Jerigonza (song) explained

Jerigonza
Type:single
Artist:Dayanara Torres featuring Ivy Queen
Album:Antifaz
Released:1998
Recorded:1997
Genre:Latin pop, dance
Label:Sony BMG
Chronology:Dayanara Torres
Prev Title:Mirame Bailando
Prev Year:1998

"Jerigonza" is a song by Puerto Rican actress, beauty queen, model and singer Dayanara Torres, from her debut studio album, Antifaz (1998). The song was written by Torres, along with Maria de Lourdes and Eduardo Reyes and released as the third and final single off the album. It features a rap performed by Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Ivy Queen.[1] [2]

The song was the most commercially successful of the three singles. It reached number seventeen on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, number six on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart and number five on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart in 1998.

Chart performance

Chart (1998)Peak
Position
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 17
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)6
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)5

Notes and References

  1. Book: Critical Minded: New Approaches to Hip Hop Studies. Lois Wilcken . Ruth Glasser . Peter Manuel . Paul Austerlitz . Juan Flores . Donald Hill . Ellie Hisama . Institute for Studies in American Music. June 2005. 9780914678373. 16 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Miss Universo las catapultó a la fama en distintas áreas. El Verdadero. 19 December 2012. 16 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Antifaz - Milagro - Dayanara Tores: Awards: Allmusic. Allmusic. All Media Network. 22 May 2015.