requested on pop radio in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. Due to the song's popularity, it was released as a single throughout the world. In English, Bailamos means "We Dance" (We Are Dancing), or in this case, "Let's Dance". The song was dedicated to three students: Brandon Kimball, Thomas McHugh, and Marisa Bisaccia. The students rescued Enrique during The Running of the Bulls several years ago. In the United States, the song was seen as part of a wave of crossover music from Latin American singers and a general increase in interest in Latin music, which was started by Ricky Martin's release "Livin' La Vida Loca". The single reached number one on the US pop charts, making it Iglesias' first chart topper on Billboard's Hot 100. The Latin song "Smooth" by Carlos Santana released at the end of the year was one of the most successful songs in chart history. Its immense success could, to some extent, be credited to "Bailamos"' and other Latin pop songs during the era. The success of "Bailamos" was a breakthrough for Iglesias, which enabled him to sign a multi-album deal with Interscope. The song would go on to appear on his debut English album Enrique, though slightly altered to fit with the sound of the album. The soundtrack version has a different arrangement in mix from the Album Version.

[edit] Track listing

UK CD1
  1. "Bailamos" (Album Version) - 3:37
  2. "Bailamos" (The Groove Brothers Remix) - 5:06
  3. "Bailamos" (Fernando's Latin Mix) - 5:30
UK CD2
  1. "Bailamos" (The Groove Brothers Radio Edit) - 3:25
  2. "Bailamos" (Davidson Ospina Club Mix) - 6:59
  3. "Bailamos" (Video - Paul Hunter Version) - 3:36
European CD Single
  1. "Bailamos" (Album Version) - 3:37
  2. "Nunca Te Olvidare" - 3:18
  3. "Bailamos" (The Groove Brothers Remix) - 6:25
USA CD Single
  1. "Bailamos" (Harry Choo Choo Romero & Eric Morillo Vocal Mix) - 6:29
  2. "Bailamos" (Fernando G. Latin Mix) - 5:30
  3. "Bailamos" (Ospina Club Anthem Mix) - 6:08
  4. "Bailamos" (Pablo La Rosa Techno Dub) - 6:13
  5. "Bailamos" (Mijangos Recycled Dub) - 9:23
  6. "Bailamos" (Album Version) - 3:37

[edit] Music videos

The original music video for Bailamos was shot in Miami. It has a montage of different scenes involving Iglesias, starting off with a scene of Iglesias in an apartment talking on the phone and later looking out of a window to the Miami skyline. Subsequent scenes involve Iglesias walking the streets and staring into a building as he watches two flamenco dancers. After the song was chosen to be part of the Wild Wild West soundtrack, a second video was made, directed by Nigel Dick. A portion of this video was shot in Mexico, while most of it shot in the backlot at Universal Studios.[2] In this video, Iglesias is depicted as a wanted man with the opening shot being a poster calling for his capture "dead or alive". Entering a sleepy Mexican town, he attracts several women who dance around him. Picking one out, they kiss until they are interrupted by people trying to claim the reward. Both Iglesias and the love interest manage to escape. The video also contains small snippets of scenes from the Wild Wild West movie. The third music video of Bailamos is directed by another famous music video director, Paul Hunter.[3] The video is plotless, and simply features Iglesias as a barman in a night club as he watches flamenco dancers on stage. It is also intercut with shots of Iglesias interacting with the lead dancer played by Staci Flood. The video ends with Iglesias and Flood leaving the now empty club.

[edit] Chart performance

The track peaked at number 1 for two weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, also became the 11th number 1 single for Iglesias in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 1 week. It did hit the top spot also in Spain and Latvia. The single also peaked on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart. It peaked into top 10 in many countries including UK, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1999)/(2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[5] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[7] 6
Canada (RPM)[8] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 18
France (SNEP)[10] 6
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] 4
New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 8
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[17] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[20] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 1

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1999) Position
Australian ARIA charts [22] 55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[23] 26

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold
New Zealand (RIANZ)[25] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ MTV.com Will Smith Sizes Up Enrique Iglesias' "Bailamos"-mania June 24, 1999
  2. ^ MVDBase.com Music Video Information, Version 1
  3. ^ MVDBase.com Music Video Information, Version 2
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  8. ^ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 22, September 20 1999". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8451&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=lvpfv0kn617bm9aedvasmf0et6. Retrieved 2012-01-28. 
  9. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  12. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 30, 1999 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Verdens Gang AS.
  14. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen) 111 (41): 77. http://books.google.com/books?id=cwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=intitle%3Abillboard+%22bailamos%22+%22spain%22+%22hits+of+the+world%22&q=%22hits+of+the+world%22+%22bailamos%22#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Enrique Iglesias. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Enrique Iglesias. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Songs for Enrique Iglesias. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Enrique Iglesias. Prometheus Global Media.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Aria.com.au. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1999.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-09. 
  23. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1999.htm. 
  25. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Baialmos". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1183&chartKind=S. 
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Bailamos in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
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