Tradición
Encyclopedia
"Tradición" was the third single released by Gloria Estefan
on her first all Spanish-language album from 1993, Mi Tierra
.
to top the US Hot Dance Club Play
chart, even though it was a Spanish language
song. The single was released as a CD Maxi Single
, but some promotional singles were sent to clubs, the main reason why the song went to number-one on that chart for two weeks (the last week of December 1993 and the first week of January 1994).
U.S. CD Maxi Single (49K 77192)
Remixes
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...
on her first all Spanish-language album from 1993, Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra
Mi Tierra is the third studio solo album and first Latin solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is her 15th overall, released in 1993 .- History :...
.
Song history
A song heavily influenced by African and Cuban rhythms, "Tradición" became the first song by Gloria EstefanGloria 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...
to top the US Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, even though it was a Spanish language
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...
song. The single was released as a CD Maxi Single
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
, but some promotional singles were sent to clubs, the main reason why the song went to number-one on that chart for two weeks (the last week of December 1993 and the first week of January 1994).
Formats and track listings
Formats and track listings of major single releases of "Tradición":U.S. CD Maxi Single (49K 77192)
- "Tradición" (Album Version)
- "Tradición" (Glorious Tribal Mix)
- "Tradición" (Musto Traditional Mix)
- "If We Were Lovers/Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (Spanglish Version)
- "Mi Tierra" (Hustlers Convention Remix)
- "Dr. Beat" (Up-Town Full Length Disco Remix)
Charts
| Chart (1993) | 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 Dance Club Play |
1 |
| 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 |
33 |
Official versions
Original versions- Album Version — 5:20
Remixes
- Glorious Tribal Mix - 6:22
- Musto Traditional Mix - 5:20
- Glorious Chants Dub Mix - 4:18
- Musto Suburban Dub - 7:35