Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Esperanza" (English: Hope) is the title of the first single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album, Cosas del Amor (1998), It was released by Fonovisa on 13 July 1998 (see 1998 in music).

"Esperanza"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Cosas del Amor
ReleasedJuly 13, 1998 (1998-07-13)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length3:11
LabelFonovisa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Al Despertar"
(1998)		 "Esperanza"
(1998)		 "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
(1998)

Song information
Enrique Iglesias

The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija; 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 – 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. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  3. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  4. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  5. ""Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com". 14 November 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  6. ""Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com". 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  7. ""Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com". 24 October 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
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