Trapecista

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"Trapecista"
Trapecista single cover.jpg
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Enrique Iglesias
Released16 September 1996 (1996-09-16)
Recorded1995
Genre
Length4:27
Label Fonovisa
Songwriter(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Producer(s) Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"No Llores Por Mí"
(1996)
"Trapecista"
(1996)
"Enamorado Por Primera Vez"
(1996)

"Trapecista" (English: Trapezist) is the sixth and last single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut studio album Enrique Iglesias (1995), It was released by Fonovisa on 16 September 1996 (see 1996 in music).

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Song information

The track was written and produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija, and became Iglesias's fifth consecutive chart topper in the U.S., a new record for Iglesias, breaking Selena's record with her album Amor Prohibido (1994) and Jon Secada's with his album Otro Día Más Sin Verte (1992), both releasing four number-one singles. The video for this single was directed by Jon Small who directed the videos for "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa".

Chart performance

The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 13 on 16 November 1996, [1] and rose to number 1 three weeks later, [2] spending five weeks at the summit. The single spent ten weeks in the top ten.[ citation needed ]

Chart (1996/1997)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks [2] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay [3] 2
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay [4] 8
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay [5] 19

See also

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