Viviré (song)
1994 song by Juan Luis Guerra
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"Viviré" ("I Will Live") is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the second single for his album Fogaraté (1994).[1] It is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Vivi" by Congolese musician Papa Wemba with Guerra writing the song in Spanish.[2] It became his first song to reach number-one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay in 1994.[3] At the 1995 Latin Billboard Music Awards, "Viviré" won Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year.[4] It was recognized as one best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 1996 BMI Latin Awards.[5] The music video for the song was directed by Gustavo Garzón and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 1995 Lo Nuestro Awards.[1][6] On the review of the album for the Miami Herald, Fernando Gonzalez called the song "the best of the lot".[7] A writer for Music & Media described the track as a Cuban son.[8]
| "Viviré" | ||||
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Fogaraté | ||||
| B-side | "Canto de Hacha" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Karen | |||
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| Producer | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- "Viviré" - 4:00
- "Canto de Hacha"
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
