"Nuestro Amor" is a song by Mexican pop group RBD, released on 25 August 2005 as the lead single from the group's second studio album of the same name. The song was used to promote the second season of the soap opera Rebelde.
| "Nuestro Amor" | ||||
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| Single by RBD | ||||
| from the album Nuestro Amor | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | "Our Love" | |||
| Released | 25 August 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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| Producer(s) | Pedro Damián (executive) | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Nuestro Amor" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editThe Mexican telenovela Rebelde began production of its second season in 2005. The group (who lead the cast of young actors in the show) recorded their second studio album and toured while on break. "Nuestro Amor" was released on 25 August as the album's lead single, and it was used as the new theme song for the show.[1] Unlike the first season, parts of the music video were not used for the intro.
Following the success of the band's Brazilian edition of their debut album, production decided to give Nuestro Amor the same treatment, and had the group record a Portuguese version titled Nosso Amor Rebelde. The song's Portuguese version is called "Nosso Amor" and was released as a single in Brazil in May 2006.[2] A special music video for this version of the song was planned but ended up being scrapped.
An English version of the song was also recorded, under the title "This Is Love" ("Esto Es Amor"), as part of RBD's first English studio album, Rebels, released in November 2006.[3] Despite singing the second pre-chorus with Maite in the original and Portuguese versions, Alfonso was absent in this version of the song.
Composition and lyrics
edit"Nuestro Amor" is a Latin pop, pop rock and teen pop song that lasts for three minutes and 33 seconds. It was written by Memo Méndez Guiu and Emil "Billy" Méndez, and produced by Pedro Daminan, the show's executive producer. It is structured in the verse-pre-chorus-chorus form. The song is assumed to be sung from the point of view of the actors' characters in the telenovela, although Alfonso and Anahí don't sing together like Dulce and Christopher.
The lyrics are about the group celebrating their new love. The song opens with Dulce and Christopher, each describing their love as "magical" and "easy". The first pre-chorus is done by Maite with Christian, comparing it to "a dream", and saying how "everything is happening". During the chorus, the band affirm that their love "i[t']s like this / And there's nothing to do about it", asserting "this is how it happens, this love". The second verse is sung by Christian and Anahí, with the former calling it "so simple" and the latter stating "And I don't know how long [this] love will last / But today", before stating in unison that "there's nothing better". The second pre-chorus is done by Maite again, this time with Alfonso. The second chorus is repeated twice, before leading to a bridge containing a guitar solo. The last chorus is also repeated, and includes four ad-libs from Anahí and Christian each, although the former sings in a higher range.[4]
Music video
editThe music video for the song was filmed in early August 2005 at Pedregal, Distrito Federal in Mexico and was directed by Amin Azali. It was their first video not directed by Pedro Damián and premiered in September in the United States and Mexico.
It is supposed to take place sometime during the events of the telenovela, as the pairings shown in the video are from the show, and not real life. The vídeo is about a "date" the girls and boys of RBD have. It starts with a phone call between Dulce Maria and Christopher, with Dulce in a bathub and Christopher in a window of another building. The girls then dress up elegantly for the date night they are about to have. The male members get ready for the romantic dinner, too, in a Japanese-looking house, where they look for the girls as they had left clues for them in order to find them. Finally, the band walk outside and sit around, sing, enjoy the moonlight and oddly, share some bottles of milk from which they drink.
Chart performance
editThe song became RBD's fifth major hit in Mexico. The song peaked at number two on Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart and number six on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs and Latin Tropical Airplay chart. The song also peaked at number 33 in its 10th week on the Romanian Airplay Chart.[5]
Release history
edit| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Mexico | August 2005 |
| Worldwide | October 2005 |
| Brazil (Portuguese version) | May 2006 |
Track listing
edit- Original version[6]
- "Nuestro Amor" – 3:35
- Portuguese version[7]
- "Nosso Amor" – 3:36
- English version[8]
- "This Is Love" – 3:40
Charts
edit| Chart (2005/06) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Bolivia (Notimex)[9] | 2 |
| Romania (Airplay 100)[5] | 33 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
| US Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| Brazil (Crowley)[11] Portuguese version |
17 |
Moderatto version
edit| "Nuestro Amor" | ||||
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| Single by Moderatto and Anahí | ||||
| from the album Rockea Bien Duro | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | "Our Love" | |||
| Released | December 3, 2021 | |||
| Genre | Latin rock | |||
| Length | 3:42. | |||
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| "Nuestro Amor" on YouTube | ||||
Mexican rock band Moderatto invited Anahí to record a rock cover version.[12] It was released on 3 December 2021, through Universal Music as the first single from Moderatto's tribute album to RBD, which features the group's most-known hits, titled Rockea Bien Duro.[13][14]
Music video
editThe music video was released on 9 February 2022, using Chroma key, showing the band alongside the singer wearing a costume that resembled those that she used to wear during tours while in RBD.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Nuestro Amor". Spotify. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Nosso Amor". Spotify. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "This Is Love". Spotify. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "RBD – "Nuestro Amor" Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b Romanian Top 100
- ^ "Nuestro Amor". Apple Music. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Nosso Amor". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "This Is Love". Apple Music. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Don Omar domina". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). January 29, 2006. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c allmusic (RBD > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)
- ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2006". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Anahí lança versão rock n' roll de "Nuestro Amor" com banda Moderatto" [Anahí releases rock 'n' roll version of "Nuestro Amor" with the band Moderatto]. Portal Popline (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Moderatto más rebelde que nunca" [Moderatto more rebellious than ever]. Excelsior (in Spanish). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Rockea Bien Duro". Spotify. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Méndez, Dora (10 February 2022). "Anahí y Moderatto comparten videoclip del cover de 'Nuestro Amor'" [Anahí and Moderatto share music video of the "Nuestro Amor" cover]. tikitakas (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.