Fuego (The Cheetah Girls song)

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"Fuego"
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Single by The Cheetah Girls
from the album TCG
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre Latin [1]
Length3:28
Label Hollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) J. R. Rotem
The Cheetah Girls singles chronology
"So Bring It On"
(2007)
"Fuego"
(2007)
"One World"
(2008)

"Fuego" (Spanish for "fire") is a song by The Cheetah Girls and is the second single from their second studio album, TCG . On their official MySpace profile, the girls described the song as a "Latin party anthem" [1] with a sample of Lionel Richie's '80's hit single "All Night Long (All Night)". [2] The song was released on September 15, 2007 on Radio Disney and was later released through digital distribution on October 10. It peaked at #27 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. [3]

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Promotion

In 2007, as promotion for the single and for the album, the Girls performed "Fuego" on Good Morning America on October 12, and on The Early Show on October 13. [4] The song was also featured on the set list for their One World Tour.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marcus Raboy on October 21, 2007 and it premiered on Disney Channel on November 22. It received heavy rotation on Disney Channel and MTV Tres. There is a Spanish version of the video in which there are new scenes and different sequences. [5]

The video revolves around the three girls dancing with a crowd of people at a party. Throughout the video are scenes of the girls dancing while other people are performing a dance routine in front of a red-orange background. [6]

Track listing

iTunes Single [7]

  1. "Fuego" - 3:09
  2. "Fuego" (Spanish Version) - 3:27

Remix EP [8]

  1. "Fuego" (Cabana Remix)
  2. "Fuego" (Ranny Radio Edit)
  3. "Fuego" (English Club Mix)
  4. "Fuego" (Party Mix)
  5. "Fuego" (Party Dub)
  6. "Fuego" (Spanish Club)

Chart performance

The song debuted and peaked at #27 on the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play during the week of February 28, 2008. [3] It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it did reach #22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. [9]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [9] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [3] 27

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel(s)
United StatesSeptember 15, 2007 Radio Disney/rhythmic top 40 radio Hollywood Records
October 10, 2007Digital download

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