Fuego | |
Cover: | Fuegosinglecover.jpeg |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The Cheetah Girls |
Album: | TCG |
Released: | September 15, 2007 |
Recorded: | 2006 |
Genre: | Latin |
Length: | 3:28 |
Label: | Hollywood |
Producer: | J. R. Rotem |
Prev Title: | So Bring It On |
Prev Year: | 2007 |
Next Title: | One World |
Next Year: | 2008 |
"Fuego" (Spanish for "fire") is a song by The Cheetah Girls and is the second single from their second studio album, TCG. On their official MySpace profile, the girls described the song as a "Latin party anthem"[1] with a sample of Lionel Richie's '80's hit single "All Night Long (All Night)".[2] The song was released on September 15, 2007 on Radio Disney and was later released through digital distribution on October 10. It peaked at #27 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
In 2007, as promotion for the single and for the album, the Girls performed "Fuego" on Good Morning America on October 12, and on The Early Show on October 13. The song was also featured on the set list for their One World Tour.
The music video was directed by Marcus Raboy on October 21, 2007 and it premiered on Disney Channel on November 22. It received heavy rotation on Disney Channel and MTV Tres. There is a Spanish version of the video in which there are new scenes and different sequences.
The video revolves around the three girls dancing with a crowd of people at a party. Throughout the video are scenes of the girls dancing while other people are performing a dance routine in front of a red-orange background.
iTunes Single[3]
Remix EP[4]
The song debuted and peaked at #27 on the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play during the week of February 28, 2008. It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it did reach #22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
Chart (2008) | Peak position | |
---|---|---|
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[5] | 22 | |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] | 27 |
Region | Date | Format | Label(s) |
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United States | September 15, 2007 | Radio Disney/rhythmic top 40 radio | Hollywood Records |
October 10, 2007 | Digital download |