Por Amarte
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"Por Amarte" is the title of the third single released by Enrique Iglesias
from his debut album
.
Marisol
with a few changes in the lyrics, instead of: "Por amarte daría mi vida" (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were: "Por amarte Marisol, moriría" (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The singer won an ASCAP award for "Por Amarte" in 1996.
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 8 on May 18, 1996, and rise to number 1 in only three weeks (the fastest for the singer) and spent eight weeks at pole position. The single spent twelve weeks in the Top Ten and also peaked at number 1 in Mexico
for two weeks. "Por Amarte" peaked at number-one one week after the album Enrique Iglesias climbed to number-one in the Top Latin Albums chart for the first time.
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
from his debut album
Enrique Iglesias (album)
-Tracklisting:#No Llores Por Mí — 4:00#Trapecista — 4:28#Por Amarte — 4:05#Si Tú Te Vas — 4:00...
.
Song information
The track was written by Roberto Morales and Enrique Iglesias, and became Iglesias's third consecutive chart topper in U.S. The song also was featured on the Mexican telenovelaTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Marisol
Marisol (telenovela)
Marisol was a 1996 Mexican telenovela, starring Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina with the antagonic role of the star actress Claudia Islas. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.- Synopsis :...
with a few changes in the lyrics, instead of: "Por amarte daría mi vida" (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were: "Por amarte Marisol, moriría" (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The singer won an ASCAP award for "Por Amarte" in 1996.
Chart performances
The track debuted in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 8 on May 18, 1996, and rise to number 1 in only three weeks (the fastest for the singer) and spent eight weeks at pole position. The single spent twelve weeks in the Top Ten and also peaked at number 1 in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
for two weeks. "Por Amarte" peaked at number-one one week after the album Enrique Iglesias climbed to number-one in the Top Latin Albums chart for the first time.
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Latin Tracks |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Pop Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 13 |