From Zion- Great Song and Cover Performances: There are some songs that you don’t truly appreciate until another artist takes it on and makes it their own. Oftentimes the newer version draws out the original’s complexities in a way you never would have noticed before. Or maybe the first version is equally compelling, but the cover artist re imagined it with such grandeur .
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Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Andy Gibb of the Bee Gees at the 1977 billboard Music Awards.
One family dominated the Billboard Hot 100 in the '70s: The Gibbs. The three brothers in the Bee Gees landed three of the top 20 hits of the decade, and Andy Gibb -- another brother -- had two more as a solo artist. The Gibb Brothers single-handedly account for 25 percent of the top twenty in the '70s. They didn't start in disco, but they changed with the times, and as a white group embracing the disco sound, they became an unstoppable commercial juggernaut. (Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band's "A Fifth of Beethoven," which appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack alongside the Bee Gees mega-hits, also made it onto the top 20 list.) The Bee Gees weren't the only act to have success with disco -- so did Chic, Donna Summer, the Emotions, and Gloria Gaynor -- meaning that the genre accounted for at least half of the decade's biggest songs.
The '70s saw a lot more women on the upper reaches of the charts. While only one woman landed a top twenty hit in the '60s top twenty recap, seven ladies achieved that status in the '70s. Some of these were disco frontwomen, but more were balladeers: Debby Boone, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, and Roberta Flack. In contrast to the previous decade, there weren't many big rock hits; The Knack and Paul McCartney's Wings were the only two, and Wings' "Silly Love Songs" featured a pronounced bass groove that is basically disco. (The former Beatle had a fondness for that genre; see also his 1979 single "Goodnight Tonight.")
Speaking of Paul McCartney, he's one of very few singers to appear in the top 20 in two consecutive decades. He made the list twice with the Beatles in the '60s and appeared on it again in the '70s with Wings. Marvin Gaye was the only singer to match McCartney's feat, with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in the '60s and his sensual classic "Let's Get It On" in the '70s.
Check out the Spotify playlist of the top 20 below and read on to see when each hit peaked.
1. "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: October 15, 1977
2. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: November 13, 1976
3. "Le Freak" - Chic Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 9, 1978
4. "How Deep Is Your Love" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 24, 1977
5. "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: July 30, 1977
6. "Silly Love Songs" - Wings Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: May 22, 1976
7. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 8, 1973
8. "Night Fever" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 18, 1978
9. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: April 21, 1973
10. "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 17, 1978
11. "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 4, 1978
12. "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 2, 1979
13. "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: January 6, 1973
14. "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 18, 1976
15."My Sharona" - The Knack Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 25, 1979
16."Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 24, 1973
17. "Best Of My Love" - The Emotions Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 20, 1977
18. "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 2, 1974
20. "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 10, 1979
This top Billboard Hot 100 songs of each decade is ranked based on each title's performance on the Hot 100 through the chart dated Nov. 1, 2014. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits across multiple decades, time frames are weighted to account for fluctuating chart turnover rates due to different methodologies utilized.
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Andy Gibb of the Bee Gees at the 1977 billboard Music Awards.
One family dominated the Billboard Hot 100 in the '70s: The Gibbs. The three brothers in the Bee Gees landed three of the top 20 hits of the decade, and Andy Gibb -- another brother -- had two more as a solo artist. The Gibb Brothers single-handedly account for 25 percent of the top twenty in the '70s. They didn't start in disco, but they changed with the times, and as a white group embracing the disco sound, they became an unstoppable commercial juggernaut. (Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band's "A Fifth of Beethoven," which appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack alongside the Bee Gees mega-hits, also made it onto the top 20 list.) The Bee Gees weren't the only act to have success with disco -- so did Chic, Donna Summer, the Emotions, and Gloria Gaynor -- meaning that the genre accounted for at least half of the decade's biggest songs.
The '70s saw a lot more women on the upper reaches of the charts. While only one woman landed a top twenty hit in the '60s top twenty recap, seven ladies achieved that status in the '70s. Some of these were disco frontwomen, but more were balladeers: Debby Boone, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, and Roberta Flack. In contrast to the previous decade, there weren't many big rock hits; The Knack and Paul McCartney's Wings were the only two, and Wings' "Silly Love Songs" featured a pronounced bass groove that is basically disco. (The former Beatle had a fondness for that genre; see also his 1979 single "Goodnight Tonight.")
Speaking of Paul McCartney, he's one of very few singers to appear in the top 20 in two consecutive decades. He made the list twice with the Beatles in the '60s and appeared on it again in the '70s with Wings. Marvin Gaye was the only singer to match McCartney's feat, with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" in the '60s and his sensual classic "Let's Get It On" in the '70s.
Check out the Spotify playlist of the top 20 below and read on to see when each hit peaked.
1. "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: October 15, 1977
2. "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: November 13, 1976
3. "Le Freak" - Chic Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 9, 1978
4. "How Deep Is Your Love" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: December 24, 1977
5. "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: July 30, 1977
6. "Silly Love Songs" - Wings Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: May 22, 1976
7. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 8, 1973
8. "Night Fever" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 18, 1978
9. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" - Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: April 21, 1973
10. "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 17, 1978
11. "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 4, 1978
12. "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: June 2, 1979
13. "You're So Vain" - Carly Simon Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: January 6, 1973
14. "Play That Funky Music" - Wild Cherry Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: September 18, 1976
15."My Sharona" - The Knack Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 25, 1979
16."Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 24, 1973
17. "Best Of My Love" - The Emotions Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: August 20, 1977
18. "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: February 2, 1974
20. "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor Hot 100 Peak Position: 1, Peak Date: March 10, 1979
This top Billboard Hot 100 songs of each decade is ranked based on each title's performance on the Hot 100 through the chart dated Nov. 1, 2014. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits across multiple decades, time frames are weighted to account for fluctuating chart turnover rates due to different methodologies utilized.
Things have come to a pretty pass, Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that. Goodness knows what the end will be; Oh, I don't know where I'm at... It looks as if we two will never be one, Something must be done.
You say eether and I say eyether, You say neether and I say nyther; Eether, eyether, neether, nyther, Let's call the whole thing off!
You like potato and I like potahto, You like tomato and I like tomahto; Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto! Let's call the whole thing off! But oh! If we call the whole thing off, Then we must part. And oh! If we ever part, Then that might break my heart! So, if you like pajamas and I like pajahmas, I'll wear pajamas and give up pajahmas. For we know we need each other, So we better call the calling off off. Let's call the whole thing off!
You say laughter and I say lawfter, You say after and I say awfter; Laughter, lawfter, after, awfter, Let's call the whole thing off! You like vanilla and I like vanella, You, sa's'parilla and I sa's'parella; Vanilla, vanella, Choc'late, strawb'ry! Let's call the whole thing off! But oh! If we call the whole thing off, Then we must part. And oh! If we ever part, Then that might break my heart! So, if you go for oysters and I go for ersters I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters. For we know we need each other, So we better call the calling off off! Let's call the whole thing off!
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. The song is most famous for its “You like to-may-toes /təˈmeɪtoʊz/ and I like to-mah-toes /təˈmɑːtoʊz/” and other verses comparing their different regional dialects.
The differences in pronunciation are not simply regional, however, but serve more specifically to identify class differences. At the time, typical American pronunciations were considered less "refined" by the upper-class, and there was a specific emphasis on the "broader" a sound.[3] This class distinction with respect to pronunciation has been retained in caricatures, especially in the theater, where the longer a pronunciation is most strongly associated with the word "darling."
The song was ranked No. 34 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs.[5]
Notable recordings[
Billie Holiday – Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944 (1937)
Sam Cooke – Tribute to the Lady (1959)
Ella Fitzgerald – on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959),[6] on the 1983 Pablo release Nice Work If You Can Get It, and in a 1957 duet with Louis Armstrong on Ella and Louis Again.
Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra (1937)[7]
Brian Wilson – Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010)
Uri Caine – Rhapsody in Blue (2013)
The song has been re-used in filmmaking and television production, most notably in When Harry Met Sally... – where it is performed by Harry Connick, Jr. – and The Simpsons. It was featured in the 2012 Broadway Musical Nice Work If You Can Get It.
Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that,
Goodness knows what the end will be Oh I don't know where I'm at It looks as if we two will never be one Something must be done:
You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either Neither, neither Let's call the whole thing off.
You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto. Let's call the whole thing off
But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas, I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyajahmas For we know we need each other so we Better call the whole thing off Let's call the whole thing off.
You say laughter and I say larfter You say after and I say arfter Laughter, larfter after arfter Let's call the whole thing off,
You like vanilla and I like vanella You saspiralla, and I saspirella Vanilla vanella chocolate strawberry Let's call the whole thing off
But oh if we call the whole thing of then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart
So if you go for oysters and I go for ersters I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters For we know we need each other so we Better call the calling off off, Let's call the whole thing off.
I say father, and you say pater, I saw mother and you say mater Pater, mater Uncle, auntie let's call the whole thing off.
I like bananas and you like banahnahs I say Havana and I get Havahnah Bananas, banahnahs Havana, Havahnah Go your way, I'll go mine
So if I go for scallops and you go for lobsters, So all right no contest we'll order lobseter For we know we need each other so we Better call the calling off off, Let's call the whole thing off.
Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes And she's gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore Waiting to take you away Climb in the back with your head in the clouds And you're gone
Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah
Picture yourself on a train in a station With plasticine porters with looking glass ties Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The "Lucy" who inspired this song was Lucy O'Donnell (later Lucy Vodden), who was a classmate of John's son Julian Lennon when he was enrolled at the private Heath House School, in Weybridge, Surrey. It was in a 1975 interview that Lennon said, "Julian came in one day with a picture about a school friend of his named Lucy. He had sketched in some stars in the sky and called it Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."
The identity of the real Lucy was confirmed by Julian in 2009 when she died of complications from Lupus. Lennon re-connected with her after she appeared on a BBC broadcast where she stated: "I remember Julian and I both doing pictures on a double-sided easel, throwing paint at each other, much to the horror of the classroom attendant… Julian had painted a picture and on that particular day his father turned up with the chauffeur to pick him up from school."
Confusion over who was the real Lucy was fueled by a June 15, 2005Daily Mailarticle that claimed the "Lucy" was Lucy Richardson, who grew up to become a successful movie art director on films such as 2000'sChocolatand 2004'sThe Life And Death Of Peter Sellers. Richardson died in June 2005 at the age of 47 of breast cancer.
Many people thought this was about drugs, since the letters "LSD" are prominent in the title, and John Lennon, who wrote it, was known to drop acid. In 1971 Lennon toldRolling Stonethat he swore that he had no idea that the song's initials spelt L.S.D. He added: "I didn't even see it on the label. I didn't look at the initials. I don't look - I mean I never play things backwards. I listened to it as I made it. It's like there will be things on this one, if you fiddle about with it. I don't know what they are. Every time after that though I would look at the titles to see what it said, and usually they never said anything."
Lennon affirmed this on theDick Cavett Show, telling the host, "My son came home with a drawing of a strange-looking woman flying around. He said, 'It's Lucy in the sky with diamonds.' I thought, 'That's beautiful.' I immediately wrote the song about it."
It's not just fans that didn't believe him: Paul McCartney said it was "pretty obvious" that this song was inspired by LSD.
In our interview with Donovan, who was good friends with John Lennon and joined The Beatles on their 1968 retreat to India, he made the point that Lennon often thought in terms of artwork, and like Donovan did on this song "Wear Your Love Like Heaven," Lennon painted images in his head that became the lyrics for this song. "When we put the painter's brush down and we picked up the guitar, a lot of the songwriters started 'painting' songs," he said. "You'd just have to think of John's 'Picture yourself on a boat on a river' - you're actually in a movie or you're in a painting. 'Tangerine trees and marmalade skies' - he's painting.
The images Lennon used in the song were inspired by the imagery in the bookAlice In Wonderland.
George Harrison played a tambura on this track. It's an Indian instrument similar to a sitar that makes a droning noise. He had been studying with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who is the father of Norah Jones.
This was banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) for what they thought were drug references.
Elton John released a cover version of this song in 1974 that hit #1 in the US the first week of 1975. Elton is the only artist to top the tally with a Beatles cover, although Peter & Gordon took "A World Without Love," which was written by Lennon and McCartney, to #1 in 1964.
John Lennon sang and played guitar on Elton's "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," but reportedly forgot some of the chords and needed Davey Johnston, Elton John's guitarist, to help him out. Lennon made a surprise appearance in Elton's Thanksgiving concert in New York and performed three songs, which proved to be his last public performance.
Actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk onStar Trek, covered this in his dramatic, spoken-word style. In at least one poll, this version was voted the worst Beatles cover of all time.
In 1974, Johanson and Gray named the 3 million-year-old Australopithecus fossil skeleton they discovered (the oldest ever found) Lucy, after this song because it was playing on the radio when Johanson and his team were celebrating the discovery back at camp. >>
Lennon said "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes" turned out to be Yoko.
During the media controversy over this song in June of 1967, Paul McCartney admitted to a reporter that the band did experiment with LSD. >>
In 2004, McCartney addressed the issue of drugs in an interview with theDaily Mirrornewspaper: "'Day Tripper,' that's one about acid. 'Lucy In The Sky,' that's pretty obvious. There are others that make subtle hints about drugs, but it's easy to overestimate the influence of drugs on The Beatles' music. Just about everyone was doing drugs in one form or another, and we were no different, but the writing was too important for us to mess it up by getting off our heads all the time."
A group called John Fred and his Playboy Band had a #1 hit in 1968 with "Judy In Disguise (with Glasses)," a song that is a parody of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."
In theAnthologyone of the Beatles referred to being on LSD as like seeing through a kaleidoscope. Although Lennon denied this is about drugs, it does refer to "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.">>
*This song is very distinctive musically: It's in three different keys and uses two different beats. >>
*Lennon admitted to British journalist Ray Connolly in an interview around the time of the break-up of the Beatles that he didn't think he sang this song very well. "I was so nervous I couldn't sing," he said, "but I like the lyrics."
*In 2004 the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers gave the star the catchier name of "Lucy" from this song.
*The Flaming Lips covered this as part of their track-for-track tribute to theSgt. Pepperalbum,With a Little Help from My Fwends. Their version of this song features Miley Cyrus. Frontman Wayne Coyne toldNME: "On my birthday, Miley Cyrus tweeted me 'Happy Birthday.' I texted back 'Let's do something together.' So we swapped numbers and soon found ourselves in the same studio. I've been around people in the same position to her and they are not fun. She's badass, and she does things with enthusiasm and love."
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón (me palpita lento el corazón)
Y en silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol3
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me está enloqueciendo
Me va saturando2
Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía
La cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más) Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo mas)
Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía
Con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía
Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Related
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo
Una noche loca (una noche loca)
Ay, besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda loca (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Tú me miras y me llevas a otra dimensión (estoy en otra dimensión)
Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón
(Tus latidos aceleran a mi corazón)
Que ironía del destino no poder tocarte
Abrazarte y sentir la magia de tu olor
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío
Subiendo y bajando (subiendo y bajando)
(Bailando, bailando, bailando, bailando)
Ese fuego por dentro me está enloqueciendo
Me va saturando
Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía
La cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Con esta melodía, tu color, tu fantasía
Con tu filosofía mi cabeza está vacía
Y ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Ya no puedo más (ya no puedo más)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo
Una noche loca (una noche loca)
Ay besar tu boca (y besar tu boca)
Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo
Bailar contigo, tener contigo una noche loca
Con tremenda loca
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh bailando amor
Bailando amor, es que se me va el dolor
"Bailando" (English: "Dancing") is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for his tenth studio album Sex and Love (2014). The original Spanish version features the Cuban artists Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona. The song was written by all of the artists, while production was handled by Carlos Paucar. It was released by Universal Republic Records as the sixth single from the record.
In 2013 the song was already finished by Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona without Iglesias' vocals. They released a music videoand their own version became part of several compilation albums but did not experience a single release..
As of 24 August 2014, there are three other versions of the song that have been released to the music market besides the original Spanish version. The Spanglish version features Jamaican singer Sean Paul. Iglesias also released two Portuguese versions of the song: one version of the song in Portuguese destined for Brazilian market with additional vocals by Brazilian singer Luan Santana,and the other Portuguese version destined for the Portuguese market featured the additional vocals of the Portuguese singer Mickael Carreira.
The original Spanish version of "Bailando" served as the theme song of the soap opera Reina de Corazones which aired on Telemundo. According to the IFPI, Bailando was the tenth best-selling song of 2014 with 8 million units (sales plus track-equivalent streams) worldwide.
Background
In an interview Iglesias gave to Univision Musica, backstage at the Premios lo Nuestro he told the reporter that when Bueno presented the song to him, he initially did not like it and did not want to record it. But after recording he loved the song. He termed it as one of his favorites from the album.
Controversy
The Peruvian singer and composer Sergio Pelo D'ambrosio Robles reported that the theme "Bailando" (signed by the Cuban Descemer Bueno) by Enrique Iglesias, copied the intro and the chorus of his song "Lejos de ti". A few months later, however, the Peruvian singer decided to withdraw the complaint because experts indicated that there was no plagiarism in the lyrics nor in the chorus.
Music video
Accompanying music videos for both, the Spanish and the Spanglish versions of "Bailando" were filmed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The video for Spanish version was premiered through Univision on 10 April 2014 and was premiered worldwide on 11 April 2014 through Iglesias' official Vevo account for the Spanglish version through Vevo on 13 June 2014, next the Brazil Portuguese version with Brazilian singer Luan Santana through Vevo on 7 July 2014, and the Portugal Portuguese version with Portugal singer Mickael Carreira on 22 August 2014 through Iglesias' official Vevo account too.
The music video is directed by Cuban producer Alejandro Perez, under Enrique Iglesias' longtime collaborators creative director Yasha Malekzad & executive producer Kasra Pezeshki. The music video was produced by Artist Preserve, London.The featured dancers are from Havana's Ballet Lizt Alfonso. The lead female dancer in the video is Ana Karla Suarez. The video production in the Dominican Republic was produced by Aquiles Jimenez. The Spanish version of the video has been viewed over 2.3 billion timeswhile the English version of the video has received 240 million views as of September 2017. It is his most viewed video on YouTube, surpassing his 2010 hit "I Like It". The Spanish version of the video is the ninth most viewed video on YouTube. "Bailando" became the first Spanish-language music video to have been viewed over a billion times.[
Synopsis
The video starts black and white in a living room, with Bueno singing parts of "Bailando" while Iglesias and Gente de Zona are having fun in the background, before starting to sing along with Bueno. As the song starts, Iglesias, Bueno and Gente de Zona walk the streets of a city, surrounded by working people and kids who juggle soccer balls. They are then seen performing the song in a tunnel, running through a street market and a troop of flamenco dancers showing off their moves. Shortly after, Iglesias is seen to be seduced by a sexy brunette (Ana Karla Suarez) showing her best dance moves. The video ends with Enrique and Co. running back after they hear police sirens approaching them.
Critical reception
Billboard described the video as spectacular and mentioned that "a young Cuban flamenco troupe swirling in red dresses meet up with street dancers with some mad soccer skills in one of the best choreographed encounters since the Sharks met the Jets." Huffington Post also mentioned that the video has a little football and a sensual dance.
Live performances
Iglesias first performed the Spanish version of "Bailando" on Today in New York City.[26] in a set that included "I'm a Freak", and "Heart Attack". He would go on to perform the song on that year's Nuestra Belleza Latina, Billboard Latin Music Awards and included in a medley with El Perdedor at the Premios Juventud.
Iglesias' first televised performance of the English version at Macy's 4 July Fireworks Spectacular and went on to perform the song at America's Got Talent, Good Morning America in set that included Hero and I'm a Freak. He would also perform the song on So You Think You Can Dance and Fashion Rocks and performed the song as a medley with I'm a Freak at the MTV Europe Music Awards and finally at Pitbull's New Year's Revolution.
