"Pégate" (
English: "Get Closer") is the second
single from
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography incorporati ...
's first live album, ''
MTV Unplugged
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'' (2006). It was released on December 19, 2006. The song was written by Martin, Roy Tavaré and
Tommy Torres, and produced by Torres.
Composition
The song is a traditional
plena
Plena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico.
Origins
The plena genre originated in Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico, around 1900. It was influenced by the bomba style of music. Originally, sung texts were not associated wit ...
rhythm, a popular Puerto Rican genre played with three hand held drums or
tambourine
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s, among other instruments. In "Pégate", the traditional plena drums are played by the percussionists of the band
Viento de Agua, led by Tito Matos.
Cuatro
Cuatro, Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the 4, number 4, may refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), a family of Latin American string instruments, including:
** Cuatro (Venezuela)
** Puerto Rican cuatro
* Cuatro (TV channel), a Spanish free-to ...
, a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico, is played by Christian Nieves.
Chart performance
In the United States, "Pégate" peaked at number eleven on ''
Billboard
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s
Hot Latin Songs
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and at number nine on
Latin Pop Airplay
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and
Tropical Songs. It also reached number twenty-five on
Latin Rhythm Airplay
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. With the help of remixes by
Ralphi Rosario, "Pégate" also peaked at number six on the
Dance Club Songs
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chart. In Spain, the song reached number thirteen on the
Digital Singles Chart. In Mexico, the
digital single
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was certified 4× Platinum for sales of over 400,000 copies.
Awards
"Pégate" won the
ASCAP Latin Award in category Pop/Ballad Winning Song and also won the
BMI Latin Award.
Formats and track listings
US promotional CD single
#"Pégate" (Radio Edit) – 3:10
#"Pégate" (Album Version) – 4:05
US promotional CD maxi-single
#"Pégate" (
Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix) – 3:58
#"Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox) – 8:25
#"Pégate" (Ralphi's Dirty Dub) – 13:39
#"Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix - Instrumental) – 3:58
#"Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox - Instrumental) - 8:21
#"Pégate" (Echo & Diesel Remix) – 3:37
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
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2006 singles
Ricky Martin songs
Songs in Spanish
2006 songs
Columbia Records singles
Live singles