| Sopa de Caracol | |
| Cover: | Banda Blanca - Sopa de Caracol.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Banda Blanca |
| Album: | Sopa de Caracol |
| Released: | 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1990 |
| Genre: | Punta rock |
| Language: | Garifuna and Spanish |
| Length: | 4:48 |
| Label: | Sonotone Music |
| Next Title: | Fiesta |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Sopa de Caracol" ("Snail Soup") is a song performed by the Honduran punta rock band Banda Blanca. It was originally written by Belizean singer Hernan "Chico" Ramos and later covered by Banda Blanca, whose lyrics include verses in both Garifuna and Spanish. The song was released by Sonotone Music in 1991 and achieved international success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Songs in the United States.[1] [2] The track included elements of Garifuna music and punta, and has been used as a promotion for the Ladino region of Honduras.[1] [3]
The song debuted on the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart (formerly Hot Latin Tracks) chart at number fifteen in the week of 19 January 1991, climbing to the top ten the following week.[4] [5] "Sopa de Caracol" peaked at number one on 16 March 1991,[6] replacing "Te Pareces Tanto a Él" by Chilean singer Myriam Hernández and being succeeded by "No Basta" by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita two weeks later.[7] The song ended 1991 as the fifth best-performing Latin single of the year in the United States,[8] was awarded the Silver Seagull at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, and received a Lo Nuestro Award nomination for Tropical/Salsa Song of the Year, which it lost to Juan Luis Guerra's "Burbujas de Amor".[1] Its music video was directed by Chad Domenencis and received a nomination in the Latin field for Best Duo or Group and Best Director at the 1991 Billboard Music Video Awards.[9] Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Banda Maguey, Los Flamers, Wilkins, and Tony Camargo have all recorded cover versions of the track.[10]
| Sopa de Caracol – Yupi | |
| Cover: | Elvis crespo sopa de caracol .jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Crespo featuring Pitbull |
| Album: | One Flag |
| Recorded: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Latin |
| Label: | Venemusic |
| Chronology: | Elvis Crespo |
| Prev Title: | Pegadito Suavacito |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | A Celebrar |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
In 2013, Puerto Rican-American singer Elvis Crespo and Cuban-American rapper Pitbull covered "Sopa de Caracol" and released it as a single on 30 July 2013 on Crespo's studio album One Flag.[11] Their version peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and #1 on the Tropical Songs charts.[12]