"Que No Se Rompa la Noche" (English: May the Night Have No End) literally "May the Night not Break", is a ballad written and produced by Spanish singer-songwriter Manuel Alejandro, co-written by Ana Magdalena, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. It was released as the second single from his studio album Un hombre solo (1987). This song became his second number one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, after his previous single "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida".
| "Que No Se Rompa la Noche" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Julio Iglesias | ||||
| from the album Un hombre solo | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
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| Genre | Latin pop · Latin ballad | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Discos CBS International | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Manuel Alejandro · Ana Magdalena | |||
| Producer(s) | Manuel Alejandro | |||
| Julio Iglesias singles chronology | ||||
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"Qué No Se Rompa la Noche" has been covered by several singers, including Tamara, Pandora, Ray Conniff, Vikki Carr and Raulin Rosendo.
Background
edit"Que No Se Rompa la Noche" was released as the second single from Iglesias' Un hombre solo and became his second number-one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, and his last on this chart as a solo artist,[1] until "Torero", his duet with José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" in 1992.[2] The song is a plea for a long lasting night to express the strong passions he has towards his lover.
Chart performance
editThe song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 14 on 29 August 1987, and climbed to the top of the chart twelve weeks later.[3][4] It spent two weeks at number-one, replacing "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" by Mexican performer Luis Miguel and being replaced by "Y Tú También Llorarás" by Venezuelan singer-songwriter and actor José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". "Qué No Se Rompa la Noche" spent 29 weeks on the chart and ranked at number 16 in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
Credits and personnel
editThis information adopted from Allmusic.[5]
- Manuel Alejandro – producer, piano
- Assa Drori – concertina
- Rafael Ferro-García – keyboards
- Michael Fisher – percussion
- Humberto Gatica – engineer, mixer
- Julio Iglesias – vocals
- Randy Kerber – keyboards
- Abraham Laboriel – bass
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Michael Lang – keyboards
- Gayle Levant – harp
- Fernando López – guitar
- Greg Mathieson – keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Pepe Sánchez – drums
Cover versions
edit"Que No Se Rompa la Noche" has been recorded by several performers, including Vikki Carr on her Grammy-nominated album Emociones (a tribute album to Manuel Alejandro and Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos); Spanish singer Tamara also did a version of this song, and included it on her album Lo Mejor de Tu Vida which was produced by Max Pierre.[6] Tamara's album peaked at number 8 in the Spanish Album chart.[7] Pandora, Raulin Rosendo, Rafael Ferro, Esteban Mariano, Orquesta Noche Sabrosa and Ray Conniff also recorded their own version of the track.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Julio Iglesias – Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Torero – Week of June 13, 1992". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1 November 1987. Retrieved 12 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Que No Se Rompa la Noche – Week of August 29, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 August 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Que No Se Rompa la Noche – Week of November 14, 1987". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 November 1987. Retrieved 4 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Un Hombre Solo – Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Iglesias, Gustavo (2 November 2005). "Tamara versiona el cancionero de Julio Iglesias en 'Lo mejor de tu vida'". Los40. Prisacom. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ "Tamara – Lo Mejor de Tu vida". aCharts.us. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ "Que No Se Rompa la Noche – Performers". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.