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“No Llores”
“No Llores” cover
Single by Gloria Estefan featuring Carlos Santana, Jose Feliciano and Sheila E.
from the album 90 Millas
Released Flag of the United StatesJune 18, 2007
Flag of GermanyJuly 06, 2007
Flag of EuropeAugust 23, 2007
Format Digital Download
Ringtone
Recorded 2006
Genre Latin Rock
Length 4:13
Label Burgundy Records/SonyBMG
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Dr. Pressure"
(2005)		 "No Llores"
(2007)		 "Me Odio"
(2007)
Carlos Santana singles chronology
"Cry Baby Cry"
(2006)		 "No Llores"
(2007)		 "Into the Night"
(2007)

"No Llores" (Don't Cry) is the first single released by Gloria Estefan for her eleventh studio album 90 Millas. The single was released to U.S. radio-stations on June 18, 2007. The songs features prominent Latin music performers such as the guitarists Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano, and Sheila E. playing the timbales.

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[edit] Song history

The single was released commercially on June 18, 2007 on iTunes digital music store. The song has strong Latin rhythms and is a danzon, a popular dance accompanied by Cuban music.

The single was set to be released physically only in Europe on August 23, 2007 a week after the release of the album 90 Millas, but due to unknown reasons, the single it hasn't been released and changed giving the attention to the single "Me Odio".

A remix version of the song in a hip-hop mood was leaked on the internet, in which features rapper Pitbull. Also, a remix done by Wisin y Yandel is available. There is also a salsa version of the song, this last remix was released as a bonus track at the Limited Edition of the album at Mexico and in the promotional single.

This song was also used to promote the AT&T telephone company in the United States at Hispanic Television Network.

At the end of the year 2007, "No Llores" made it onto the "Billboard Year-End Charts" at the "Hot Tropical Songs Of The Year" at #15.

Gloria received a Billboard Latin Music Award for the song in the field of the "Top Tropical Airplay Of The Year - Female".

[edit] Music video

Screenshot from "No Llores".
Screenshot from "No Llores".

A music video was made for the song, the video was directed by Estefan's husband Emilio Estefan Jr. and was shot at New York City in April 04, 2007. The video premiered at Univision in June 27, 2007 on the program Primer Impacto.

The video features Gloria singing with the same Cuban hat that she wears on the single cover, and was filmed in a sepia color; also, some shoots recording the song appear throughout the video, in which it could seen Jose Feliciano playing the guitar and Sheila E. at the timbales.

The video is available for purchase at iTunes music stores.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "No Llores".

U.S. - Promo CD Single (88697 11064 2)
Europe - Promo CD Single (88697110642)
Holland - Promo CD Single (No Catalog #)

  1. "No Llores" (Album Version)

Europe - CD Single (Cancelled / Unreleased) (88697110642)

  1. "No Llores" (Album Version)
  2.  ?

Mexico - Promo CD Single (CDX-3121)

  1. "No Llores" (Album Version)
  2. "Mi Gente" (Marc Anthony's Album Version)

No Llores Remixes U.S. - Promo CD Single (88697 15496 2)

  1. "No Llores" (Album Version)
  2. "No Llores" (Salsa Remix)
  3. "No Llores" (Hip Hop Remix) (Feat. Pitbull)
  4. "No Llores" (Hip Hop Remix) (Without Pitbull)
  5. "No Llores" (Reggaeton Remix) (Feat. Wisin Y Yandel)

[edit] Charts performance

"No Llores" debuted at the Billboard charts at the Latin Pop Airplay's chart at the Top 30, eventually "No Llores" debuted at a highest position at the "Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay" reaching the top spot in only its third week on the chart.

The song debuted at number thirty-nine at the "Hot Latin Tracks", and continues to climb. According to the latest Billboard update on the week of August 30th the song rose from number seven to number one on the chart. The song was also the greatest airplay gainer of the week. For the next week the song get it onto the number two, for September 18th the song re-entered to number-one, making "No Llores" a three weeks number-one hit.

The song also debuted at the "Hot Latin Regional Mexican Airplay" chart at number thirty-four in its first week and today only peaked to number twenty-one.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Chile Top 100[1] 67
Ibero-America Top 100[2] 12
Latin America Top 40[3] 10
México Top 100[4] 64
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 17
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 1(3)
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay 21
U.S. Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay 16
Preceded by
"Basta Ya" by Conjunto Primavera		 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one single
(first run)
September 1, 2007 - September 8, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Dímelo" by Enrique Iglesias
Preceded by
"Dímelo" by Enrique Iglesias		 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one single
(second run)
September 22, 2007 - September 29, 2007		 Succeeded by
"Me Enamora" by Juanes

[edit] Official versions

Original versions

  1. Spanish Album Version — 4:09

Remixes

  1. Salsa Remix — 4:31
  2. Hip-Hop Remix — 3:50 (Feat. Pitbull)
  3. Reggaeton Remix — 3:56 (Feat. Wisin Y Yandel)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Chile Top 100 Singles"
  2. ^ "Ibero-America Top 100 Singles"
  3. ^ "Latin America Top 40"
  4. ^ "Mexico Top 100 Singles"
  1. http://www.myspace.com/gloriaestefanmusic gloriestefanmyspace
  2. http://www.gloriaestefanmexico.com gloriestefanmexico.com
  3. http://www.90millas.com 90millas.com
  4. http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html gloriaestefandiscographydatabase