Al Despertar (Enrique Iglesias song)

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"Al Despertar"
Al Despertar single cover.jpg
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Vivir
Released8 December 1997 (1997-12-08)
Recorded1995–1996
Studio Nadir Studios
Cinearte Studios
(Madrid, Spain)
New River Studios
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Ocean Way Recording & Westlake Audio
(Hollywood, California)
Genre Latin pop
Length4:14
Label Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Roberto Morales
Producer(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Lluvia cae"
(1997)
"Al Despertar"
(1997)
"Esperanza"
(1998)

"Al Despertar" (English: Waking Up) is the title of the sixth single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his second studio album, Vivir (1997), It was released on 8 December 1997 (see 1997 in music).

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Song information

The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Roberto Morales and became the less successful of his singles in United States at the time, peaking only at number 11.

Chart performance

The track debuted on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 18 on 7 March 1998 [1] and peaked at number 11 three weeks later on 28 March 1998. [2]

Chart (1998)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [3] 11
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay [4] 8

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