Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)

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"Esperanza"
Esperanza (song).jpg
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Cosas del Amor
ReleasedJuly 13, 1998 (1998-07-13)
Recorded1998
GenreLatin pop
Length3:11
LabelFonovisa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Al Despertar"
(1998) 		"Esperanza"
(1998) 		"Nunca Te Olvidaré"
(1998)

"Esperanza" (English: Hope) is the title of the first single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album, Cosas del Amor (1998), It was released by Fonovisa on 13 July 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Song information[]

Enrique Iglesias

The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija; the latter also wrote the singles "Experiencia Religiosa" and "Revolución" for Iglesias. The video for "Esperanza" was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and won Video of the Year at the 11th Lo Nuestro Awards.[1]

Chart performance[]

The track debuted on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 4 on 26 September 1998[2] and stayed at number 4 the following week. No charts were published for the weeks of 10 – 17 October 1998. For the week of 24 October 1998, the charts were finally announced and the single was at number 1,[3] spending 4 weeks at the summit. The song spent 15 weeks inside the top ten and 24 non-consecutive weeks in the top 40.[citation needed]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[5] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay[6] 12
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay[7] 8

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]
  3. ^ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]
  5. ^ ""Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com". 14 November 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]
  6. ^ ""Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]
  7. ^ ""Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.[dead link]

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