Trapecista

"Trapecista"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Enrique Iglesias
Released	16 September 1996 (1996-09-16)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Latin pop pop rock
Length	4:27
Label	Fonovisa
Songwriter	Rafael Pérez-Botija
Producer	Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"No Llores Por Mí" (1996) "Trapecista" (1996) "Enamorado Por Primera Vez" (1996)
Music video
"Enrique Iglesias - Trapecista" on YouTube

"Trapecista" (English: Trapezist) is the fifth 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).

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

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1996
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1997

References

1. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". Billboard. 16 November 1996. ^{[dead link]}
2. ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". Billboard. 4 January 1997. ^{[dead link]}
3. ""Latin Pop Airplay" on Billboard.com". Billboard. 23 November 1996. ^{[dead link]}
4. ""Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" on Billboard.com". Billboard. 23 November 1996. ^{[dead link]}
5. ""Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" on Billboard.com". 6 December 1996. ^{[dead link]}