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Torero (song)

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"Torero"
Single by Chayanne
from the album Grandes Éxitos
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreLatin pop
Length3:36
LabelSony Discos
Songwriter(s)
Chayanne singles chronology
"Y Tu Te Vas"
(2002)
"Torero"
(2002)
"Un Siglo Sin Ti"
(2003)
Audio sample
"Torero"
Music video
"Torero" on YouTube

"Torero" (Bullfighter) is a Latin pop/dance song written by Estéfano and Marcello Azevedo and performed by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne. It was released as the first single from the singer's greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos. The song became a success in Spain where it peaked at number-one. It also became a huge success in all of Latin American and the USA Latin and dance charts. It peaked number one in all of the Spanish-speaking countries.

Chart performance

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Weekly Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[1] 27
Spain (AFYVE)[2] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 9
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 36

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002) Rank
Spain (AFYVE)[5] 2

Music video

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A music video, directed by Pablo Croce and produced by María Inés Vélez [6] was shot on February 28, 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7] The video was nominated for Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video losing to Frijolero by Motolov.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Romanian Top 100 singles charts Romanian music charts. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Spanish charts". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Swedish charts". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Chayanne". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Los 50 títulos más utilizados en la radio en 2002" [The 50 most used titles on local radio stations in 2002] (in Spanish). AFYVE. p. 64. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Click on Radio.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Corte de calles por Chayanne". 28 February 2002.
  8. ^ "Grammy Latinos: anuncian nominados" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. July 24, 2003. Retrieved August 23, 2012.