El Beso de la Ciguatera explained

El Beso de la Ciguaterra
Cover:	ElBesodelaCiguatera.JPEG
Type:	single
Artist:	Juan Luis Guerra
Album:	Fogaraté
B-Side:	El Beso De La Ciguatera (Maxi Version)
Released:	January 23, 1995
Recorded:	1993–94
Length:	4:08
Label:	Karem Records
Prev Title:	Vivire
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Mi PC
Next Year:	1998

El Beso de la Ciguatera (The Kiss of the Ciguatera) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the third single for his album Fogarate (1994) with the collaboration of Diblo Dibala. The song was released in January 23, 1995 by Karen Records.^[1] The track encompasses merengue with soukus.^[2] The song was a recipient of a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 1996.^[3] Commercially, it reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. It also received moderate airplay in Europe.

Tracklist

• Spain CD Single (1994)
  1. El Beso De La Ciguatera (Radio Version) – 4:10
  2. El Beso De La Ciguatera (Maxi Version) – 4:50

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Europe Southwest Airplay (Music&Media)^[4]	13
Dominican Republic (UPI)^[5]	1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[6]	17
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)	6
US Tropical 25 (Cashbox)^[7]	1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)	6

References

1. News: Resendez . Hector . January 21, 1995 . THE LATIN LOWDOWN - News From The U.S. & Latin America . 19 . Cashbox .
2. Book: Cabral, Euri . Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40: merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesía y compromiso . 2008 . Editora Búho . 978-9945-408-17-1 . es.
3. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media . Billboard . 1996-05-18 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
4. News: Regional Airplay - week 3/95 . 27 . Music&Media .
5. Web site: Hemeroteca - Informador . 2023-11-12 . hemeroteca.informador.com.mx.
6. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media . Billboard . 1995-01-28 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
7. News: March 11, 1995 . Tropical - MARCH 25, 1995 . Cashbox .