Abriendo Puertas (song)
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"Abriendo Puertas" is the first single released by Gloria Estefan
on her second Spanish album, Abriendo Puertas.
, Colombia
and the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks. The song was also a number three hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The massive hit was the work of Colombian songwriter and producer Kike Santander
. Santander combines traditional Colombian vallenato
with Gloria's traditional salsa music
to give the song a very tropical and joyful rhythm. The song was awarded "Tropical Song of the Year" at the 1996 Premio Lo Nuestro awards.
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 second Spanish album, Abriendo Puertas.
Song history
"Abriendo Puertas" peaked at the top of the charts 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...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and the U.S. Hot Latin Tracks. The song was also a number three hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The massive hit was the work of Colombian songwriter and producer Kike Santander
Kike Santander
Dr. Flavio Enrique Santander Lora, commonly known as Kike Santander, is a Colombian composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Christian Castro, Thalía, Chayanne,...
. Santander combines traditional Colombian vallenato
Vallenato
Vallenato, along with cumbia, is currently a popular folk music of Colombia. It primarily comes from the Colombia's Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in...
with Gloria's traditional salsa music
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
to give the song a very tropical and joyful rhythm. The song was awarded "Tropical Song of the Year" at the 1996 Premio Lo Nuestro awards.
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| World |
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Colombia Top 40 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spain Top 40 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles Chart | 76 |
| 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/Club Play |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Regional Mexican Airplay | 6 |
Official versions
Original versions- Album Version or Radio Edit — 3:52
- Extended Album Version - 6:39
Remixes
- Teri's Twirlin' Vocal Mix - 8:13
- Teri's Twirlin' Vocal Mix Edit - 4:12
- Teri's Gettin' Hard Dub - 5:05
- D's Classic Club Mix — 7:29
- D's Classic Club Mix — 4:25
- D's Underground Dub - 6:11
- Spanish Fly Club Mix - 6:13
- Rum and Coke Dub - 6:42
- Africuba Mix - 8:50
- Afridub-a Mix - 5:56