"No Llores Por Mí" (English: ''Don't Cry for Me'') is the fourth single released by Spanish singer-songwriter
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 ...
from his eponymous debut studio album ''
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 ...
'' (1995), It was released by
Fonovisa on 6 May 1996 (see
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).
Song information
The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and co-written by Roberto Morales, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and became Iglesias fourth consecutive chart topper in the U.S. In 1996, "No Llores Por Mí" was performed as a duet with
Mexican singer
Ana Bárbara
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for a televised music special aired in Mexico and the United States.
Only two albums achieved four number-one singles in the ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Tracks
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
before: ''
Amor Prohibido
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studio rele ...
'' by
Selena
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and ''Otro Día Más Sin Verte'' by
Jon Secada
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. This record was broken by Iglesias with his following single "Trapecista". The singer won an
ASCAP
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award for "No Llores Por Mí" in 1996.
Chart performance
The track debuted in the United States ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Tracks
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...
chart at number 28 on 3 August 1996,
and rose to number 1 eight weeks later.
The single spent twelve weeks in the top ten.
See also
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List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1996
References
1996 singles
1995 songs
Enrique Iglesias songs
Spanish-language songs
Songs written by Enrique Iglesias
Songs written by Roberto Morales
Fonovisa Records singles
1990s ballads
Pop ballads
Rock ballads
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