"Trapecista" (English: ''Trapezist'') is the sixth and last 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 16 September 1996 (see
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).
Song information
The track was written and produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and became Iglesias's fifth consecutive chart topper in the U.S., a new record for Iglesias, breaking
Selena
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's record with her album ''
Amor Prohibido
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'' (1994) and
Jon Secada
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's with his album ''
Otro Día Más Sin Verte
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'' (1992), both releasing four number-one singles. The video for this single was directed by Jon Small who directed the videos for "
Si Tú Te Vas" and "
Experiencia Religiosa
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".
Chart performance
The track debuted in the United States ''Billboard''
Hot Latin Tracks
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chart at number 13 on 16 November 1996,
[ ] and rose to number 1 three weeks later,
[ ] spending five weeks at the summit. The single spent ten weeks in the top ten.
See also
*
List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1996
*
List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1997
This is a list containing 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. Sin ...
References
1996 singles
1995 songs
Enrique Iglesias songs
Spanish-language songs
Songs written by Rafael Pérez-Botija
1990s ballads
Pop ballads
Rock ballads
Fonovisa Records singles
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