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"Inalcanzable"
Song

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

Critical reception

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

Music video

The video has been confirmed finished. It was directed by Esteban Madrazo[2] and shot on November 7. The video was filmed in an old house at Colonia San Rafael, Mexico City and lasted for 20 hours. The result premiered on December 5th through Estreno Mundial,[3] but leaked onto the Internet the day before though, on December 4 2007. The video was sent to all the most important international TV channels, outside of Mexico.[2]

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 fans who reflect the message the group wants to give out.

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. The song was the one with the biggest incease in airplay for three weeks in the chart, ending up peaking at number 2 for a while. In its thirteenth week, it dethroned Juanes' "Me Enamora", which topped the chart for 17 weeks respectively, from the number one position.[4] "Inalcanzable" is their fifth top 10 hit on the Hot Latin Songs, peaking at number 6 in its sixth week charting.[5]

In Latin America the single has become their most successful single to date by been the first and so far the only single from RBD to peak at #1 in the Latin America Top 40[6], beating Rebelde and Ser o Parecer both songs peaked at #2. "Inalcanzable" debuted at #23 becoming RBD's 11th entry on the Chart[7] to jump the following week to #9 becoming the group's seventh Top Ten single[8]. The single is currently at #4.

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Argentina Singles Chart[9] 1
Bolivia Singles Chart[10] 1
Brazil Singles Chart[11] 44
Chilean Singles Chart[12][13] 10
Colombian Singles Chart[14][13] 6
Costa Rica Singles Chart[13] 2
Dominican Republic Singles Chart 2
El Salvador Singles Chart[15] 2
Guatemala Singles Chart[15] 1
Honduras Singles Chart[16] 1
Latin America Top 40[17] 1
México Top 100 Singles Chart[18][9] 2
Nicaragua Singles Chart[19] 1
Panama Singles Chart[16] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs[5] 6
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay[20] 15
Venezuela Singles Chart[13] 5
World Latin Top 30 Singles[21] 7
Preceded by Latin America Top 40 number-one song
February 10 2008 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Empezar desde Cero review by Judy Cantor-Navas. Rhapsody. Retrieved on August 31 2007.
  2. ^ a b International release info. Grupo-RBD. Retrieved December 9 2007.
  3. ^ Video release info. RBDWord. Retrieved December 1 2007.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Latin Pop Airplay. Radio & Records. Retrieved on January 25 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Inalcanzable" in Hot Latin Songs. Billboard. Retrieved on November 15 2007.
  6. ^ Ranking del 10 de Febrero del 2008
  7. ^ Ranking del 25 de Noviembre del 2007 (Semana 47)
  8. ^ Ranking del 25 de Noviembre del 2007 (Semana 48)
  9. ^ a b Songs more popular in Latin America. VanGuardia. Retrieved on January 17 2007.
  10. ^ "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to Bolivia Airplay Chart. Bolivia Airplay Chart. Retrieved on January 28 2007.
  11. ^ "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to Hot100Brazil. Hot100Brazil. Retrieved on January 12 2007.
  12. ^ Chilean Singles Chart. America Top 100. Retrieved on December 1 2007.
  13. ^ a b c d "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to RBDWorld. RBDWorld. Retrieved on November 30 2007.
  14. ^ Colombian Singles Chart. America Top 100. Retrieved on November 19 2007.
  15. ^ a b Inalcanzable in Centroamerica
  16. ^ a b [1]
  17. ^ Latin America Top 40 Top Latino. Retrieved on February 14 2008
  18. ^ Mexican Singles Chart. America Top 100. Retrieved on November 19 2007.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Diario Jan 20 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on November 29 2007.
  21. ^ [http://http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=34 "Inalcanzable" chart positions according to WLT30S]. "Julian". Retrieved on Febraury 25.
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