Wrapped (Gloria Estefan song)

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"Wrapped"
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Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Unwrapped
ReleasedAugust 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)
Genre Tropipop
Length3:27
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
  • Gian Marco
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Y-Tu-Conga"
(2002)
"Wrapped"
(2003)
"I Wish You"
(2003)

"Wrapped" is a song written by the Peruvian singer and songwriter Gian Marco and sung by Gloria Estefan, released as the first single from her tenth studio album Unwrapped . The single returned commercial success to Gloria, having charted in various countries.

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Song history

"Wrapped" ("Hoy" in Spanish) became a major hit for Gloria and signified her return to prominence in the charts, as the song was successful in both its English and Spanish versions. This single is Gloria's highest charting song in Switzerland, reaching the Top 3 and it was certified Gold for its strong sales. Gloria also debuted in Belgium within the Ultratip Top 10.

The video, which is the same as the Spanish version of the song, "Hoy", was filmed in Peru in the legendary city Machu Picchu.

This single became the first single Gloria released as a Digital Download, and the Spanish version topped the Downloads charts in Spain. The single was not released commercially in the United States, but the single was available as a single to download at the iTunes music store.

This single become in one of the most successful Spanish singles ever released on her entire career, being a complete success on the charts, especially in Latin America. The song was a chart-topper on the United States Hot Latin Tracks for four non-consecutive weeks; it also topped the charts on another five countries all of them from Latin America. It remains as one of the most successful singles ever for Gloria in Argentina in which it was at the number one spot for five weeks. .

"Hoy" and the lyrics for this song were written by Gian Marco Zignago, a Peruvian songwriter and singer.

Due to the success of the song in the Spanish version, the song was added to the setlist in a Salsa remix for the Estefan's 2004 Live & Re-Wrapped Tour, aside the original version in English. Both songs were included on the setlist. "Hoy" was a winner of an International Latin Billboard Music Awards for "Top Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year" and was also nominated for a "Top Tropical Airplay Track of the Year".

The song is also featured in "On Your Feet," a Broadway musical about the life of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.

A rerecorded version of "Hoy" was included in Estefan's 2020 album Brazil305 . [1]

"Wrapped" formats and track listings

U.S. Promo CD Single (ESK 41356) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
U.S. Advanced Promo CD-R (AEK-A01316) [July 23, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix Radio Edit)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:59
2."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Radio Edit)Gian Marco3:59
3."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco8:21
4."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gian Marco8:20
5."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD Single #1 (EPC 674283 1) [September 15, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:47
Europe CD Single #2 (EPC 674283 9) [September 15, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD-Maxi Single #1 (EPC 674283 2) [September 15, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:56
3."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco4:24
4."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:47
5."Wrapped" (Music Video (CD-ROM))Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD-Maxi Single #2 (EPC 674283 5) [September 15, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:56
3."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
4."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:47
5."Wrapped" (Music Video (CD-ROM))Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Europe Promo CD Single (SAMPCS 13327 1) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
U.K. CD-Maxi Single #1 (674347 2) [September 15, 2003] {Cancelled/Unreleased}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:56
3."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:47
4."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco4:24
5."Wrapped" (Music Video (CD-ROM))Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
U.K. CD-Maxi Single #1 (674347 2) [September 15, 2003] {Cancelled/Unreleased}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Don't Wanna Lose You"Gloria Estefan 
3."Can't Stay Away From You"Gloria Estefan 
U.K. Promo CD Single (XPCD 2867) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
U.K. Promo CDR Single (No Catalog Number)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Club Version)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
2."Hoy" (Tracy Young Club Version)Gian Marco 
3."Wrapped" (("In Your Arms") (Dub))Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
4."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
5."Hoy" (Tracy Young Remix)Gian Marco 
6."Wrapped" (Tracy Young Acapella Version)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
7."Hoy" (Tracy Young Acapella Version)Gian Marco 
8."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Mix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
9."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Mix)Gian Marco 
10."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
11."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gian Marco 
13."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco 
14."Hoy"Gian Marco 
Brazil Promo CD Single (2 900261) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Australia Promo CD Single (SAMP 2588) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:56

"Hoy" formats and track listings

U.S. Promo CD Single #1 (ESK 56448) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
2."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco4:24
3."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Radio Edit)Gian Marco3:56
4."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix)Gian Marco8:17
U.S. Promo CD Single #2 (ESK 57056) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD Single (EPC 674284 1) [September 8, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Album Version)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD-Maxi Single #1 (EPC 674284 2) [September 8, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
2."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix)Gian Marco8:17
3."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco4:24
4."Hoy" (Tracy Young Club Version)Gian Marco9:23
5."Hoy" (Music Video (CD-ROM))Gian Marco3:27
Europe CD-Maxi Single #1 (EPC 674284 2) [September 8, 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
2."Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix)Gian Marco8:17
3."Hoy" (Salsa Mix)Gian Marco4:24
4."Hoy" (Tracy Young Club Version)Gian Marco9:23
5."Wrapped" (Album Version)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
6."Hoy" (Music Video (CD-ROM))Gian Marco3:27
Europe Promo CD Single (SAMPCS 13210 1) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped" (Album Version)Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Europe Promo CD Single (SAMPCS 13197 1) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)Gian Marco3:27
Mexico Promo CD Single (PRCD 98943) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27
Argentina Promo CD Single (DEP 780) [September 2003]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hoy"Gian Marco3:27
2."Wrapped"Gloria M. Estefan & Gian Marco3:27

Release history

RegionDate
United States (Wrapped)August 15, 2003
Europe (Hoy)September 8, 2003
Europe (Wrapped)September 15, 2003

Charts

Certifications

CountryCertificationSales
SwitzerlandGold16,000

Official Versions

WRAPPED

Original Versions

  1. Album Version — 3:27

Pablo Flores Remixes

  1. Pablo Flores Full Remix — 8:17
  2. Pablo Flores Remix — 3:56
  3. Pablo Flores Rewrapped Mix — 4:14

Tracy Young Remixes

  1. Tracy Young Club Version — 9:23
  2. Tracy Young Remix — 3:47
  3. Tracy Young "In Yours Arms" Mix — 7:03
  4. Tracy Young "In Yours Arms" Dub — 9:26
  5. Tracy Young Acapella Version

HOY

Original Versions

  1. Spanish Album Version — 3:27
  2. Salsa Mix — 4:25
  3. Brazil305 Version — 3:34

Pablo Flores Remixes

  1. Pablo Flores Full Remix — 8:17
  2. Pablo Flores Remix — 3:56

Tracy Young Remixes

  1. Tracy Young Club Version — 9:23
  2. Tracy Young Remix — 3:47
  3. Tracy Young Acapella Version

Cover versions

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