"Do You Believe in Us" ( es, "Cree en nuestro amor") is a song by Cuban recording artist

Jon Secada Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez (born October 4, 1961), better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music fus ...

for his debut

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studio album and for his debut Spanish-language album ''

Otro Día Más Sin Verte ''Otro Día Más Sin Verte'' ( en, Another Day Without Seeing You), also called ''Sentir'' ( en, Feel) in Spain, is the Spanish-language debut album by Cuban American, Cuban singer Jon Secada. It was released on October 6, 1992 by EMI Latin to ...

'' (1992). It was released in late 1992 as the third single from his Spanish-language album. The English version peaked at number 13 on the US ''Billboard''

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and number three on the US ''Billboard''

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chart, while the Spanish version peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard''

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chart. The song was also successful in Canada, reaching number three and topping the Adult Contemporary chart for one week. It was composed by Secada, Miguel Morejon, and

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, while

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produced the piece. This single was sung by Secada at the

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opening ceremony.

Production and success

Jon Secada was the backup vocalist for Cuban singer

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in 1989. Secada became close friends with Gloria and her husband,

, who helped guide Secada into the music business. Secada released his

debut album in 1992 with

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. The recording made up of English-language compositions and two Spanish-language tracks. It was

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triple platinum by the

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(RIAA), denoting shipments of three million copies. Secada, with the help from Emilio, decided to release an all Spanish-language album. During the recording sessions, Secada confirmed that Gloria helped translate his English-language recordings into Spanish. He said that she told him to record songs that he would be comfortably fine with singing throughout his career as a singer. She also told them not to "translate everything literally" but to "keep the same theme of the song in play." "Cree en nuestro amor" was released as the third single from his Spanish album on 15 August 1992, peaking at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks on 27 February 1993.

Track listings

US maxi-CD single # "Do You Believe in Us" (hit version) – 3:36 # "Do You Believe in Us" (hot mix) – 3:57 # "Do You Believe in Us" (album version) – 3:58 # "Misunderstood" – 4:22 US 12-inch single :A. "Do You Believe in Us" ( Musto mix) – 4:28 :B. "

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" (Musto mix) – 6:34 US and Canadian cassette single # "Do You Believe in Us" (radio version) – 3:36 # "Misunderstood" – 4:22 UK CD single # "Do You Believe in Us" (LP version) – 3:58 # "Do You Believe in Us" (hit version) – 3:36 # "Do You Believe in Us" (hot mix) – 3:57 # "Misunderstood" – 4:22 UK 12-inch single :A1. "Do You Believe in Us" (LP version) – 3:58 :B1. "Do You Believe in Us" (hit version) – 3:36 :B2. "Do You Believe in Us" (hot mix) – 3:57 UK 7-inch single :A. "Do You Believe in Us" (LP version) – 3:58 :B. "Misunderstood" – 4:22 European maxi-CD single # "Do You Believe in Us" (Musto mix) – 4:28 # "Do You Believe in Us" (LP version) – 3:58 # "Just Another Day" (Musto mix) – 6:34 # "Otro día más sin verte" – 5:25 Australasian CD single # "Do You Believe in Us" (hit version) # "Do You Believe in Us" (hot mix) # "Just Another Day" (radio Spanish edit) # "Just Another Day" (extended radio version) # "Misunderstood" Japanese CD single # "Do You Believe in Us" (hit version) # "Do You Believe in Us" (hot mix) # "Just Another Day" (radio edit) # "Just Another Day" (club edit)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' liner notes. * Jon Secada – vocals, composition * Miguel Morejon – composition * Joseph Stefano – composition * Emilio Estefan Jr. – production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

Bibliography

* * * {{Authority control 1992 singles 1992 songs EMI Latin singles Jon Secada songs SBK Records singles Spanish-language songs Song recordings produced by Emilio Estefan Songs written by Miguel A. Morejon Songs written by Jon Secada