De pata negra (song)

"De pata negra"
Single by Melody
from the album De pata negra
Released	2001 (2001)
Genre	Latin pop, rumba
Label	Epic / Sony Music Entertainment Spain S.A.
Songwriter(s)	J.A. Benitez
Producer(s)	Gustavo Ramudo
Melody singles chronology
"El baile del gorila" (2001) "De pata negra" (2001) "Muévete" (2002)
Music video
"De pata negra" on YouTube

"De pata negra" (which can be translated as "The Real McCoy") ^[1] is a song by Spanish singer Melody. It was the second single taken from her debut album De pata negra and her second single overall. She released it in 2001, at the age of 10.

The song debuted at number 18 in Spain for the week of 15 September 2001, peaking at number 12 three weeks later. ^[2]

Track listing

Promo 7" single — Sony Music SAMPCS 10302 (Spain)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"De pata negra"
2.	"El baile del gorila" (Single Remix)

Charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [2]	12
US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [3]	27 [4]
US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [5]	18 [6]

References

1. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2001-12-08. pp. 50–. ISSN   0006-2510.
2. "Melody %5BES%5D – De pata negra" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
3. "Melody Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
4. "Melody Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
5. "Melody Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
6. "Melody Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

External links

• " De pata negra " at Discogs (list of releases)