Song History
The song was the first single released, giving on it a tribute to Gloria's homeland Cuba which was the principal reason for the making of the album. This song was first released in the United States and took Gloria again to the Hot Latin Tracks top position reaching the number-one at the chart, her first number-one to do so since the Spanish version of "Don't Wanna Lose You" in 1989. The song which was also a hit on other markets such as the Dance market, where it became Gloria's first Spanish single to ever reach the Top 5 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
This song was also Gloria's first number-one in Spain, which led the album to become the most successful album released at the country for its sales of more than a million. Another big achievement of the song was its being one of the first Spanish-language songs to reach the Top 40 on some English language countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia.
The remixes for the song were made by Gloria Estefan's personal remixer Pablo Flores and by Tommy Musto.
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