"Santo Santo" is a song by Só Pra Contrariar

Só Pra Contrariar

Só Pra Contrariar was a Brazilian musical group formed in 1989. The band is more known for its frontman, Alexandre Pires, who has launched a successful solo career after the band's break-up.-Band history:...

, released as their first single, taken from the album Juegos de Amor. The tune is an upbeat version of "Oh My Darling Clementine".

Song history

The group was enjoying a lot of success with their album and one of the reason of the of that success was this song, "Santo Santo" in which is sung with international pop

Pop music

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 star 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...

, which took this song to the number two at Spain

Spain

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 singles chart.

The song is sung in the form of a prayer

Prayer

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 asking to a love

Love

Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...

 saint

Saint

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 to help both (Estefan and Pires), to found their true love. The song has been recorded in two languages, Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 and Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

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In the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000

Latin Grammy Awards of 2000

The "1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards" were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Friday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.Winners were chosen by voting...

 this single received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, which was awarded to "Se Me Olvido Otra Vez" by Maná

Maná

Maná is a pop rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, whose career has spanned more than three decades. They have earned three Grammy Awards, seven Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, five Premios Juventud awards, nine Billboard Latin Music Awards and 13 Premios Lo...

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Santo Santo".

U.S. CD Maxi single (74321-70368-2)

1. "Santo Santo" (Pablo Flores Spanish Club Mix)
2. "Santo Santo" (Pablo Flores Spanish Club Mix Radio Edit)
3. "Santo Santo" (Pablo Flores Portuguese Club Mix)
4. "Santo Santo" (Pablo Flores Portuguese Club Mix Radio Edit)
5. "Santo Santo" (Pablo Flores Dub-Strumental)

Europe CD Single (74321-69187-2)

1. "Santo Santo" (Spanish Version)
2. "Santo Santo" (Portuguese Version)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Spain Top 40 Singles Chart	2
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	2
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 Pop Airplay	2
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 Tropical/Salsa Airplay	4
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 Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	35

Official versions

Original versions

1. Album Version (Spanish Version) — 4:10
2. Album Version (Portuguese Version) — 4:10

Remixes

1. Pablo Flores Spanish Club Mix
2. Pablo Flores Spanish Club Mix Radio Edit
3. Pablo Flores Portuguese Club Mix
4. Pablo Flores Portuguese Club Mix Radio Edit
5. Pablo Flores Dub-Strumental
6. Radio Mix
7. Dance Mix