Un Momento
Encyclopedia
"Un Momento" is a song by Inna
and the third single taken from her second studio album "I Am the Club Rocker
". It is also released as a bonus track on the Spanish and British Editions of her debut album "Hot
". The song was written and produced by Inna's permanent collaborators Play & Win
and features Spanish DJ, remix artist and producer Juan Magan. The song officially premiered on September 2, 2010 and was released as a promotional single, and was officially released to France on July 19, 2011 as a single. The song was performed at selected dates during the INNA en Concert
tour and in Romania. A music video was shot for the music video in Palma de Mallorca
in summer 2011.
" and "Un Momento" (with Juan Magan), both written and produced by Play & Win
, were supposed to be released together as a "Hit Summer Pack". But while "Sun Is Up" premiered on Kiss FM Romania
on June 29, 2010, "Un Momento" was released later on and appeared on YouTube
on September 2, 2010.
The song incorporates element of electropop, house
and latin pop
as well as merenrap
. The lyrics are written in both English and Spanish.
On September 5, 2010, Inna's website confirmed "Un Momento" to be a bonus track on the Spanish Version of her debut album "Hot
", which was released on September 28, 2010. The song also appeared on the British Version of "Hot", which was released on June 5, 2011.
Inna uploaded a remastered version of "Un Momento" on to her official Youtube account in late June 2011. It was announced that "Un Momento" will be a track on Inna's upcoming album, "I am the Club Rocker!". "Un Momento" was released for downloading on French iTunes
on July 19, 2011 and in Mexico
on September 3, 2011. In the UK, the song was released on October 23, 2011 on iTunes
as the official UK Radio Edit, which is much shorter than the original version.
the week commencing July 11, 2011. It was directed by Alex Herron, who previously directed her video for "Sun Is Up
". On August 4, 2011, a teaser was presented on Inna's website. Although not confirmed, it is apparent that the song will act as the third official single from her album "I Am the Club Rocker", after "Sun Is Up" and "Club Rocker
".
Inna filmed the music video for Un Momento in Palma de Mallorca
the week commencing July 11, 2011. She has also uploaded a video teaser to her Youtube channel.
The full video was released on August 10, 2011. It features clips of Inna having fun with her friends and mocking men. The video was compared by critics with "Loca
" by Shakira
or "Cheers (Drink to That)
" by Rihanna
. The video gained over 500,000 views in less than two days. As of September 1, 2011 the video gathered over 1,000,000 views on a single channel. Its TV premiere was on August 11, at MusicChannel Romania. Five days later, it had its premier on Kiss TV
and on September 1 it premiered on MTV Romania.
, "Un Momento" became a moderate success on the Spanish Singles Chart. On November 14, 2010, the song debuted at number forty-seven due to its rising digital download sales. It fell off the chart on the following week but returned to the Top 50 on November 28, 2010, peaking at number forty-six.
After the release of the music video, "Un Momento" entered the official Romanian Top 100
and debuted at number sixty-five on August 28, 2011, becoming the highest new entry of the week. On the following week the song climbed twenty-five positions towards number forty, becoming the greatest gainer of the week and one of only a few songs that conquered the Romanian Top 40 in two weeks. On November 6, 2011, "Un Momento" reached its peak position at number twelve, defending it on the following week. "Un Momento" was a smash on the Slovakian Airplay Chart
as it reached number four on the thirty-seventh week of 2011, becoming Inna's highest peaking single on the chart to date. On the French Singles Chart, the song debuted at number ninety-nine on October 22, 2011. It rose up to number forty-five on the following week while its host album "I Am the Club Rocker" simultaneously debuted at number twenty-three on the French Albums Chart. It climbed to number forty-two on November 5, 2011, reaching its peak position.
Inna
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu , best known as Inna, is a Romanian dance music singer. On November 12, 2008, she released her debut single "Hot", which was produced by Play & Win, a Romanian dance music trio and one of the leading music producers in Romania...
and the third single taken from her second studio album "I Am the Club Rocker
I Am the Club Rocker
I Am the Club Rocker is the second full-length studio album by Romanian recording artist Inna. It was released on September 19, 2011 and produced by Inna's longtime producing team, Play & Win. The album features a new retro sound and was previously known as Powerless, but Inna personally...
". It is also released as a bonus track on the Spanish and British Editions of her debut album "Hot
Hot (Inna album)
- Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :...
". The song was written and produced by Inna's permanent collaborators Play & Win
Play & Win
Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...
and features Spanish DJ, remix artist and producer Juan Magan. The song officially premiered on September 2, 2010 and was released as a promotional single, and was officially released to France on July 19, 2011 as a single. The song was performed at selected dates during the INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert
INNA en Concert is a 2011 French concert tour by Romanian recording artist Inna. Despite the title and the promotion of the album were in French, it was announced that Inna has added two more dates in Germany, Spain, Israel and Turkey for her tour. Also, the tour will hit, for the first time in a...
tour and in Romania. A music video was shot for the music video in Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
in summer 2011.
Background
On June 28, 2010, Inna’s official website announced that two new songs entitled "Sun Is UpSun is Up
"Sun Is Up" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker. In the United Kingdom, the song will serve as Inna's fifth single to be taken from her debut album, Hot. The song was written and produced by Play & Win and was officially sent to Romanian...
" and "Un Momento" (with Juan Magan), both written and produced by Play & Win
Play & Win
Play & Win is a Romanian songwriter and music producer trio formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac.The band is first known as a leading production team having more than 400 songs to their credit, registered at the Union of Composers in Romania...
, were supposed to be released together as a "Hit Summer Pack". But while "Sun Is Up" premiered on Kiss FM Romania
Kiss FM (Romania)
Kiss FM is a Top40/Hit Radio station from Romania, owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The station was rebranded from the old Radio Contact, after being purchased by a Belgian radio network...
on June 29, 2010, "Un Momento" was released later on and appeared on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on September 2, 2010.
The song incorporates element of electropop, house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
and latin pop
Latin pop
Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...
as well as merenrap
Merenrap
Merenhouse/Merenrap, is a hip hop music style formed by blending Dominican merengue music with rap, dancehall reggae and hip hop.-History:...
. The lyrics are written in both English and Spanish.
On September 5, 2010, Inna's website confirmed "Un Momento" to be a bonus track on the Spanish Version of her debut album "Hot
Hot (Inna album)
- Weekly charts :- Certifications :- Year-end charts :*"Very Hot" Version-All-time charts:- Release history :...
", which was released on September 28, 2010. The song also appeared on the British Version of "Hot", which was released on June 5, 2011.
Inna uploaded a remastered version of "Un Momento" on to her official Youtube account in late June 2011. It was announced that "Un Momento" will be a track on Inna's upcoming album, "I am the Club Rocker!". "Un Momento" was released for downloading on French iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on July 19, 2011 and 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...
on September 3, 2011. In the UK, the song was released on October 23, 2011 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
as the official UK Radio Edit, which is much shorter than the original version.
Music video
As of July 2011, Inna stated that she would filming a video for "Un Momento" in Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
the week commencing July 11, 2011. It was directed by Alex Herron, who previously directed her video for "Sun Is Up
Sun is Up
"Sun Is Up" is a song by Romanian recording artist Inna from her second studio album, I Am the Club Rocker. In the United Kingdom, the song will serve as Inna's fifth single to be taken from her debut album, Hot. The song was written and produced by Play & Win and was officially sent to Romanian...
". On August 4, 2011, a teaser was presented on Inna's website. Although not confirmed, it is apparent that the song will act as the third official single from her album "I Am the Club Rocker", after "Sun Is Up" and "Club Rocker
Club Rocker
"Club Rocker" is an electropop song by Romanian recording artist Inna. The song is included on her second full length studio album, entitled I Am The Club Rocker!. "Club Rocker" will serve as the third single from the album, whilst in Western Europe it will serve as the lead single, after "Sun Is...
".
Inna filmed the music video for Un Momento in Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The names Ciutat de Mallorca and Ciutat were used before the War of the Spanish Succession and are still used by people in Majorca. However, the official name...
the week commencing July 11, 2011. She has also uploaded a video teaser to her Youtube channel.
The full video was released on August 10, 2011. It features clips of Inna having fun with her friends and mocking men. The video was compared by critics with "Loca
Loca
"Loca" by Arsenium and Natalia Gordienko was the official entry for Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The song was performed in English and contained parts in Spanish...
" by Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
or "Cheers (Drink to That)
Cheers (Drink to That)
"Cheers " is a song recorded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her fifth studio album Loud . The song impacted US mainstream and rhythmic radio on August 2, 2011, as the seventh and final single released from Loud...
" by Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
. The video gained over 500,000 views in less than two days. As of September 1, 2011 the video gathered over 1,000,000 views on a single channel. Its TV premiere was on August 11, at MusicChannel Romania. Five days later, it had its premier on Kiss TV
Kiss TV
Kiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital television platforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B...
and on September 1 it premiered on MTV Romania.
Chart performance
Although only released as a promotional single in SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, "Un Momento" became a moderate success on the Spanish Singles Chart. On November 14, 2010, the song debuted at number forty-seven due to its rising digital download sales. It fell off the chart on the following week but returned to the Top 50 on November 28, 2010, peaking at number forty-six.
After the release of the music video, "Un Momento" entered the official Romanian Top 100
Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
and debuted at number sixty-five on August 28, 2011, becoming the highest new entry of the week. On the following week the song climbed twenty-five positions towards number forty, becoming the greatest gainer of the week and one of only a few songs that conquered the Romanian Top 40 in two weeks. On November 6, 2011, "Un Momento" reached its peak position at number twelve, defending it on the following week. "Un Momento" was a smash on the Slovakian Airplay Chart
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
as it reached number four on the thirty-seventh week of 2011, becoming Inna's highest peaking single on the chart to date. On the French Singles Chart, the song debuted at number ninety-nine on October 22, 2011. It rose up to number forty-five on the following week while its host album "I Am the Club Rocker" simultaneously debuted at number twenty-three on the French Albums Chart. It climbed to number forty-two on November 5, 2011, reaching its peak position.
Track listing
- "Un Momento-EP" UK digital download
- "Un Momento" (UK Radio Edit)
- "Un Momento" (Radio Edit)
- "Un Momento" (Hi Def Radio Edit)
- "Un Momento" (Hi Def Mix)
- "Un Momento" (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
- "Un Momento" (7th Heaven Mix)
Charts
| Chart (2010-11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... ) |
98 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
48 |
| Russia (Russian TopHit 100 Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... ) |
85 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
12 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... ) |
46 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
September 28, 2010 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Roton |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
July 19, 2011 | ||
| Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
May 14, 2011 | Airplay Airplay * Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay... |
Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
| July 31, 2011 | Radio re-release | ||
| Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"... |
August 15, 2011 | Airplay, Digital Download | Universal Music Roton Nergia Spinnin' Records |
| 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... |
August 26, 2011 | Remixes — Digital download | +Mas Label / EMPO |
| UK And Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
October 23, 2011 | Digital download | 3 Beat 3 Beat Records 3 Beat Records is a British record shop and independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.-History:3 Beat Records was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at... , AATW All Around The World (record label) All Around the World Productions Limited is a record label from Blackburn, England. The label specialises in Dance Music and most recently R&B.-History:AATW was founded by directors Matt Cadman & Cris Nutall in 1991.... |