Lluvia cae

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"Lluvia Cae"
Lluvia cae single cover.jpg
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Vivir
Released13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)
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
Length4:33
Label Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)
  • Ragael Pérez-Botija
  • Enrique Iglesias
Producer(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Revolución"
(1997)
"Lluvia Cae"
(1997)
"Al Despertar"
(1997)

"Lluvia Cae" ("Rain is Falling") is the title of the fifth single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his second studio album, Vivir (1997), It was released on 13 October 1997 (see 1997 in music).

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Song information

The track was written and produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and co-written by Enrique Iglesias, and became the second single in a row not to peak at number one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, after "Revolución" reached only number six.[ citation needed ]

Chart performance

The track debuted on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 29 on 20 December 1997 [1] and peaked at number 3 on 7 February 1998 [2] for two weeks. The single was blocked from the top spot, in the first week by "En El Jardín" by Alejandro Fernández featuring Gloria Estefan (#1) [3] and "Contigo (Estar Contigo)" by Luis Miguel (#2), [3] and in the second week by "Por Qué Te Conocí" by Los Temerarios (#1) [2] and "En El Jardín" (#2). [2]

Chart (1997/1998)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [2] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay [4] 4
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay [5] 7
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay [6] 9

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