Quisiera Ser Explained

Quisiera Ser
Type:single
Artist:Alejandro Sanz
Album:El Alma al Aire
Language:Spanish
Released:20 October 2000
Genre:Latin pop
Length:5:30
Label:WEA Latina
Chronology:Alejandro Sanz
Prev Title:Cuando Nadie Me Ve
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:El Alma al Aire
Next Year:2001

"Quisiera Ser" (I Would Like to Be) is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz from Sanz's sixth studio album El Alma al Aire.[1] It was released as a single on October 20, 2000, by WEA Latina. The song is included on an EP consisting of four tracks: "Quisiera Ser", "Cuando Nadie Me Ve" and two additional mixes of "Quisiera Ser".[2] The music video for the song was directed by Alejandro Toledo and features Spanish model Esther Cañadas.[3]

"Quisiera Ser" is included on MTV Unplugged, the second live album by Sanz, produced by Humberto Gatica and released in 2001. In 2002, "Quisiera Ser" was performed live at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards as a duet between Sanz and Destiny's Child with Spanish and English lyrics.[4]

Grammy performance

In 2002 at the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Sanz performed "Quisiera Ser" onstage with Destiny's Child. The song was performed in Spanish with English lyrics sung as a solo by Beyonce in the bridge section of the song.[5] [6] [7] A plan for an Anglo album by Alejandro Sanz which was to include the English version of "Quisiera Ser" was abandoned with Beyonce filming "Goldmember" at that time.

Sanz was honored as the 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year event with a performance of "Quisiera Ser" by Camila Cabello with Juanes.[8]

Compilation records & videos

Alejandro Sanz' "Quisiera Ser" has appeared on compilation records and videos of Alejandro Sanz and various artists released on the WEA International and in 2017, by Universal Music.[9]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

YearChartTrackPeakWeeks on Chart
2000Billboard Hot Latin SongsQuisiera Ser1716[10]
2000Billboard Latin Pop AirplayQuisiera Ser1323[11]
2000Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa AirplayQuisiera Ser915[12]

Year-end charts

References

  1. Web site: El Alma al Aire - Alejandro Sanz Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 5 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Quisiera Ser - Alejandro Sanz Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 5 November 2019.
  3. News: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . Las Mujeres de Alejandro Sanz . 11 November 2019 . El Tiempo . 25 November 2000 . es.
  4. Web site: LOS40 . 2017-08-07 . El día que Beyoncé fue corista de Alejandro Sanz en los Grammy . 2022-06-25 . LOS40 . es.
  5. Book: Bessman, Jim . Turning Foreign Verse Into English Prose . 16 March 2002 . . en.
  6. Beyoncé's Showstopping Grammy-Awards Style. Vanity Fair. 8 February 2017 . en. 6 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Aguilera To Co-Host Latin Grammys; Destiny's Child To Perform. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106075916/http://www.mtv.com/news/1448631/aguilera-to-co-host-latin-grammys-destinys-child-to-perform/. dead. 6 November 2019. Archive-Teri-vanHorn. MTV News. en. 6 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Alejandro Sanz. 4 June 2019. GRAMMY.com. en. 6 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Quisiera Ser - Alejandro Sanz Song Info. AllMusic. en-us. 6 November 2019.
  10. Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Hot Latin Songs) . June 25, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.
  11. Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay) . June 25, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.
  12. Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Tropical Airplay) . June 25, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.

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