"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 label Fonovisa where he released three Spanish albums ''Enrique Iglesias (album), Enrique ...
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 form ...
and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo
Zion & Lennox. The song was released by
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic R ...
and
Sony Music Latin
Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (often referred to as Sony Music Latin) is an American record label owned by Sony Music. The label focuses on artists of Latin music. Sony Latin was also a division of the Sony Discos label.
History
In ...
on 24 February 2017.
It was written by Iglesias, Zion & Lennox, Bueno,
Chris Jedi, 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
Hot Latin Songs
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin music, Latin songs, published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart ranki ...
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
CNCO
CNCO was an American latin boy band based in Miami, Miami, Florida. The group consisted of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and ZABDIEL, Zabdiel De Jesús; Joel DELEŌN, Joel Pimentel was a member until his departure in M ...
and a
salsa 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 mi ...
. A Spanglish remix, featuring Jamaican singer
Sean Paul
Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Paul's first album, ''Stage One'', was released in 2000. He gained international fame with his second album, ''Dutty Rock'', in 2002. Its single "Get Busy ...
, replacing Descemer Bueno and Zion & Lennox, was also released. It was sent to US
contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top ...
on 25 July 2017.
Another Spanglish version of the song was released on 21 July 2017, featuring Paul and English singer
Matt Terry
Matthew James Terry (born 20 May 1993) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2016, he was crowned as the winner of the The X Factor (British series 13), thirteenth series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor''. His debut single ...
who sings the second verse, instead of Iglesias. This version reached the top 10 on the
UK Singles Chart.
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 and Kasra Pezeshki. As of June 2024, the video has received 1.5 billion views on YouTube.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2017
References
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2017 singles
Enrique Iglesias songs
2017 songs
Sony Music Latin singles
Songs written by Enrique Iglesias
Songs in Spanish
Songs written by Descemer Bueno
Zion & Lennox songs
Songs about radio
Songs written by Chris Jedi