| Como Abeja al Panal | |
| Cover: | Como Abeja Al Panal.JPEG |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Juan Luis Guerra |
| Album: | Bachata Rosa |
| Language: | Spanish |
| B-Side: | Woman del Callao |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1989 |
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| Length: | 4:08 |
| Label: | Karem Records |
| Prev Title: | Woman del Callao |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | La Bilirrubina |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Como Abeja Al Panal" (English: Like a bee to the honeycomb) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love.
The song was originally released in separate verses in a two-part Commercial for Barceló Rum, as a Bachata with bolero elements and the lyrical overarching storyline of forbidden love, with the male and female lead trading stanzas. The rhythm change to salsa in the Single/CD version is omitted from the Barceló commercials. It was one of Guerra's first international hits and help to contribute to the bachata sophistication along with Estrellitas y Duendes and Bachata Rosa. The track's success demonstrated that tropical music could be fun, danceable and commercial, and at the same time, witty and complex.[1] [2] [3] [4]
| Chart (1990) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 55 | |
| Panama (UPI)[6] | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico (UPI)[7] | 2 | |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) | 35 | |
| Venezuela (UPI)[8] | 5 |