| América América | |
| Cover: | Nino Bravo America america.jpg |
| Caption: | 1973 original Spain vinyl release |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Nino Bravo |
| Album: | ....Y Volumén 5 |
| B-Side: | Yo no sé por qué esta melodia |
| Released: | September 1973 |
| Genre: | pop |
| Label: | PolyGram |
| Prev Title: | Libre |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Amanecer |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"América América" is a song written by José Luis Armenteros and Pablo Herrero and performed by Spanish performer Nino Bravo. It was released as a single for his fifth studio album y volumen 5 (1973). The song reached number one on the Spanish Singles Chart in 1973.[1] In 2013, the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
| América América | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Luis Miguel |
| Album: | América & En Vivo |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Latin pop |
| Label: | WEA Latina |
| Prev Title: | Contigo en la Distancia |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Ayer |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
In 1992, Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel covered "América América" on his live extended play (EP) América & En Vivo. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[3] The music video for "América América" was filmed across several locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Miguel dedicated the song to the soldiers who participated in the Gulf War.[4] The music video won the Viewer's Choice award for MTV Internacional at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 5th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year.[5] [6]
| Chart (1992–93) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic (UPI)[7] | 1 |
| Ecuador (UPI)[8] | 1 |
| El Salvador (UPI)[9] | 6 |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] | 1 |
| Peru (UPI)[11] | 6 |
| Uruguay (UPI)[12] | 8 |