"Da la Vuelta" is a song written by 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,...

 and Emilio Estefan Jr., and performed by Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...

. It was released as the second single of Anthony's first English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 album Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony (album)

Marc Anthony is the self-titled Latin/pop album by Marc Anthony. It is Marc Anthony's first solo album in English, and fourth overall. The album debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and has since gone Platinum in the US. This was Anthony's first English album since his 1991 effort, "When the...

. Of all the singles from Anthony's first English language album, this song was the only one not to have an English version recorded.

Song information

The song received a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Tropical Song" at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000

Latin Grammy Awards of 2000

The "1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards" were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Friday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr. received 2 awards each.Winners were chosen by voting...

, losing to "El Niágara en Bicicleta

El Niágara en Bicicleta

"El Niágara en Bicicleta" is a song written and performed by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his backup vocal group, 4-40. The track was released as the third single released from his eighth studio album, Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual which Guerra produced by himself. The single...

" by Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...

, and since it was nominated for that award, "Da la Vuelta" was included on the compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 2000 Latin Grammy Nominees along with "Dímelo

I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song)

"I Need to Know" is a song by Marc Anthony, and was released as the lead single of his first English language album Marc Anthony, in August 1999.-Song information:...

", which was up for Record of the Year

Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year

The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally...

. The song was included on the Marc Anthony's 2006 compilation album, Sigo Siendo Yo (Grandes Exitos)

Sigo Siendo Yo (Grandes Exitos)

Sigo Siendo Yo is a greatest hits album by Marc Anthony released in 2006. Unlike previous Marc Anthony compilations, this album features songs from the albums Marc Anthony to Valió La Pena. Therefore, this compilation album does not contain songs from his RMM years. The album also contains two...

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Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US 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 Latin Tracks	22
US Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	6
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Latin Pop Airplay Latin Pop Airplay is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information from pop music usually in Spanish. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with Mañana by Cristian Castro being the first song to reach number-one...	26