Maybe (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Maybe"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Escape
B-side	"La chica de ayer"
Released	25 November 2002 (2002-11-25)
Studio	Larrabee (North Hollywood, California) Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Length	3:14
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Enrique Iglesias Steve Morales Kara DioGuardi David Siegel
Producer(s)	Steve Morales
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Love to See You Cry" (2002) "Maybe" (2002) "Mentiroso" (2002)
Music video
"Maybe" on YouTube

"Maybe" is a song written by Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Kara DioGuardi, and David Siegel for Iglesias' second English-language album, Escape (2001). Iglesias stated in many interviews that the song was his favorite track from the album Escape. In 2002, the album was reissued with two new tracks, one of which was a reworking of the song dubbed the "Mark Taylor Mix". This version changed the song from a rhythmic piano based ballad into a slower guitar-driven song. This version of the song was released as the fifth single from the album.

"Maybe" caused minor controversy when Britney Spears debuted a new song during her Dream Within a Dream Tour called "My Love Was Always There", which features similar lyrics to the chorus of Iglesias's "Maybe" as well as the same melody throughout the song. ^[1] The single was released on 25 November 2002, reaching number one in Romania and becoming a top-40 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Track listings

European CD single ^[2]

1. "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
2. "Maybe" (album version)

UK CD1 ^[3]

1. "Maybe" (Mark Taylor's mix)
2. "Hero" (from The One and Only)
3. "Maybe" (from The One and Only)
4. "Maybe" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD2 ^[4]

1. "Maybe" (Mark Taylor's Mix)
2. "La chica de ayer" (album version)
3. "Love to See You Cry" (from The One and Only)

UK cassette single ^[5]

1. "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
2. "Hero" (from The One and Only)

Australian CD single ^[6]

1. "Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
2. "Maybe" (album version)
3. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (Fernando Garibay & Giorgio Moroder remix edit)
4. "La chica de ayer" (album version)
5. "Don't Turn Off the Lights" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet. ^[7]

Studios

• Recorded at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California) and Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

• Enrique Iglesias – writing, vocals, co-production, vocal production
• Steve Morales – writing, background vocals, production, vocal production
• Kara DioGuardi – writing, background vocals, vocal production
• David Siegel – writing, keyboards
• Aaron Fishbein – acoustic and electric guitar
• Lee Levin – drums
• Dave Way – mixing
• Shane Stoner – engineering
• Fabian Marasciullo – engineering
• Marc Lee – assistant engineering
• Ivy Skoff – production coordination
• Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 41 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 45 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10] 15 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 38 Germany (GfK) [12] 62 Ireland (IRMA) [13] 16 Italy (FIMI) [14] 43 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 22 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 29 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [18] 1 Scotland (OCC) [19] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 53 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 44 UK Singles (OCC) [22] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Romania (Romanian Top 100) [23] 8

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	25 November 2002	CD cassette	Interscope	[24] [25]
Australia	12 January 2003	CD		[26]

See also

• List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

References

2. Maybe (European CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 819-2.
3. Maybe (UK CD1 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978222.
4. Maybe (UK CD2 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978232.
5. Maybe (UK cassette single sleeve). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978234.
6. Maybe (Australian CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 818-2.
7. Escape (European CD album booklet). Interscope Records. 2001. 493 182-2.
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23. "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
24. Melodini, Amanda (30 November 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20, no. 49. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
25. "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 23 November 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
26. "New Releases". Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2025.