Bailar Contigo (Carlos Vives song) explained

Bailar Contigo
Cover:	Bailar Contigo cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Carlos Vives
Album:	Corazón Profundo
Label:	Sony Music
Prev Title:	Como Le Gusta a Tu Cuerpo
Prev Year:	2013
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Next Year:	2013

"Bailar Contigo" (English: "Dance With You") is a Tropipop song by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives. It was released in Colombian's radios as the third single from his fourteenth studio album Corazón Profundo (2013) on May 5, 2013.^[1]

Song information

The song was written by himself and Andrés Castro and produced by the same Castro.^[2] "Bailar Contigo" has been described as one of the best track of the album according to the review of Allmusic.^[3] And Carlos Quintana from About.com said that "is the electric guitar in the intro of the song, have well-crafted arrangements and nice lyrics".^[4]

In an interview in Colombia, Vives expressed that the song "Is a tribute to the ceremony to dance with that special woman. I composed it remembering that time, of that eagerness to go on a friday, when had a plan to go dancing with somebody and finally meet with that person. Evokes the romance, that love symbolized in the ritual of going to pick her up and go dancing".^[5]

Track listing

• Album version^[6]

1. "Bailar Contigo" -

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Colombia (National-Report)^[7]	1
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)^[8]	14
Mexico (Monitor Latino)^[9]	11
Venezuela (Record Report)^[10]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Mexico (Monitor Latino)^[11]	91
US Latin Songs^[12]	40
US Latin Pop Songs^[13]	20
US Latin Tropical Airplay^[14]	27

See also

• List of number-one songs of 2013 (Colombia)
• List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carlos Vives presenta su nuevo sencillo: 'Bailar Contigo'. Radio SantaFe. May 6, 2013. May 6, 2013. es.
2. Corazón Profundo (Liner Notes) . Carlos Vives. 2013. Compact Disc . . 88883717572. Colombia .
3. Web site: Jeffries . David . Review: Corazón Profundo . April 4, 2013 . AllMusic.
4. Web site: Quintana. Carlos. Carlos Vives - 'Corazon Profundo' CD Review. About.com. 24 April 2013. 17 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130517025301/http://latinmusic.about.com/od/carlos_vives/fr/Carlos-Vives-Corazon-Profundo-Album-Review.htm. dead.
5. Web site: Carlos Vives estrena "Bailar Contigo", otro sencillo de 'Corazón Profundo'. Los 40 Principales Colombia. May 5, 2013. May 7, 2013. es.
6. Web site: Corazón Profundo: Carlos Vives: Music . Amazon . 2013-04-23. 2013-04-09.
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130530080026/http://www.national-report.com/forms/init100s.php . National Report - Top Nacional . es . 2013-05-20 . 2013-05-30 . National Report . dead .
8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=carlos vives|chart=Mexico Airplay}} Carlos Vives - Chart history ]. Billboard . April 29, 2013.
9. Web site: Top 20 General: Del 28 de Octubre Al 3 de Noviembre del 2013. es. 2013-10-27. 2013-11-04. Monitor Latino. RadioNotas. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109212848/http://monitorlatino.com.mx//Charts/General102820131132013.html. 2013-11-09. dead.
10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130724211302/http://recordreport.com.ve/publico/?i=top100 . Record Report - Top 100 . es . 2013-07-27 . 2013-07-24 . Record Report . dead .
11. Web site: Las 100 más programadas en la Radio de México en 2013. . RadioNotas.com . 2013-12-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224094834/http://radionotas.com/musica/las-100-mas-programadas-en-la-radio-de-mexico-en-2013/ . 2013-12-24 .
12. Web site: Best of 2013 - Latin Songs. Billboard.com. 2012-12-15.
13. Web site: Best of 2013 - Latin Pop Airplay Songs. Billboard.com. 2012-12-15.
14. Web site: Best of 2013 - Tropical Airplay Songs. Billboard.com. 2012-12-15.