Por Amarte

"Por Amarte"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Enrique Iglesias
Released January 8, 1996 (1996-01-08)
Format CD · promo single
Recorded 1994-1995
Studio
Genre Latin pop
Length 4:00
Label Fonovisa
Songwriter(s) Enrique Iglesias · Roberto Morales
Producer(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Experiencia Religiosa"
(1995)		 "Por Amarte"
(1996)		 "Muñeca Cruel"
(1996)

"Experiencia Religiosa"
(1995)		 "Por Amarte"
(1996)		 "Muñeca Cruel"
(1996)
Enrique Iglesias

"Por Amarte" (English: To Love You) is the title of the third single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut studio album Enrique Iglesias (1995), It was released on January 8, 1996 (see 1996 in music).[1]

Song information

The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Roberto Morales, and became Iglesias’ third consecutive chart topper in U.S. The song also was featured on the Mexican telenovela Marisol (1996), produced by Juan Osorio, Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina starred protagonists, while Claudia Islas, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Aarón Hernán, Irma Lozano, Germán Robles, Laura Flores, Emma Laura, Renée Varsi, Sergio Basáñez, Pilar Montenegro and David Ostrosky starred as antagonists. Famous and beloved Enrique Álvarez Félix died after he finished his work in Marisol. with a few changes in the lyrics. Instead of Por amarte daría mi vida ("To love you, I’d give my life"), the words were: Por amarte Marisol, moriría ("To love you, Marisol, I’d die"). The singer won an ASCAP award for Por Amarte in 1996 and at the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards received a nomination for "Pop Song of the Year", losing to Iglesias own "Experiencia Religiosa".[2]

Chart performances

The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 8 on May 18, 1996, and rise to number 1 in only three weeks (the fastest for the singer) and spent eight weeks at pole position. The single spent twelve weeks in the Top Ten and also peaked at number 1 in Mexico for two weeks. Por Amarte peaked at number-one one week after the album Enrique Iglesias climbed to number-one in the Top Latin Albums chart for the first time.

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Colombia (ASINCOL)[3] 5
Mexico 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Pop Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay[5] 2
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay[6] 13

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Enrique Iglesias - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Premios a Lo Mejor De La Música Latina". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A. April 8, 1997. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "LO QUE ESTA SONANDO" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. November 26, 1996. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ ""Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com". June 15, 1996. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  5. ↑ ""Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com". May 25, 1996. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ ""Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com". June 1, 1996. Retrieved January 8, 2008.


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