Secreto de Amor (song)

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"Secreto de Amor"
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Single by Joan Sebastian
from the album Secreto de Amor
LanguageSpanish
B-side "El Muchacho Triste"
Released2000
Genre Bolero
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s) José Manuel Figueroa
Producer(s) Joan Sebastian
Joan Sebastian singles chronology
"Gracias Por Tanto Amor"
(1998)
"Secreto de Amor"
(2000)
"Amorcito Mio" / "Que No Te Asombre"
(2000)
Secreto de Amor
Joan Sebastian – Secreto De Amor (Video Oficial) on YouTube

"Secreto de Amor" (English: "Secret of Love") is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, released as the first single and title track from Sebastian's 27th studio album, Secreto de Amor. Written and produced by Sebastian, it is often regarded as one of his signature songs, [1] being covered by many artists including Lucero, Victor García, and Vicente Fernández Jr., son of Vicente Fernández. [2] It was notably used as the theme for the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name.

The song debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, and peaked at number 3 after spending eight weeks later, becoming Sebastian's third top-ten entry on the chart. It also peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, and topped the Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart.

Charts

Chart performance for "Secreto de Amor"
Chart (2000)Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 25
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 3

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References

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  2. Secreto de Amor – Joan Sebastian | Cover Songs | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-05-21
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