Bailamos

For other song, see Bram Tchaikovsky.
"Bailamos"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Cosas del Amor, Wild Wild West, and Enrique
Released June 15, 1999
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre
Length 3:38
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Nunca Te Olvidaré"
(1998)		 "Bailamos"
(1999)		 "Rhythm Divine"
(1999)

"Bailamos" (English: "We Dance" or "Let's Dance") is a Latin pop song from Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in Spanglish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the number-one spot in the Billboard Hot 100. In 1999 the song sold 5 million copies worldwide.

Background

"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 in March 1999, 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". 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 the Billboard 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 Records. 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 version of the album.

Commercial performance

The track peaked at number one for two weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, also became the 11th number-one single for Iglesias in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for one week. It also peaked at number one in Spain and Latvia. The single also peaked on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, while on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart, peaked at number 25. It peaked into top 10 in many countries including United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

Music video

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.

Cover versions

In 1999, Japanese singer Hideki Saijo sang the Japanese version of "Bailamos" under the title "Bailamos ~ Tonight We Dance" and has a remix version of the same song in 2000 under the title "Bailamos 2000". A year after the "Bailamos" release, in 2000, Sean Paul sampled the melody of the refrain in his song "Tiger Bone" featuring Mr. Vegas on his debut studio album Stage One. The use was uncredited, changing the lyrics from "Bailamos... let the rhythm take you over, bailamos... te quiero, amor mio" to "Tiger bone... when mi drink it and rub on a piece a stone... di gal dem bend up, when mi sen up".

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
US 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 13
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 6
Canada (RPM)[8] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 18
France (SNEP)[10] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] 1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[21] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 35
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 14

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1999) Position
Australian ARIA charts[24] 55
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[25] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[27] Gold 250,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Gold 0*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000^
United States 700,000[30]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


See also

References

  1. ↑ MTV.com Will Smith Sizes Up Enrique Iglesias' "Bailamos"-mania 24 June 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.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 69, No. 22, September 20 1999". RPM. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias: Bailamos" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Topp 20 Single uke 30, 1999 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista.
  14. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen. 111 (41): 77. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Singles Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 11/09/1999" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Enrique Iglesias.
  19. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  20. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  21. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  22. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Enrique Iglesias.
  23. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Enrique Iglesias.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  27. ↑ "French single certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  28. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Baialmos". Recorded Music NZ.
  29. ↑ "British single certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Bailamos in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  30. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1999". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 112 (4): 63. 22 January 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 June 2015.

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