"Maybe" is a song written by

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

, Steve Morales,

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, and David Siegel for Iglesias' second English-language album, ''

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'' (2001). Iglesias stated in many interviews that the song was his favorite track from the album ''Escape''. In 2002, the album was reissued with two new tracks, one of which was a reworking of the song dubbed the "Mark Taylor Mix". This version changed the song from a rhythmic piano based ballad into a slower guitar-driven song. This version of the song was released as the fifth single from the album. "Maybe" caused minor controversy when

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debuted a new song during her

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called "My Love Was Always There", which features similar lyrics to the chorus of Iglesias's "Maybe" as well as the same melody throughout the song. The single was released on 18 November 2002, reaching number one in Romania and becoming a top-40 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Track listings

European CD single # "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix) # "Maybe" (album version) UK CD1 # "Maybe" (Mark Taylor's mix) # "

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" (from The One and Only) # "Maybe" (from The One and Only) # "Maybe" (CD-ROM video) UK CD2 # "Maybe" (Mark Taylor's Mix) # "La chica de ayer" (album version) # " Love to See You Cry" (from The One and Only) UK cassette single # "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix) # "Hero" (from The One and Only) Australian CD single # "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix) # "Maybe" (album version) # "

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" (

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remix edit) # "La chica de ayer" (album version) # "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at

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, California) and Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) * Mastered at

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Mastering Studio (Hollywood, California) Personnel *

– writing, vocals, co-production, vocal production * Steve Morales – writing, background vocals, production, vocal production *

– writing, background vocals, vocal production * David Siegel – writing, keyboards * Aaron Fishbein – acoustic and electric guitar * Lee Levin – drums *

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– mixing * Shane Stoner – engineering * Fabian Marasciullo – engineering * Marc Lee – assistant engineering * Ivy Skoff – production coordination *

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– mastering

Charts

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Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maybe (Enrique Iglesias Song) 2001 songs 2003 singles Enrique Iglesias songs Interscope Records singles Number-one singles in Romania Songs written by David Siegel (musician) Songs written by Enrique Iglesias Songs written by Kara DioGuardi Songs written by Steve Morales