"Rain Over Me" is a song by American rapper Pitbull from his sixth studio album, Planet Pit. It features vocals from Puerto Rican-American singer Marc Anthony. The Eurodance song was written by Pitbull, RedOne, Marc Anthony, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Janussi and Rachid Aziz, and it was produced by RedOne, David Rush and Jimmy Joker. It was released on June 10, 2011 as the third promotional single from the album and received a full release as the album's third official single on July 19, 2011. It charted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The song became Pitbull's second number one single on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart as well his first number-one single on the Tropical Songs. In addition, it is Marc Anthony's sixth number-one single on the Hot Latin Songs and twentieth number-one single on the Tropical Songs, reclaiming his position as having the artist with the most number-one Tropical Songs chart after a two year tie with Víctor Manuelle. The music video was directed by David Rosseau, who also directed a previous Pitbull single, "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" in 2009.
Lyrics
[Marc Anthony] Girl my body don't lie (RedOne) I'm outta my mind Let it rain over me (Mr. WorldWide) I'm rising so high Out of my mind (Marc Anthony) So let it rain over me Ay ay ay Let it rain over me Ay ay ay Let it rain over me [Pitbull] A billion's a new million and Voli's a new vodka Forty is the new 30 Baby you're a rockstar Dale veterana, que tu sabe Mas de la cuenta, no te hagas Teach me baby or better yet, Freak me baby, yes, yes I'm freaky baby, i'ma make sure that your peach feels peachy baby No bullshit broads, I like my women sexy classy sassy Powerful yes, they love to get a little nasty ow This ain't a game you'll see, you can put the blame on me Dale munequita abre ahi, and let it rain over me [Marc Anthony] Girl my body don't lie I'm outta my mind Let it rain over me I'm rising so high Out of my mind So let it rain over me Ay ay ay Ay ay ay Let it rain over me Ay ay ay Ay ay ay Let it rain over me [Pitbull] A billion's a new million and Voli's a new vodka Latin is the new majority, ya tu sabe Next step La CasaBlancaNo hay carro, nos vamo en balsa Mami you know the drill, they won't know what I got 'til they read the willI ain't try, I ain't trying to keep it realI'm trying to keep wealthy that's for realPero mira que tu estas buena, y mira que tu estas duraBaby no me hables mas, y tiramelo mami chulaNo games you'll see, you can put the blame on meDale munequita abre ahi, and let it rain over me[Marc Anthony]Girl my body don't lieI'm outta my mindLet it rain over meI'm rising so highOut of my mindSo let it rain over meAy ay ayAy ay ayLet it rain over meAy ay ayAy ay ayLet it rain over me[Bridge]Mr worldwide, Marc Anthony, tu sabeI was playing with her, she was playing with meNext thing you know, we were playing with threeOh oh oh oh oh ohI was playing with her, she was playing with meNext thing you know, we were playing with threeOh oh oh oh oh ohRain over me[Marc Anthony]Girl my body don't lieI'm outta my mindLet it rain over meI'm rising so highOut of my mindSo let it rain over meAy ay ayAy ay ayLet it rain over meAy ay ayAy ay ayLet it rain over me
Sorry for Party Rocking is the second full-length studio album by LMFAO. It was released June 21, 2011 physically and digitally by Interscope Records. "Party Rock Anthem" was the first single released from the album and was an international hit. The second single was "Champagne Showers" and #8 in New Zealand, and #9 in Australia. It became an international hit in New Zealand, Australia, France, Ireland, and Austria. The third single, "Sexy and I Know It" was released on September 16, 2011. It has peaked at #1 on theUS Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. "Sorry for Party Rocking" was released on January 9, 2012 as the fourth single from the album and has so far peaked #8 in Belgium, #16 in France, #18 in Ireland, #19 on the US Pop Songs, #23 in the UK, #27 in New Zealand, #31 in Canada, #32 in Australia, and #49 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Brazilian journal Folha de São Paulo claims that for many the album cover is a plagiarism from É o Tchan album called "É o Tchan no Brasil" (1997). Lyrics ill be up in party looking for a hottie to bone i got a drink in my hand and it just called buffalo buffaalooo poppin bottles in the house with models in the V.I.P all the girls make out for the whole damn club to see
let´s go people always say that my musics loud sorry for party rocking nighbours complain saying turn it down! sorry for party rocking haters dont like we got the spotlight sorry for party rocking when they talk shit, we just be like: sorry for party rocking
Baby baby baby I'm awfully crazy Off ciroc, off patrone shit what ever's tasty we dont got no manners hanging of the rafters lets go drink for drink a hundred bucks she wont outlast us check my style take a good look im fresh bitch in my way with music so loud im deaf bitch getting drinks at a redlight with people watching sorry for party rocking if you show up already towed up this is what you say sorry for party rocking and if you blacked out with youre sack out this is what you say sorry for party rocking and if you throw up in your hoes cup this is what you say sorry for party rocking and if she has a hissyfit cause your whiskeydick this is what you say sorry for party rocking
Oh oh oh oh
I dont give a fuck when im in the club sippin buzz really drunk and i see a fat booty got to have it imma grab it its a habit automatic like woozi, woozi with the sick flow make a chick go crazy and flash them ta-ta's redfoo, the dude, a true party rockaaaah
im true to the game to this is called beerpong and i cant loose i got some bad bitches in the back with ciroc on tap and a bit of little of gray goose oh of yeah we killin shit with our money we deal legit so here is a sorry in advance no hard feelings bitch sorry for party rocking
people always say that my musics loud sorry for party rocking nighbours complain saying turn it down! sorry for party rocking haters dont like we got the spotlight sorry for party rocking when they talk shit, we just be like: sorry for party rocking
Carnival of Rust is the second album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released on 12 April 2006 in Finland, 12 September, 2006 in Sweden, October 2006 in Australia, Russia and Ukraine, then on 20 April, 2007 in Germany. The album went straight to the top of the Finnish Top40 album chart and stayed inside the Top40 for 26 weeks.
The album went straight to the top on Finnish radio channel YleX due to fan votes and was recognized as "Album of the Week"after remaining number one for three weeks straight. It was certified gold in Finland three weeks after being released and has sold platinum up until now. On 17 December, 2006 it was announced that the album is featured in Helsingin Sanomat's "Best albums of 2006" article.
Lyrics
D'you breathe the name Of your savior in your hour of need And taste the blame If the flavor should remind you of greed, Of implication, insinuation and ill will Till you cannot lie still In all this turmoil Before red cape and foil Come closing in for a kill
Come feed the rain 'Cause I'm thirsty for your love Dancing underneath the skies of lust Yeah, feed the rain 'Cause without your love my life Ain't nothing but this carnival of rust
It's all a game, avoiding failure When true colors will bleed All in the name of misbehavior And the things we don't need I lust for after no disaster can touch Touch us anymore And more than ever I hope to never fall Where enough is not the same it was before
Come feed the rain 'Cause I'm thirsty for your love Dancing underneath the skies of lust Yeah, feed the rain 'Cause without your love my life Ain't nothing but this carnival of rust
Yeah, feed the rain 'Cause I'm thirsty for your love Dancing underneath the skies of lust Yeah, feed the rain 'Cause without your love my life Ain't nothing but this carnival of rust
Don't walk away, don't walk away, oh When the world is burning Don't walk away, don't walk away, oh When the heart is yearning Don't walk away, don't walk away, oh When the world is burning Don't walk away, don't walk away, oh When the heart is yearning
"On the Floor" is a song recorded by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez featuring American rapper Pitbull. It was released by Island Records on February 8, 2011 as the lead single from her seventh studio album Love? (2011). "On the Floor" was written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi and Pitbull, along with the song's producer RedOne. Its release coincided with Lopez's appointment as a judge on the tenth season of US reality TV show American Idol, as well as several other product endorsement deals. American Idol also provided a platform to debut the single's music video, as well as the stage for Lopez's first live performance of the song.
Lyrics
[Pitbull] Hey oh ay oh ay Let's take the whole world on a ride J-LO! ya tu sabe no es mas nada Hey oh ay oh ay Let's take the whole world on a ride Mr. worldwide Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale I want the whole world to Get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Dale get on the floor Darling I want the whole world to Get on the floor
I'm loose And everybody knows I get off the train Baby it's the truth I'm like inception I play with your brain So I don't sleep I snooze I don't play no games so don't get it confused no Cuz you will lose yeah Now pump it up And back it up like a Tonka truck That badonka donk is like a trunk full of bass on an old school Chevy 7 trail donka truck All I need is some vodka and some chunka coke And watch a chick get donkey konged Baby if you're ready for things to get heavy I get on the floor and act a fool if you let me dale Don't believe me just vet me My name ain't Keith but I see why you Sweat me L.A. Miami New York Say no more get on the floor
[Jennifer Lopez] Dance the night away Live your life and stay out on the floor Dance the night away Grab somebody drink a little more La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor
I know you gotta clap your hands on the floor And keep on rocking work it up on the floor If you're a criminal kill it on the floor Steal it quick on the floor On the floor Don't stop keep it moving put your drinks up It's getting ill it's getting sick on the floor We never quit we never rest on the floor If I ain't rolling I may die on the floor Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza Straight to L.A. New York Vegas to Africa
Dance the night away Live your life and stay out on the floor Dance the night away Grab somebody drink a little more La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor
Freak it off kick it up Raise the roof wreck the dancehall Rip these walls light it up Make some noise ohhh
Dance the night away Live your life and stay out on the floor Dance the night away Grab somebody drink a little more La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor La la la la la la la la la la la la la la Tonight we gon' be it on the floor Tonight we gon' be it on the floor Tonight we gon' be it on the floor
"Burn It Down" (working title "Buried at Sea") is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released to radio stations, as well as a digital download, on April 16, 2012, as the lead single from their fifth studio album Living Things. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, who co-produced the band's studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010). A music video for the song was directed by Linkin Park turntablistJoe Hahn.
Background
On March 28, 2012, Mike Shinoda confirmed that the first single for Living Things would be "Burn It Down".Lead singer Chester Bennington talked about the song in an interview with MTV, saying what made the song interesting was "the really high energy and the really strong electronic melodies and hooks kind of set this song apart, which is why we chose it as our first single." Shinoda also said that the song's meaning can be open to numerous interpretations, with an example being "what we do in pop culture, where we build somebody up to be the next great thing and then we just like to destroy them at the end of the day, and we've lived through that, so I think there's a lot of personal energy that went into the connection of that story." The song's working title was "Buried at Sea" and was recorded in February 2012, as revealed by numerous LPTVs (behind-the-scenes footage) released in April and May 2012.
On April 5, 2012, the band released a series of sliding puzzles at the band's official website to unlock snippets of the song. The last puzzle was completed on April 11, 2012, revealing the cover art. Another game was released, in which the snippets of the song were finally unveiled. A 30-second preview of the song was released by radio station SONiC 102.9. The song premiered on numerous modern rock radio stations. The band teamed up with the Lotus F1 team to create a musical racing iPad app entitled Linkin Park GP, where players drive a Lotus E20 and interact with an environment that allows the player to create a remix of "Burn It Down", as well as zooming into individual sections of the song. Linkin Park GP was released on May 24, 2012.
Lyrics
The cycle repeated as explosions broke in the sky all that I needed was the one thing I couldn't find And you were there at the turn Waiting to let me know We're building it up To break it back down We're building it up To burn it down We can't wait To burn it to the ground The colors conflicted As the flames climbed into the clouds I wanted to fix this, but Couldn't stop from tearing it down And you were there at the turn caught in the burning glow And I was there at the turn Waiting to let you know We're building it up To break it back down We're building it up To burn it down We can't wait
To burn it to the ground You told me yes, You held me high And I believed when you told that lie I played that soldier, You played king And struck me down when I kissed that ring You lost that right, to hold that crown I built you up but you let me down So when you fall, I'll take my turn And fan the flames as your blazes burn And you were there at the turn Waiting to let me know We're building it up To break it back down We're building it up To burn it down We can't wait To burn it to the ground When you fall, I'll take my turn and fan the flames as your blazes burn We can't wait To burn it to the ground When you fall, I'll take my turn and fan the flames as your blazes burn We can't wait To burn it to the ground
Enrique Iglesias (born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler; May 8, 1975) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and occasional actor, popular in both the Latin market and the Hispanic American market in the United States. He is the son of the famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. Within five years of beginning his musical career in the 1990s, he became the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of that decade. He made his crossover into the mainstream English language market before the turn of the millennium, signing a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US$50,000,000 with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.
Iglesias has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Spanish language artists of all time. He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones, and holds the record for producing 22 number-one Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had ten number-one songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 68 number-one songs on the various Billboard charts. Billboard has called him The King of Latin Pop and The King of Dance. Billboard also named Enrique the number two Latin artist of the years 1986–2011 (Luis Miguel taking the first spot).
Early life
Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain, and is the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. His mother is Spanish Filipino and his father is of Spanish ancestry from Galicia and Andalusia. His parents' marriage was annulled in 1979.
In 1986, Iglesias' grandfather, Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga, was kidnapped by the armed Basque terrorist group ETA. For their safety, Enrique and his brother, Julio Iglesias, Jr., were sent to live with their father in Miami. He also lived in Belgrade, Serbia, for one year with his mother. As his father's career kept him on the road, the young Iglesias was raised by the family nanny. He attended the prestigious Gulliver Preparatory School, where he made his singing debut in a production of Hello, Dolly!. Iglesias later went on to study business at the University of Miami.
Iglesias did not want his father to know about his plans for a musical career and did not want his famous surname to help advance his career. He borrowed money from his family nanny and he recorded a demo cassette tape which consisted of a Spanish song and two English songs. Approaching his father's former publicist, Fernan Martinez, the two promoted the songs under the stage name 'Enrique Martinez' with the backstory of being an unknown singer from Guatemala. Iglesias was signed the Mexican label Fonovisa. After dropping out of college, he traveled to Toronto to record his first album.
Music career
1995–96: Enrique Iglesias
On July 12, 1995, Iglesias released Enrique Iglesias, a collection of light rock ballads, including hits such as "Si Tú Te Vas", "Experiencia Religiosa", and others. The record sold half a million copies in its first week, a rare accomplishment then for an album recorded in a language other than English, going Gold in Portugal within the first week of release, and sold over a million copies in the next three months.
His song "Por Amarte" was included in Televisa's telenovela Marisol, but with a twist: instead of Por amarte daría mi vida (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were Por amarte Marisol, moriría (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The CD also yielded Italian and Portuguese editions of the album, with most of the songs translated into those languages.
Five singles released from this album, such as "Por Amarte", "No Llores Por Mí", and "Trapecista" topped the Billboard's Latin charts. The album went on to win Iglesias a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance.
1997–99: Vivir and Cosas Del Amor
In 1997, Iglesias' star continued to rise with the release of Vivir (To Live), which put him up with other English language music superstars in sales for that year. The album also included a cover version of the Yazoo song "Only You", translated into Spanish as "Solo en Tí".
Three singles released from Vivir ("Enamorado Por Primera Vez", "Sólo en Ti" and "Miente") topped the Latin singles chart as well as those in several Spanish-speaking countries. Along with his father and Luis Miguel, Iglesias was nominated for an American Music Awardin the first-ever awarded category of Favorite Latin Artist. It was said beforehand that the elder Iglesias would walk out if he did not win the award. Iglesias lost out to his father, but did perform the song "Lluvia Cae" at the event.
Insisting on playing stadiums for his first concert tour, that summer, Iglesias, backed by sidemen for Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, played to sold-out audiences in sixteen countries. Beginning in Odessa, Texas the tour went on to three consecutive nights in Mexico's Plaza de Toros, two consecutive nights at Monterrey's Auditorio Coca Cola and two at the Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina to over 130,000 people as well as 19 arenas in the U.S.
In 1998, Iglesias released his third album, Cosas del Amor (Things of Love). Taking a more mature musical direction, the album, aided by the popular singles "Esperanza" and "Nunca Te Olvidaré", both of which topped the Latin singles chart, helped cement his status in the Latin music scene.
Iglesias did a short tour of smaller venues to accompany the release of the album, with one show being televised from Acapulco, Mexico. This was followed by a larger world tour of over eighty shows in even bigger venues. The Cosas del Amor Tour was the first ever concert tour sponsored by McDonald's.
He won an American Music Award in the category of Favorite Latin Artist against Ricky Martin and Chayanne. The song "Nunca te Olvidaré" was also used as the theme music for a Spanish soap opera of the same name and he sang the song himself on the last episode of the series.
1999–2004: English albums
By 1999, Iglesias had begun a successful crossover career into the English language music market. Thanks to other successful crossover acts, most notably that of Ricky Martinand Gloria Estefan, Latino artists and music had a great surge in popularity in mainstream music. After attending one of his concerts Will Smith asked Iglesias to contribute to the soundtrack of his movie Wild Wild West, his contribution "Bailamos" was released as a single and became a number one hit in the US.
After the success of "Bailamos", several mainstream record labels were eager to sign Iglesias. Signing a multi-album deal after weeks of negotiations with Interscope, Iglesias recorded and released his first full CD in English, Enrique. The pop album, with some Latin influences, took two months to complete. It contained the song Rhythm Divine, a duet with Whitney Houston entitled "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song "Sad Eyes".
In 2000 Iglesias performed at the Superbowl halftime show with Christina Aguilera. Shock jock Howard Stern repeatedly played a tape of a supposedly very off-key Iglesias on his radio show and accused the Iglesias of not being able to sing live. On June 8, 2000 Iglesias sang the song live on Stern's show with just a guitar accompanying him. After the performance Stern remarked "I respect you for coming in here; you really can sing". Iglesias would remark that the controversy was the best promotion he could have. The album's single Be With You became Iglesias's second #1 single on Billboard's Hot 100.
In 2001 Iglesias released his second English language album Escape. Where most of the Latin crossover acts of the previous year experienced some difficulty matching the record sales of their first English language albums, Iglesias actually went on to sell even more. The album's first single, "Hero", became a number one hit in the United Kingdom, and in many other countries. The entire album was co-written by Iglesias.
Escape is his biggest commercial success to date. The singles "Escape" and "Don't Turn Off The Lights" became radio staples, faring well and placing highly or topping various charts both in North America and elsewhere. A second edition of the album was released internationally and contained a new version of one of Iglesias's favorite tracks, "Maybe", as well as a duet with Lionel Richie called "To Love a Woman".
Iglesias capitalized on the album's success with his "One-Night Stand World Tour" consisting of 50 sold-out shows in 16 countries. Including Radio City Music Hall and three consecutive nights in London's Royal Albert Hall, the tour ended with a big show at Stadium National Lia Manoliu in Bucharest, Romania. The concert launched MTV Romania, with the video for "Love to See You Cry" being the first to be shown on the channel.
The second leg of the tour, "Don't Turn Off The Lights", was completed in the summer of 2002, with two sold-out nights in Madison Square Garden and another two in Mexico's National Auditorium. The tour finished with a single show in the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 2002 Iglesias chose to release a fourth Spanish-language album titled Quizás (Perhaps). A more polished musical production than his previous Spanish albums and containing more introspective songs, the album's title track is a song about the strained relationship Iglesias has with his famous father.
The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the highest placement of a Spanish language album on the chart at the time. Quizás sold a million copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling album in Spanish in 5 years. The three singles released from the album all ended up topping the Latin chart, giving Iglesias a total of 16 number ones on the chart. He currently holds the record for the most number one singles on Billboard's Latin Chart. His last single from the album, "Para Que la Vida", reached a million spins on U.S. radio, the only Spanish language song to do so.
The video to the song "Quizás" was the first Spanish language music video to be added to the selection on one of MTV's popular show Total Request Live. Iglesias performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, becoming the first to sing a Spanish song on the show, and opening doors for other artists such as Ricky Martin, Juanes and Jorge Drexler to perform their Spanish material. Iglesias included songs from Quizás in his "Don't Turn Off the Lights Tour", and the album went on to win a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
By 2003 Iglesias released his seventh album, which he called 7, the second to be co-written by Iglesias. Among its more 1980s-inspired material, it features the song "Roamer", which he wrote with his friend and longtime guitarist, Tony Bruno. The CD also contained the song "Be Yourself", a song about independence (the chorus talks about how Iglesias' own parents did not believe he'd ever succeed in his singing career). The first single was the song "Addicted", and was followed closely by a remix of the song "Not in Love", featuring Kelis.
With this album, Iglesias went on his biggest world tour to date. The highly publicised tour started with twelve shows in the United States ending with Iglesias playing at Houston Rodeo and continued on to several countries, most of which he'd never previously visited playing to sold-out arenas and stadiums in Australia, India, Egypt and Singapore before ending his tour in South Africa.
2007–09: Insomniac and Greatest Hits albums
Iglesias released his new album Insomniac on June 12, 2007. The album was so named due to it being recorded mainly at night. The album contained a more contemporary pop style than that of previous albums. The album's highlights include "Push", with rapper Lil' Wayne, as well as "Ring My Bells", and a cover of Ringside's "Tired of Being Sorry".
The first single "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" was released on April 10, 2007. It was the Iglesias's highest charting song on the Hot 100 since "Escape" it was also a hit throughout Europe peaking in the top 10 in many countries and the Spanish version entitled "Dímelo" was #1 on Hot Latin Tracks for 12 weeks becoming his second best performing song on that chart.
Iglesias followed up with the ballad "Somebody's Me", which was released as a single in the American continent. The song was played extensively on AC radio and peaked high on Billboard's Hot AC, where the Spanish version also performed well. In Europe, the second single was "Tired of Being Sorry", which performed well in many countries; he recorded a version of the song with French singer Nâdiya which was #1 in France for eleven weeks.
On July 4, Enrique Iglesias became the first Western artist to play a concert in Syria in three decades when he performed for a sold-out crowd of 10,000 in the capital Damascus and in the same week performed on Live Earth in Hamburg.
The Insomniac World Tour was launched at the Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa, the same venue he ended his last world Tour and took him to sold out arenas throughout Europe. It was his first arena tour of the UK with him playing venues such as Manchester's MEN Arena and Wembley Arena. The tour ended with Iglesias performing at newly opened L.A. Live. A second leg of the tour has taken him throughout Latin America from Mexico to Argentina.
A solo version of "Push" was added to the soundtrack of the movie Step Up 2 the Streets. The song was regarded as the third single from the album. A music video was shot which features the film's lead actors. Despite never being officially added to radio the song has charted in several countries and is one of his most highly rated songs amongst fans.
Iglesias's song "Can You Hear Me" has been chosen as the official song of the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament.He performed the song live at the June 29, 2008 final in Vienna, Austria. The song featured on a re-issue of the Insomniac album being released in certain countries.
Iglesias released a Spanish Greatest Hits album on March 25, 2008 which included his seventeen #1 songs on Hot Latin Tracks chart, plus two new songs. The first single was the song "Dónde Están Corazón", which is written by Argentine star Coti and became Iglesias's 18th #1 single on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Latin Albums Chart and #18 on the overall Billboard 200 albums chart. It was Iglesias's second Spanish album to debut in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 (Quizás debuted at #12 in 2002). The album was certified double Platinum (Latin field) in the U.S. and in some Latin American countries.
The album's second single "Lloro Por Ti" had an official remix featuring Wisin & Yandel which also reached #1. Iglesias did a tour of the US. Beginning in Laredo, Texas and ending at the Izod Center in New Jersey he was accompanied though most of the tour with Bachata band Aventura who also performed "Lloro Por Ti" with him at the Premios Juventud.
Iglesias was a surprise performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards, opening the show with a medley of "Dónde Están Corazón" and "Dimelo". He also performed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, where he received a special award.
After the success of his Spanish Greatest Hits compilation, Iglesias released a compilation of his English language hits on November 11. The album includes "Can You Hear Me" as well two new songs. The first single is entitled "Away" featuring Sean Garrett and was followed by "Takin' Back My Love" featuring Ciara.
The compilation includes English hit songs such as "Bailamos", "Hero", "Be with You", "Not in Love" and "Escape" which have topped various Billboard charts (two of which did so on the Hot 100) as well as songs such as "Rhythm Divine", "Tired of Being Sorry" and "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)", which have also topped charts in Europe.
After the successful collaboration with Nadiya, Iglesias recorded another Ringside cover with her called "Miss You", which featured on a deluxe edition of the album.
The album debuted at #3 on the official UK Albums Chart and sold over 80,000 copies in its first two weeks of release alone.
Iglesias was the winner of two World Music Awards in the categories of "World's Best Selling Latin Performer" and "World's Best Selling Spanish Artist", in the ceremony held in Monaco on November 9, 2008.
2010–present: Euphoria and touring
Earlier in 2010, Iglesias featured in the charity song We Are the World 25 for Haiti along with 25 other top artists from USA in order to raise funds for the Earthquake hit Haiti area. It was produced by Quincy Jones, and executively produced by Lionel Richie, and Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean. Enrique also recorded the song "It Must Be Love" for the album Download to Donate for Haiti for the same cause.
On July 5, 2010, Iglesias released his ninth and tenth studio albums, Euphoria, his first work to be released under his new label, Universal Republic. The album is Iglesias's first bilingual album with seven original English songs and six original Spanish songs.The album has won Billboard Music Award for Top Latin Album, Billboard Latin Award for Latin Album of the Year and Latin Pop Album of the Year and was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Iglesias worked with three (actually four but one isn't mentioned) producers whom he has worked with before; RedOne,Mark Taylor and Carlos Paucer. The album features collaborations with Akon, Usher, Nicole Scherzinger, Ludacris, Pitbull,Juan Luis Guerra and his third duet with Wisin & Yandel. In a joint venture with Universal Latino Iglesias will release different singles in both languages simultaneously to different formats.
The first English single from the album, "I Like It", which features the rapper Pitbull, was released on May 3, 2010 in the U.S. and became a success, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Cuando Me Enamoro" was released as the lead Spanish single from the album. The song debuted at number 8 and number 25 on U.S Latin Pop Songs and U.S. Hot Latin Songs, respectively. The song became his 25th top 10 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs & after 4 weeks of its release date it became his 21st No.1 song on this chart.
As of January 2011 "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" broke into the top 10 on the Billboard charts reaching no 4. The song was released only for digital download in the U.S. although was featured on some Editions of "Euphoria" in Europe and some Asian areas. The song has became his first #1 on the US Pop Songs and Hot 100 airplay Charts.
A remix version of "Dirty Dancer" was released and became his ninth Dance Club play chart topper making him the male with the most number-one dance singles. tying with Prince & Michael Jackson. "Ayer" serves as the albums seventh single.
The Euphoria Tour has taken him across the US, Canada UK and Europe. A second which has taken him to Australia will include leg will include fellow artists Pitbull and Prince Royce and will be across North America. Iglesias was finalizing production for an extension to Euphoria, titled Euphoria Reloaded, however due to the poor commercial performance of I Like How It Feels featuring rapper Pitbull, plans of the rerelease were cut.The song topped the Billboard Hot Dance-Club Songs,making him the male artist with most number-one dance singles. Iglesias has recently collaborated with Dev on a song called "Naked". It was released on iTunes on December 20, 2011. This song was co-written by Iglesias.
Iglesias announced on 30 April 2012 in a press conference at Boulevard3 that he would go on a joint world tour titled Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias in Concert with Jennifer Lopez & Wisin & Yandel. The trek is presented by State Farm Insurance and promoted by AEG Live.
On May 22, 2012 Iglesias performed at the first Q102 Springle Ball 2012 concert, among the songs he performed were "Tonight I'm Loving You", "Hero", and "I Like It".
Songwriting, producing, and acting
Iglesias has collaborated with songwriter Guy Chambers to write "Un Nuovo Giorno", the lead single from Andrea Bocelli's first pop album. The song was later translated into English as "First Day of My Life" and recorded by Spice Girl Melanie C. The song has since gone to become a huge hit throughout Europe, and peaked in the number one spot in numerous countries. Iglesias also wrote the single "The Way" for American Idol runner up Clay Aiken. Four songs co-written by Iglesias appear on the UK band The Hollies' current album. Many times Iglesias has said that should he ever retire, he wants to write and produce songs for other artists. In 2010 Idol Allstars 2010 (Swedish Idol Series) released a song "All I Need Is You" co-written by Iglesias with Andreas Carlsson, Kalle Engström and Kristian Lundin. It went straight to iTunes #1. He also co-wrote Jennifer Lopez's song Dance Again released in 2012, which reached number-one position in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.
In 2000, Iglesias co-produced an off Broadway musical called Four Guys Named Jose and Una Mujer Named Maria. In the musical, four Americans of Latin heritage possess a common interest in music and meet and decide to put on a show. The show contained many references and allusions to many classic and contemporary Latin and pop songs by the likes of Carmen Miranda, Selena, Richie Valens, Chayanne, Ricky Martin and Iglesias himself.
Iglesias also developed an interest in acting, starring alongside Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp in the Robert Rodriguez film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, in which he played the foul-mouthed gun-wielding Lorenzo. In 2007, he had guest starred in the TV comedy Two and a Half Men as a carpenter/handyman. He says that he would act again if given small roles that he could fit in between his musical commitments.
He also guest starred as Gael, an Argentinean guitar playing/surfer/massage therapist love interest of Robin in season 3 of the CBS hit TV show How I Met Your Mother.
Iglesias also played the part of an evil Roman emperor in an ambitious TV commercial for Pepsi, which sponsored his last world tour. He starred alongside Britney Spears, Beyoncéand Pink, who turn the tables on him in the commercial. He's also starred in commercials for Tommy Hilfiger, Doritos and for Viceroy watches. Enrique is considered the best Latin artists of all time
Personal life
Iglesias started dating tennis player Anna Kournikova in late 2001. In June 2008, Iglesias told the Daily Star that he had married Kournikova the previous year and that they are currently separated. However, in an interview with Graham Norton in 2010, Kournikova confirmed that she and Iglesias have been together for over eight years but have no plans to marry in the near future. Iglesias has two other siblings, Chabeli Iglesias and Julio Iglesias, Jr. He has an uncle who is 30 years younger than him. His aunt is 31 years younger. Iglesias received surgery in 2003 to remove a circular mole from the right side of his face, citing possible concerns that over time it could become cancerous.
