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América América (song)

"América América"
Nino Bravo America america.jpg
1973 original Spain vinyl release
Single by Nino Bravo
from the album ....Y Volumén 5
B-side "Yo no sé por qué esta melodia"
Released September 1973
Genre pop
Length 3:34
Label PolyGram
Songwriter(s)
  • José Luis Armenteros
  • Pablo Herrero
Nino Bravo singles chronology
"Libre"
(1972)
"América América"
(1973)
"Amanecer"
(1975)
"Libre"
(1972)
"America, America"
(1973)
"Amanecer"
(1975)
"América América"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album América & En Vivo
Released 1992
Format Promo single
Recorded 1992
Genre Latin pop
Length 4:33
Label WEA Latina
Songwriter(s)
  • José Luis Armenteros
  • Pablo Herrero
Producer(s)
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Contigo en la Distancia"
(1992)
"América América"
(1992)
"Ayer"
(1993)
"Contigo en la Distancia"
(1992)
"América América"
(1992)
"Ayer"
(1993)

"América América" is a song written by José Luis Armenteros and Pablo Herrero and performed by Spanish performer Nino Bravo. It was released as a single for his fifth studio album y volumen 5 (1973). The song reached number one on the Spanish Singles Chart in 1973. In 2013, the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 1992, Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel covered "América América" on his live extended play (EP) América & En Vivo. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The music video for "América América" was filmed across several locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Miguel dedicated the song to the soldiers who participated in the Gulf War. The music video won the award for MTV International at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 5th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year.


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