Here We Are (Gloria Estefan song)
"Here We Are" | ||||
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U.S. Cassette Single | ||||
Single by Gloria Estefan | ||||
from the album Cuts Both Ways | ||||
B-side |
"1-2-3 (Live) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (U.K.)" | |||
Released | December 1989 | |||
Format |
3" CD 3" CD-Maxi CD-Maxi Cassette 7" Vinyl 12" Vinyl | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length |
4:49 (Album Version) 4:49 (Portuguese Version) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gloria Estefan | |||
Producer(s) |
Emilio Estefan, Jr. Jorge Casas Clay Ostwald | |||
Gloria Estefan singles chronology | ||||
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"Here We Are" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 in the United States and in 1990 to the rest of the world as the third single of the album, Cuts Both Ways.
Song history
This was the third single of the album Cuts Both Ways and was one of many successful ballads performed by Gloria Estefan. The single was released with a B-side song: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", that was included on the European version, later to appear on the Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me album.
A Portuguese version of the song, "Toda Pra Você," is included on the compilation Exitos De Gloria Estefan as well as the Brazilian Version of "Cuts Both Ways"
As a duet for her special television concert All The Way Concert, Celine Dion performed this song, while Estefan sang Dion's song, "Because You Loved Me".
Track listings
U.S. & Canada Cassette Single (34T 73084) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
U.S. & Canada 7" Vinyl Single (34 73084) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
U.S. Promo CD Single (ESK 73084) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
Europe 3" CD Single (655473 1) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Europe 3" CD-Maxi Single #1 (655473 3) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
3. | "Surrender" | Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil | 4:01 |
Europe 3" CD-Maxi Single #2 (655473 5) [June 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
3. | "Dr. Beat" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Enrique Garcia | 5:20 |
Europe 7" Vinyl Single #1 (655473 7) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Europe 7" Vinyl Single #2 (655473 9) [June 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
Europe 12" Vinyl Single (655473 6) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
3. | "Surrender" | Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil | 4:01 |
U.K. CD-Maxi Single (655473 2) [February 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
3. | "Dr. Beat" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Enrique Garcia | 5:20 |
U.K. Cassette Single (655473 4) [February 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
U.K. 7" Vinyl Single (655473 9) [February 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
U.K. 7" Vinyl Single (Exclusive Edition with Colour Print) [655728 7] {February 1990} | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
U.K. 12" Vinyl Single (655473 8) [February 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "Dr. Beat" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Enrique Garcia | 5:20 |
3. | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 6:11 |
Spain Promo 7" Vinyl Single (ARIE 2347) [December 1989] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
Australia Cassette Single (655473 4) [June 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Australia 7" Vinyl Single (655473 7) [June 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Australia 12" Vinyl Single (655473 6) [June 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
3. | "Surrender" | Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil | 4:01 |
Philippines 7" Vinyl Single (QEL45-20187) | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Japan 3" CD Single (ESDA 7012) [January 21, 1990] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
2. | "1-2-3" (Live from the Homecoming Concert in Miami, May 1988) | Gloria Estefan & Enrique Garcia | 3:52 |
Toda Prá Você - Brazil Promo 12" Vinyl Single (52.179) | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Toda Prá Você" (Here We Are - Portuguese Version) | Gloria Estefan & Aloysio Reis | 4:49 |
2. | "Here We Are" | Gloria Estefan | 4:49 |
Official versions
Original Versions
- Album Version — (4:49)
- Portuguese Version ("Toda Prá Você") — (4:49)
Release history
Region | Date |
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U.S. | December 1989 |
Europe | December 1989 |
Netherlands | June 1990 |
U.K. | February 1990 |
Japan | January 20, 1990 |
Chart performance
"Here We Are" continued Estefan's success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was Estefan's ninth Top 10 single, peaking at number 6 in 1990. "Here We Are" went to number 1 on the American adult contemporary chart and remained in the top spot for five weeks.[1] Overseas, he song peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.
Country | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles | 6 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents | 24 |
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 6 |
Australia[2] | 20 |
Belgium (Flanders) | 19 |
Belgium (Wallonie) | 17 |
Brazil | 88 |
Canada[3] | 18 |
Germany | 64 |
Netherlands | 13 |
Ireland | 7 |
Japan (Tokyo) | 13 |
Poland | 17 |
Sweden | 20 |
U.K. | 23 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] | 90 |
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles | 74 |
In popular culture
"Here We Are" was used for the Cruz and Eden characters on the American soap opera Santa Barbara.[5] The song also appeared in an episode of the NBC daytime soap opera Another World in early 1990 as well as a 1990 episode of One Life to Live on ABC.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 87.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com > Gloria Estefan discography". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ↑ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.cybercom.net/~jima/misc/songs.html