Dime (Ivy Queen song)
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| Single by Ivy Queen | ||||
| from the album Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE! | ||||
| Released | August 2008 | |||
| Format | CD single, Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Bachata, reggaeton, bachaton | |||
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3:41 (Album Version) 3:42 (Bachata Version) |
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| Label | Machete, Drama | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martha Ivelisse Pesante, Alex Monserrate Sosa, Urbani Mota Cedeno | |||
| Producer(s) | Monserrate & DJ Urba | |||
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Digital cover art
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A 21 second sample of the Album Version of "Dime" featuring a bachaton/bachateo beat, that combines the sounds of reggaetón and bachata.
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"Dime" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdime], "Tell Me") is a song by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen, from her first live album, Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE! (2008). It was composed by Queen, with the help of Alex Monserrate Sosa and Urbani Mota Cedeno, who produced the song under their stage name Monserrate & DJ Urba. It was released as the lead single off the album in August 2008. The bachata version was serviced to radio while the Album version appears as the opening track. The album version is a mixture of reggaetón and bachata known as bachaton or bachateo.
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Marlon Peña and filmed in Miami, Florida on August 25, 2008. This would be the last single released by Queen until 2010 with "La Vida Es Así". The song was later included on the deluxe edition of Ivy Queen's seventh studio album Drama Queen (2010). The song became a commercial success within the Latin market reaching the Top 10 of various Latin music charts in the United States. It was fourteenth and tenth best selling Latin Rhythm single of 2008 and 2009 respectively.
After the success of her 2007 effort Sentimiento, which would be certified Platinum by the United States Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Ivy Queen embarked on recording a live album at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, the biggest indoor arena dedicated to entertainment in Puerto Rico. The live album, later known as Ivy Queen 2008 World Tour LIVE!, feature performances of songs from previously released albums including Diva (2003), Real (2004), Flashback (2005) and Sentimiento. "Dime" was featured on the album as the intro and closing tracks and was not performed on the setlist of the tour; According to Queen, she and her management decided to include it on the album as a "gift".
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