Para Siempre (song)
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"Para Siempre" is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian
and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández
. It was released as the lead single
from Fernández' 79th studio album Para Siempre
.
This single was a very successful release, peaking at number two in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in United States
and reaching the top spot of the charts in México
and Colombia
. It was used also as the main theme for the Mexican telenovela
Fuego En La Sangre
. In México it won the Best Song from a Telenovela, Movies or Series award at the Premios Oye!
. A live version of this track is included on the live album
titled Primera Fila
.
and was chosen to be the third single from this album. Since its release has met commercial and critical acclaim. In México, it is featured as the main theme for the telenovela
Fuego En La Sangre
. This song won the Best Song from a Telenovela, Movie or Series award at the Premios Oye!
. Joan Sebastian also received two awards by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for this single: Song of the Year and Best Regional Music song. The live version of this single, included on Fernández' Primera Fila
was very well reviewed by Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic naming it "delightful"; this version is sequenced back to back with the song "Estos Celos
" towards the finale of the concert and include lively participation by the crowd, which sings and claps along with evident glee.
on June 7, 2008, where it peaked at the top of the chart nine weeks later, and went on to spent three consecutive weeks at number-one and 30 weeks in the chart. Just like the first single from Para Siempre, "Estos Celos", this single also enjoyed crossover appeal to other formats, like the Latin Pop Airplay
charts, where it peaked at number 11.
On the Billboard Hot Latin Songs
the single peaked at number two and spent 31 weeks within the Top 40. This is the highest peak for the singer on this chart since his 1995 single "Aunque Me Duela el Alma", which also peaked at number two. It also peaked at number one in México
and Colombia
. The ringtone for "Para Siempre" received a platinum certification for sales over 25,000 units and has been one on the top two sellers for Sony BMG Norte since the album release.
"Para Siempre" ranked 4th in the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs Year-End Charts of 2008. It also ranked at number six at the Hot Latin Songs year-end recap of 2008.
Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian is a popular Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music...
and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...
. It was released as the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from Fernández' 79th studio album Para Siempre
Para Siempre
Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...
.
This single was a very successful release, peaking at number two in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and reaching the top spot of the charts in México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and 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...
. It was used also as the main theme for the Mexican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Fuego En La Sangre
Fuego En La Sangre
-DVD release:*Fuego En La Sangre was released in a 4 disc DVD set in Mexico in mid-2009. It contains all 200 episodes in abridged version. A 2 disc US version was released on September 1, 2009.-Awards:...
. In México it won the Best Song from a Telenovela, Movies or Series award at the Premios Oye!
Premios Oye!
Premios Oye! are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in the Mexican record industry...
. A live version of this track is included on the live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
titled Primera Fila
Primera Fila
-Disc two:-Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Gustavo Borner – didjeridu, engineer, mastering, realization*Pedro Ramírez – arranger, musical direction*Josué "Ciclón" García – production assistant*Juan Carlos Rodríguez – production assistant...
.
Song information
"Para Siempre" is included on the 79th studio album by Vicente Fernández titled Para SiemprePara Siempre
Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...
and was chosen to be the third single from this album. Since its release has met commercial and critical acclaim. In México, it is featured as the main theme for the telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Fuego En La Sangre
Fuego En La Sangre
-DVD release:*Fuego En La Sangre was released in a 4 disc DVD set in Mexico in mid-2009. It contains all 200 episodes in abridged version. A 2 disc US version was released on September 1, 2009.-Awards:...
. This song won the Best Song from a Telenovela, Movie or Series award at the Premios Oye!
Premios Oye!
Premios Oye! are presented annually by the Academia Nacional de la Música en México for outstanding achievements in the Mexican record industry...
. Joan Sebastian also received two awards by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for this single: Song of the Year and Best Regional Music song. The live version of this single, included on Fernández' Primera Fila
Primera Fila
-Disc two:-Personnel:This information from Allmusic.*Gustavo Borner – didjeridu, engineer, mastering, realization*Pedro Ramírez – arranger, musical direction*Josué "Ciclón" García – production assistant*Juan Carlos Rodríguez – production assistant...
was very well reviewed by Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic naming it "delightful"; this version is sequenced back to back with the song "Estos Celos
Estos Celos
"Estos Celos" is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández...
" towards the finale of the concert and include lively participation by the crowd, which sings and claps along with evident glee.
Chart performance
This track debuted at number 26 in the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican AirplayLatin Regional Mexican Airplay
Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...
on June 7, 2008, where it peaked at the top of the chart nine weeks later, and went on to spent three consecutive weeks at number-one and 30 weeks in the chart. Just like the first single from Para Siempre, "Estos Celos", this single also enjoyed crossover appeal to other formats, like the 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...
charts, where it peaked at number 11.
On the Billboard Hot Latin Songs
Hot Latin Songs
Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...
the single peaked at number two and spent 31 weeks within the Top 40. This is the highest peak for the singer on this chart since his 1995 single "Aunque Me Duela el Alma", which also peaked at number two. It also peaked at number one in México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and 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...
. The ringtone for "Para Siempre" received a platinum certification for sales over 25,000 units and has been one on the top two sellers for Sony BMG Norte since the album release.
"Para Siempre" ranked 4th in the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs Year-End Charts of 2008. It also ranked at number six at the Hot Latin Songs year-end recap of 2008.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... |
2 |
| US Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay Latin Regional Mexican Airplay Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and... |
1 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100... |
7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Airplay The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard... |
72 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Para Siempre":- Joan Sebastían — GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, arrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Miguel Trujillo — Executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
- Dennis F. Parker — Engineer/mixer, mastering engineerMastering engineerA mastering engineer is one skilled in the practice of taking audio that has been previously mixed in either the analog or digital domain as mono, stereo, or multichannel formats and preparing it for use in distribution, whether by physical media such as a CD, vinyl record, or as some method of...
- Rigoberto Alfaro — Arranger
- Manuel Cázarez — Arranger
- Mara Esquivel — A&RA&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
- Javier Alfaro — ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Dave Rivera — Violin
- Javier Carrillo — Violin
- Hugo Colula — Violin
- Francisco Cedillo — ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- Monica Del Aguila — CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Bernardino De Santiago — GuitarrónGuitarrónSee also: Guitarrón ChilenoThe guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups...
- Moisés Garcia — TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...