"Para Cosas Buenas" (''For Good Things'') is a
pop rock
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/
R&B song performed by
Argentine band
Erreway
Erreway is an Argentine pop rock band formed during the television series '' Rebelde Way'', consisting of Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato and Benjamín Rojas. Releasing three studio albums — ''Señales'', '' Tiempo'', ''Mem ...
. It was written by Erreway and ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...
'' creator
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cr ...
and
songwriter
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Carlos Nilson Carlos "Rocky" Nilson (''Nilson Carlos Zulisber'') was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. During his teenage years, he was a hippie addicted to rock music. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had success as one of the member ...
for the band's second
studio album ''
Tiempo'' in 2003 (see
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* 2003 in Norwegian music
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). The song became a huge
radio
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hit throughout
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
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,
Europe
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and
Israel
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, becoming one of the most successful singles by Erreway. "Para Cosas Buenas" is considered to be one of the band's
signature songs.
Track listing
# "Para Cosas Buenas"
(Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cr ...
, Carlos Nilson Carlos "Rocky" Nilson (''Nilson Carlos Zulisber'') was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. During his teenage years, he was a hippie addicted to rock music. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had success as one of the member ...
) — 03:10
# "Para Cosas Buenas" (Reggae Version)
(Cris Morena, Carlos Nilson) — 00:36
Song information
"Para Cosas Buenas" was written by Erreway and ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...
'' creator
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cr ...
, a famous director, producer and composer, and
songwriter
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Carlos Nilson Carlos "Rocky" Nilson (''Nilson Carlos Zulisber'') was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. During his teenage years, he was a hippie addicted to rock music. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had success as one of the member ...
for the band's second
studio album ''
Tiempo'' in 2003 (see
2003 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2003.
Specific locations
* 2003 in British music
* 2003 in Irish music
* 2003 in Norwegian music
* 2003 in South Korean music
Specific genres
* 2003 in classical mu ...
). The song combines elements of
pop rock
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with
R&B and
hip hop. It became one of the biggest hits ever released by Erreway, topping charts throughout
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
,
Europe
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and
Israel
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. Band member
Camila Bordonaba
Camila Bordonaba Roldán (born September 4, 1984) is an Argentine actress, singer and theater director. She is known for her performances in the series ''Chiquititas'', ''Rebelde Way'', ''El Patrón de la Vereda'', ''Atracción x4 en Dream Beac ...
named "Para Cosas Buenas" her favourite song of the band.
[erre–way.com: Los Datos de Camila Bordonaba] "Para Cosas Buenas" is considered to be one of the band's
signature songs. The song also has its
reggae
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version, which was performed during their tours
Nuestro Tiempo and
Gira 2004.
Other appearances
The song was used as the opening theme for the second season of ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...
'', replacing "
Tiempo". "
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...
" eventually returned for the final episode, replacing "Para Cosas Buenas". As one of the biggest hits by Erreway, the song was included on ''
Erreway en Concierto
''Erreway en Concierto'' (''Erreway in Concert'') is the first compilation album by Argentine band Erreway. It was released in 2006 in Spain and had very large success there. Artists on this album included Benjamin Rojas, Felipe Colombo, Camila ...
'' (2006), ''
El Disco de Rebelde Way
''El Disco de Rebelde Way'' is a compilation album of the greatest hits by Argentine band Erreway. It was released exclusively in Spain in 2006. It sold 40,000 copies. The album consists of the greatest hits from the albums ''Señales'' and '' Tie ...
'' (2006) and ''
Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria
''Erreway presenta su caja recopilatoria'' is compilation of hits of Argentine band Erreway. It was released in 2007, specially for Spain, but it was sold in other parts of the world. On compilation, there are songs from their albums ''Señales' ...
'' (2007), three
compilation albums released by the band.
Music video
The music video, directed by
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1956), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cr ...
, was shot in a futuristic style, in a
mirror
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room. It does not have a specific storyline, and features Erreway members and ''
Rebelde Way
''Rebelde Way'' is an Argentine telenovela created and produced by Cris Morena. It was originally broadcast on Azul Televisiónfrom 27 May 2002 to 10 November 2003. The soap opera has been broadcast in many countries, achieving widespread succes ...
'' cast members as backing dancers.
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The video dominated on
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stations in
Argentina
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,
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
,
Israel
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, and
Europe
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in 2003.
References
External links
Official Videoat the
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Errewayat the
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