"Súbeme la Radio" (; ) is a song by Spanish singer

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 ...

featuring Cuban singer

Descemer Bueno Descemer Bueno (born July 5, 1971) is a Cuban singer, songwriter, and record producer. His first professional gigs were playing bass with Cuban troubadour Santiago Feliú. Early career Bueno studied music and became a music teacher before formi ...

and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo

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. The song was released by

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and

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on 24 February 2017. It was written by Iglesias, Zion & Lennox, Bueno,

Chris Jeday Carlos Ortíz Rivera (born September 19, 1989), known by his stage name Chris Jedi or Chris Jeday, is a Puerto Rican composer and record producer. He is recognized for working with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Ozuna, D ...

, Juan Rivera and Luis Ortiz, and produced by Jeday, Carlos Paucar and Gaby Music. "Súbeme la Radio" peaked at number two in Spain and on the US

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chart.

Background

Several remixes were commissioned for the release of "Súbeme la Radio", including one with Cuban singer Jacob Forever instead of Zion & Lennox, one featuring Latin American pop boy band

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and a

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version of the song was recorded with Puerto Rican singer

Gilberto Santa Rosa Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés, nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three million ...

. A Spanglish remix, featuring Jamaican singer

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, replacing Descemer Bueno and Zion & Lennox, was also released. It was sent to US

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on 25 July 2017. Another Spanglish version of the song was released on 21 July 2017, featuring Paul and English singer

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who sings the second verse, instead of Iglesias. This version reached the top 10 on the

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Music video

On his official Facebook page, Iglesias teased that the single would be released on 24 February 2017, along with the music video, which was filmed in Cuba. The video features Iglesias with the guest artists inside and on top of a bus at different scenes. It shows Enrique falling in love with a Cuban woman and he follows her through the streets. It also features a big crowd participation surrounding the performers as they sing and dance along with them. The music video was directed by Alejandro Pérez and was produced by

Yasha Malekzad Yasha Malekzad (born 1 October 1984) is an English music video director and producer from Beccles, Suffolk, England, who has worked with international artists including Enrique Iglesias, Will Smith, Pitbull, Usher, Lil Wayne, Sharon Stone, Nicky ...

and Kasra Pezeshki. As of December 2019, the video has received 1.2 billion views on YouTube.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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