Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Esperanza"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Cosas del Amor
Released 13 July 1998 (1998-07-13)
Format CD promo single
Recorded 1997-98
Genre Latin pop
Length 3:09
Label Fonovisa
Writer(s) Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso
Producer(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Viviré y Moriré"
(1998)		 "Esperanza"
(1998)		 "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
(1998)

"Esperanza" (Eng.: Hope) is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album, Cosas del Amor.

Song information

Enrique Iglesias

The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso; 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 and 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.

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. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998.
  3. ↑ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998.
  4. ↑ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998.
  5. ↑ ""Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com". 14 November 1998.
  6. ↑ ""Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998.
  7. ↑ ""Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998.

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