"Baila Mi Rumba" is a dance song

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 written by Isidore York, Rudy Pérez

Rudy Pérez

Rudy Pérez is a Cuban American composer, producer and Sound engineer specialized in Latin Ballad whose songs have been very successful. He is considered one of the most outstanding creators in the field of international pop music...

 and V. M. Hernández, produced by Perez and Emilio Estefan, Jr., and performed by Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". It was released in 1989 as the lead single from his studio album

Studio album

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 Tengo Derecho a Ser Feliz, and became his second number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart after "Y Tú También Llorarás

Y Tú También Llorarás

"Y Tú También Llorarás" is a ballad written and produced by Albert Hammond, co-written by Anahí van Zandweghe, and performed by Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". It was released as the first single from his studio album Señor Corazón in 1987...

" in 1987. The success of the song led its parent album to its peak at number two in the Billboard Latin Pop Albums

Latin Pop Albums

Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen...

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"Baila Mi Rumba" is one of Rodríguez' signature song

Signature song

A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

s and the recipient of a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance

Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...

, which it lost to José Feliciano

José Feliciano

José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single "Feliz Navidad".-Childhood:...

's rendition of "Cielito Lindo

Cielito Lindo

"Cielito lindo" is a popular Ranchera song from Mexico, written in 1882 by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés . It is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One". Although the word "cielo" means sky or heaven, it is also a term of endearment comparable to sweetheart or honey. "Cielito" can thus be translated as...

". Often included on greatest hits

Greatest hits

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 collections by the singer, most of the time on edited versions, as in The Best of Jose Luis Rodríguez: Ultimate Collection where it was shortened from its original length of 6:31 to 3:22.

Chart performance

The song debuted in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 33 in the week of April 29, 1989, climbing to the top ten four weeks later. "Baila Mi Rumba" peaked at number-one on July 15, 1989, on its twelfth week, holding this position for seven consecutive weeks, replacing "La Incondicional

La Incondicional

"La Incondicional" is a pop song written, produced, and arranged by Juan Carlos Calderón and performed by Puerto Rican-born, Mexico-based singer Luis Miguel. It was released in 1989 as the second single from his studio album entitled Busca Una Mujer and became his second #1 single on the Billboard...

" by Luis Miguel

Luis Miguel

Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...

 and being replaced by Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...

 with "Simplemente Amigos

Simplemente Amigos

"Simplemente Amigos" is a ballad written and performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Ana Gabriel. It was produced by Mariano Pérez and was released in 1989 as the second single from her studio album Tierra de Nadie. The song became Gabriel's second number-one single in the Billboard Hot Latin...

". It ranked second in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1989, spent 29 weeks within the Top 40 in United States, and has been covered by several performers including Beto y sus Canarios, Alfredo y sus Teclados and Tony Camargo.

Procession and succession