This Boy's Fire Explained

This Boy's Fire
Cover:	Santana & J.Lo - This Boys Fire.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Santana featuring Jennifer Lopez and Baby Bash
Album:	Ultimate Santana
Released:	April 2008
Length:	3:30 (Album version) 3:00 (No rap version)^[1]
Label:	Arista, RMG
Producer:	Steve Morales, Raymond Diaz, Sean Garrett, Cory Rooney, Dr. Luke
Chronology:	Santana
Prev Title:	Into the Night
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)
Next Year:	2014

"This Boy's Fire" is a song by American rock band Santana featuring vocals from American recording artists Jennifer Lopez & Baby Bash. The song was released as the second single from the band's compilation album Ultimate Santana (2007).

Background

The collaboration between Carlos Santana and Lopez was first announced in September 2007.^[2] According to Contactmusic, it turned out "so good" which is why it was added to the final track listing of Ultimate Santana. Mexican rapper Baby Bash also features on the song, performing a rap verse.^[3]

Reception

Monsters and Critics called the song "red hot"^[4] while Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that is "a dance number where Santana seems incidental."^[5]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Hungary (Radio Top 40)^[6]	27
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[7]	28
Russia (Tophit Weekly General Airplay)^[8]	146
Slovakia (Radio Top 100)^[9]	64

Release history

Release dates and formats for "This Boy's Fire"

Region	Date	Format	Label
Russia	December 24, 2007	Contemporary hit radio	Sony BMG	^[10]
United States	April 13, 2008	Rhythmic radio	Arista	^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: iTunes - Music - This Boy's Fire (No Rap Version) [feat. Jennifer Lopez] - Single by Santana |website=Itunes.apple.com |date=2008-07-01 |access-date=2012-11-13].
2. Web site: Santana Records With Lopez . TeenMusic.com . 2007-09-25 . 2012-11-13 . 2013-02-04 . https://archive.today/20130204005153/http://www.teenmusic.com/2007/09/25/santana-records-with-lopez . dead .
3. Web site: Santana Records With Lopez. Contactmusic.com. 24 September 2007.
4. Web site: 'Ultimate Santana' ready for store shelves . https://archive.today/20130129120113/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/music/news/article_1362876.php/%91Ultimate_Santana%92_ready_for_store_shelves_ . dead . 2013-01-29 . Archive.today. 2007-10-05 . 2012-11-13 .
5. Web site: Thomas . Stephen . Ultimate Santana - Santana : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . . 2007-10-16 . 2012-11-13.
6. Web site: 27, 2008. Mahasz.hu. 8 June 2021.
7. Web site: Romanian Top 100. Rt100.ro. 8 June 2021.
8. Web site: Weekly General Airplay TopHit100 28.01-03.02, 2008. TopHit.ru. August 5, 2014.
9. Web site: Sns Ifpi . Ifpicr.cz . 2012-11-13 . 2007-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110021817/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?hitp=R . dead .
10. Web site: Santana & Jennifer Lopez & Baby Bash — This Boy's Fire. 8 June 2021. Tophit.ru.
11. Web site: ®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: Rhythmic. https://archive.today/20130216181132/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=04/13/2008&Format=9. dead. 2013-02-16. 16 February 2013. Archive.ph. 8 June 2021.