"Trapecista" | ||||
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Single by Enrique Iglesias | ||||
from the album Enrique Iglesias | ||||
Released | August 19, 1996 | |||
Format | CD promo single | |||
Recorded | 1994-1995 | |||
Studio | Phase One Studios (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Fantasy Studios (San Francisco, California) Ocean Way Recording & Westlake Studio (Hollywood, California) |
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Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 4:27 | |||
Label | Fonovisa | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rafael Pérez-Botija | |||
Producer(s) | Rafael Pérez-Botija | |||
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology | ||||
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"Trapecista" (English: Trapecist) is the sixth and last single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut studio album Enrique Iglesias (1995), It was released on August 19, 1996 (see 1996 in music).
The track was written and produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and became Iglesias's fifth consecutive chart topper in the U.S., a new record for Iglesias, breaking Selena's record with her album Amor Prohibido (1994) and Jon Secada's with his album Otro Día Más Sin Verte (1992), both releasing four number-one singles. The video for this single was directed by Jon Small who directed the videos for "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa".
The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 13 on November 16, 1996, and rose to number 1 three weeks later, spending five weeks at the summit. The single spent ten weeks in the top ten.