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Bailar Contigo (Carlos Vives song)

"Bailar Contigo" (transl. "Dance With You") is a tropipop song by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives. It was released in Colombian's radios as the third single from his fourteenth studio album Corazón Profundo (2013) on May 5, 2013.[1]

Song information

The song was written by himself and Andrés Castro and produced by the same Castro.[2] "Bailar Contigo" has been described as one of the best track of the album according to the review of Allmusic.[3] And Carlos Quintana from About.com said that "is the electric guitar in the intro of the song, have well-crafted arrangements and nice lyrics".[4]

In an interview in Colombia, Vives expressed that the song "Is a tribute to the ceremony to dance with that special woman. I composed it remembering that time, of that eagerness to go on a friday, when had a plan to go dancing with somebody and finally meet with that person. Evokes the romance, that love symbolized in the ritual of going to pick her up and go dancing".[5]

Track listing

  • Album version[6]
  1. "Bailar Contigo" - 4:12

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] 2× Platinum (Latin) 120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Colombia[1] May 5, 2013 Radio Sony Music Latin Entertainment

References

  1. ^ a b "Carlos Vives presenta su nuevo sencillo: 'Bailar Contigo'" (in Spanish). Radio SantaFe. May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Corazón Profundo (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Carlos Vives. Colombia: Sony Music Latin. 2013. 88883717572.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Jeffries, David. "Review: Corazón Profundo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Quintana, Carlos. "Carlos Vives - 'Corazon Profundo' CD Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Carlos Vives estrena "Bailar Contigo", otro sencillo de 'Corazón Profundo'" (in Spanish). Los 40 Principales Colombia. May 5, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Corazón Profundo: Carlos Vives: Music". Amazon. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  7. ^ "National Report - Top Nacional" (in Spanish). National Report. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30.
  8. ^ "Carlos Vives - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ^ "Top 20 General: Del 28 de Octubre Al 3 de Noviembre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2013-10-27. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  10. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  13. ^ "Carlos Vives Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  14. ^ "Record Report - Top 100" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2013-07-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24.
  15. ^ "Las 100 más programadas en la Radio de México en 2013". RadioNotas.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  16. ^ "Best of 2013 - Latin Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  17. ^ "Best of 2013 - Latin Pop Airplay Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  18. ^ "Best of 2013 - Tropical Airplay Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Carlos Vives – Bailar Contigo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2024.