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Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?
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By Gary Trust | July 27, 2014 8:05 AM EDT
HOW HAS ENRIQUE IGLESIAS' 'BAILANDO' BECOME SUCH A BIG HIT?
Hi Gary,
"Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias, featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, climbs 23-17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A few thoughts:
- 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" joins the list of successful Spanish-language hits on the Hot 100. I'm remembering songs like "Eres Tú" by Mocedades back in 1973 and "La Tortura" by Shakira, featuring Alejandro Sanz, more recently (2005).
- Gente de Zona is a Cuban act, composed of people actually living in Cuba. Historically, Cuban Pérez Prado had hits in the '50s, although he was then living in Mexico, not Cuba.
Keep up the good work and all the best,
http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...-become-such-a