"Entrégate" (English: "Surrender Yourself o Me) is a

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written, produced and arranged by

Juan Carlos Calderón Juan Carlos Calderón López de Arróyabe (7 July 1938 – 25 November 2012) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Santander, he was the author of "Eres tú", which, performed by Mocedades, came second in the Eurovision Song ...

, and performed by

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singer

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. It was released as the second single from his Grammy Award nominated

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'' 20 Años'' (1990), and became his fifth number-one single in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart. The parent album became commercially successful, with sales records throughout

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, with six of its singles entered the charts in

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simultaneously. After its release, Miguel was recognized as the leading male vocalist in Latin America. An English-language version of the song, titled "Before the Dawn" was recorded, but as another track from the album ''20 Años'' "Somebody in Your Life" penned by

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and originally performed by

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on his album ''Quiet Storm'' (1986), was released in the United Kingdom with lukewarm results, Miguel decided not to record English versions of his songs again. A

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can be found in the video-sharing website

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, along " Fría Como el Viento". "Entrégate" was included in the track list for his ''

20 Años Tour The 20 Años Tour was a concert tour performed by Luis Miguel during the years 1990 and 1991 to promote his last album '' 20 Años''. On this tour he performed more than 10 sold-out concerts at the ''Centro de Espectáculos Premier'' in Mexico Ci ...

'' in 1990, in a

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along "Yo Que No Vivo Sin Tí", "Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)", "Más Allá de Todo", "Fría Como el Viento", "Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí" and "

La Incondicional "La Incondicional" ("The Unconditional") is a song written, produced, and arranged by Spanish musician Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released in 1989 via WEA Latina as the third single from Miguel's sixt ...

" during his live performances in the

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. This performance was released on his album ''

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'' (1995). In 2005, the song was included on the compilation album '' Grandes Éxitos''. In 2021,

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covered this song in the soundtrack of the second season of '' Luis Miguel: The Series''.

Chart performance

The song debuted in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) at number 28 in the week of September 22, 1990, climbing to the top ten four weeks later, peaking at number-one on November 24, 1990, holding this position for one week, replacing " Completamente Enamorados" by

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and being replaced by

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with "

Abrázame Fuerte "Abrázame Fuerte" (English: ''Hold Me Tight'') is a ballad written by Jorge Luis Piloto, produced by Rudy Pérez and performed by Puerto Rican-American singer Lourdes Robles. The song was released as the second single from Robles' second stud ...

". The song became Miguel's fifth single to peak at the top in this chart, following "

Ahora Te Puedes Marchar "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (in English: "Now You Can Leave") is a song by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released as the debut single from his fifth studio album, '' Soy Como Quiero Ser'' (1987). Written by Ivor Raymonde, Luis Gomez Escolar and Mik ...

" (1987), "

" and " Fría Como el Viento" (both 1989) and his preceding single "Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti". It ranked Number 28 on the Hot Latin Tracks year-end chart of 1991. The song also became a success in Ecuador and Mexico where it peaked at number-one. "Entrégate" has been covered by several performers, including César Flores, Grupo Villanhos,

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, The Latin Stars Orchestra, Gerardo López and Los Students.

Credits and personnel

This information adapted from ''20 Años'' liner notes.Luis Miguel ''20 Años'' (Liner Notes) WEA Latina (1990) * Juan Carlos Calderón –

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* Bennie Faccone – mixing * John Robinson –

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* Dennis Belfield –

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–

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* Robbie Buchanan –

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Charts

Weekly charts

References

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