"Más Allá" is a song by Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...

, released as the second single from her second Spanish album Abriendo Puertas.

Song history

The song has a religious background, and like several other songs on Abriendo Puertas, makes reference to Christmas. This theme is underscored by a church bell ringing throughout the song.

This song was also sung to Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

 on the celebration of his 50 years of Priesthood. This act made Estefan the first pop singer to be invited to sing to the Pope

Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...

. She was asked several times earlier to perform for the Pope while he was in Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

, but she declined the offer because she did not want to sing in a Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 under Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...

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Formats and track listings

Original version

1. Album Version — 5:22

Europe CD Maxi Single

1. "Más Allá" (Album Version)
2. "Abriendo Puertas" (Spanish Fly Club Mix)
3. "Abriendo Puertas" (Teri's Twirlin' Dub Mix)

Release history

Region	Date
United States
Europe

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Colombia Top 40 Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	10
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Regional Mexican Airplay	12

See also

• Number-one hits of 1996 (U.S. Hot Latin Tracks)
  Number-one hits of 1996 (U.S. Hot Latin Tracks)
  This is a list containing the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-ones of 1996.-Top-Ten Hits in 1996:*Ricky Martin: Maria *La Mafia: Un Millon de Rosas...