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from her third studio album, ''

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'' (2006), featuring Juanes. The song was written by Furtado, Juanes, and

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, who also produced the song. The song was released in June 2007 as the album's sixth single.

Background

Furtado originally wrote the song in mid-2005 to a

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that Lester Mendez had created, with the verses in English and the choruses in Spanish. Furtado disliked the chorus and discussed it with Juanes, who had collaborated with Furtado on his single " Fotografía" (2003) and who had played at the Universal Amphitheatre in

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, where Furtado and Mendez were working.> Juanes agreed to co-write a duet with Furtado for the album, and he flew from

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, where they wrote the song in two days. Juanes played

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. The song was released on July 8, 2006 to the

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, where it was released as the first single from the album. The main reason for the single's release in Spain was the limited success that hip-hop/ R&B-influenced songs in the style of "

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" and " Maneater", the album's lead singles in North America and the rest of Europe, respectively, achieved in the country.Iglesias, Gustavo
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was scheduled to be shot in December 2006, but the video shoot was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. The song was not officially released in the

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as a single, but it was given airplay on

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radio stations and reached number 24 on '' Billboard''s

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. Retrieved November 14, 2006.

Track listing

*;CD single (2 track) #"Te Busque" (English Version) – 3:39 #"Te Busque" (Spanish Version) – 3:38 *;CD single / digital download (4 track) #"Te Busque" (English Version) – 3:39 #"Te Busque" (Spanish Version) – 3:38 #"Runaway" – 4:19 #"

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" (Reggae Main Mix) featuring Courtney John – 3:59 *;Digital download (5 track) #"Te Busque" – 3:38 #"Te Busque" (Full Spanish Version) – 3:38 #" Lo Bueno Siempre Tiene un Final" – 4:24 #" En Las Manos de Dios" – 4:29 #" Dar" – 4:40

Credits and Personnel

- songwriting, vocals * Juanes - writing, vocals *

- writing, producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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