But, ultimately, it comes down to the fans and how they react. “I do my best and put so much enthusiasm into songs, songwriting and videos. Most importantly, it’s up to those who receive it. Overall, Iglesias says, a song’s legacy is not defined only by its artist. “I was like, ‘This is what I love to do.'” “When I recorded the song, when I made the video, everything just came together,” he says. The popularity of “Bailando” (which translates to English as “dancing” not to be confused with Iglesias’ 1999 smash “Bailamos,” which equates to “we dance”) is also undeniably evident by the more than 580 million worldwide views of multiple versions of its videos on Iglesias’ Vevo channel. Whether it’s uptempo, more Latin-leaning, more pop-leaning, or more dance-leaning … it doesn’t matter. “I always just try to go with my instinct. “I’ve never tried to follow a formula,” he says. 29) from his home in Miami, where he recently wrapped a North American leg of his co-headlining tour with Pitbull. For Hot Latin Songs, however, only airplay on monitored Spanish-language stations and sales of the Spanish-language version of the song (with a ratio of streaming comparable to its sales) contribute to its rank.īillboard caught up with Iglesias (on Oct. 23, marking Iglesias’ highest chart appearance since “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)” peaked at No. On the Hot 100, the track (aided by an English version featuring Sean Paul) reached No. 1 on Top Latin Albums on April 5. The set spends its 14th (nonconsecutive) week at No. “Bailando” is the third Spanish-language single released from Iglesias’ album Sex & Love, which debuted at No. 1 run of every other chart-topping song in the chart’s 28-year history. 1s on Hot Latin Songs (25), having scored his first in 1995 with “Si Tu Te Vas.” Nineteen years later, “Bailando” shatters the No. Iglesias already holds the record for the most No. 1 ever on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart all to himself, as his megahit “Bailando,” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, spends a 26th week at the top. It trumps previous record-holder Shakira, whose “La Tortura,” featuring Alejandro Sanz, reigned for 25 weeks beginning in June 2005. More than special, “Bailando” is now a record-breaker.Īdding to a host of career achievements, Iglesias now claims the record for the longest-running No. Sometimes you’re right, sometimes you’re wrong. I have a tendency to always go with my gut.
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According to the IFPI, Bailando was the tenth best-selling song of 2014 with 8 million units (sales plus track-equivalent streams) worldwide.“The song to me was always a special song, but you never really know,” Enrique Iglesias tells Billboard exclusively about “Bailando.” “You don’t know how successful a song is going to be. The original Spanish version of "Bailando" served as the theme song of the soap opera Reina de Corazones which aired on Telemundo. Iglesias also released two Portuguese versions of the song: one version of the song in Portuguese destined for Brazilian market with additional vocals by Brazilian singer Luan Santana, and the other Portuguese version destined for the Portuguese market featured the additional vocals of the Portuguese singer Mickael Carreira. The Spanglish version features Jamaican singer Sean Paul. "Bailando" (Portugal Portuguese Ver.) on YouTubeĪs of 24 August 2014, there are three other versions of the song that have been released to the music market besides the original Spanish version. "Bailando" (Brazilian Portuguese Ver.) on YouTube Cover of the Spanish version by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
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