"Debo Hacerlo" ("I Must Do It") is a dance song written, produced and performed by

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singer-songwriter

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. It was released as the first single from his

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of the same title (1987). This song became the last original song recorded by Gabriel, until 1994, due to a copyright dispute with BMG over his repertoire, and was later covered by

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, José Octavio and

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Background

"Debo Hacerlo" became the last original song recorded by

singer-songwriter

, due to his refusal to record any new material, since the dispute with BMG over

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to his songs was unresolved. Moreover, upon listening to "Debo Hacerlo" one can hear the same intro from his previous single, "Hasta que te Conoci", and in fact, some of the chord progression from "Hasta" carries onto "Debo Hacerlo". To release this song, the record label selected eleven previously released tracks from Gabriel's catalog. Gabriel did a special appearance in the 'Festival Acapulco 1988' to present the song. The song became a success in

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where it spent seven months within the Top 5, leading to the parent album to sell six million copies in Latin America and receiving a platinum certification in United States for sales of 100,000 units.

Chart performance and cover versions

The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 30 on 26 December 1987 and climbed to the top ten five weeks later. It reached the top position of the chart on 16 April 1988, replacing " Ay Amor" by Mexican singer-songwriter

and being replaced one week later by

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". This song became Gabriel's second number-one hit in the Hot Latin Tracks chart as a lead performer, after "

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" in 1986 and his fourth number-one single as a songwriter. It ended 1988 as the fifth best-performing single of the year. "Debo Hacerlo" has been covered by several artists. Mexican trio

recorded a cover version of the song in a medley along with "Caray", "Querida" and "Me Nace del Corazón", they released this version as the second single from their Grammy nominated album ''... Con Amor Eterno'' (1991). This medley peaked at number three in the Hot Latin Tracks chart. A

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version was recorded by

in 2005 on her

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'' Dos Amores, Un Amante''. Mexican singer-songwriter

recorded another version of the song on the Tribute album ''Amo al Divo de Juárez''.

, Will Veloz, Pepe González, Mariachi Arriba Juárez and José Octavio also did their version of the track.

re-recorded "Debo Hacerlo" to celebrate his 30th career anniversary, on his 2001 album ''Por Los Siglos''.

Other Uses

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Track listing

* Vinyl Maxi-Single # "Debo Hacerlo" # "Pensamientos"

References

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Background

Chart performance and cover versions

Other Uses

Track listing

See also

References