To date, those stations have played it 2,000, 1,500, 800 and 1,100 times. “The Spanish version started building at Latin radio around February in Miami, at WMGE, WXDJ and WAMR. “This is a classic case of a data-driven record,” Walk explained. 1 on Hot Latin Songs and rises 30-25 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, with only a Spanglish remix updating its original Spanish-language release (and a new Sean Paul guest rap), I asked what’s led to its success at pop radio and its run up the Hot 100. As it scales the Hot 100, spends a 12th week at No. So, how has “Bailando” (Spanish for “dancing”) hit the Hot 100’s top 20, given its core Latin sound and potential language barriers? Between your question and hearing the song lately so much on Z100 in New York – where it sounds great, standing out, but still a fit for the format with its steadily pulsating beat and catchy verses and chorus, along with Iglesias’ friendly, familiar voice – I went to Charlie Walk, executive VP of Republic Records, which is promoting the song. Family get-togethers, the soul, the music … it just comes naturally. the lifestyle, on both my mom and dad’s sides. “In my household, it’s more of a Spanglish thing, aside from just the language. Mexican culture is a “big part of my life,” she told Latina back in 2012. While both songs are in English, she adds to the ever-increasing mix of Latin and American pop music. 2 on Latin Airplay with “Can’t Get Enough,” featuring Pitbull. 18 is Becky G’s “Shower.” Earlier this year, she reached No.
Santos, of course, just made more headlines when he knocked out hits at Yankee Stadium.Īnd, directly below “Bailando” on this week’s Hot 100 at No. 2 the week that the Hot 100 launched (Aug. 34 in 1998, and iconic Mambo act Perez Prado and His Orchestra, whose instrumental classic ‘Patricia’ ranked and peaked at No. Santos is just the third tropical act to rank as high in a first week, following Gloria Estefan, whose ‘Heaven’s What I Feel’ (an English-language track) entered at No. 45 on the Hot 100 in February: “‘Odio’ claims the highest debut for a Spanish-language song in the chart’s 55-year history, arriving at No. As we wrote when Romeo Santos’ “Odio,” featuring Drake, debuted at No. “Bailando” also marks another achievement for Latin music this year. 1: Los Lobos’ “La Bamba,” from the biopic of one of Latin crossover music’s pioneers, the iconic Ritchie Valens. 1 “Give Me Everything.”įYI, the name Gente do Zona means “people from the neighborhood,” and the trio is a leader in Cuban reggaeton.Īs for successful Spanish-language hits, one of the most famous ever reached the Hot 100’s top 40 around this time in 1987 on its way to No. Also: Nayer, who’s featured on Pitbull’s 2011 Hot 100 No.
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That includes Pitbull, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Irene Cara and Martika. To answer your questions in reverse order, the act carries on a tradition of acts of Cuban descent (if not necessarily living in Cuba at the time of their hits). The success of “Bailando” is notable on many levels. Thanks for some great historical, and geographical, context. Historically, Cuban Pérez Prado had hits in the ’50s, although he was then living in Mexico, not Cuba. – Gente de Zona is a Cuban act, composed of people actually living in Cuba.
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I’m remembering songs like “Eres Tú” by Mocedades back in 1973 and “La Tortura” by Shakira, featuring Alejandro Sanz, more recently (2005). – “Bailando” joins the list of successful Spanish-language hits on the Hot 100. – How has this song become such a big pop hit? It seems rare that a song that’s largely in Spanish, and sounds like many Latin, not necessarily pop, hits, is doing so well. “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias, featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, climbs 23-17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Or, Tweet questions to Gary Trust: HAS ENRIQUE IGLESIAS’ ‘BAILANDO’ BECOME SUCH A BIG HIT? As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.