The single also peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, while on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart, it reached number 25. The track peaked at number one for two weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the 11th number-one single for Iglesias on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for one week. Swedish newspaper Expressen said that it "sounds like a mix" of George Michael and Julio Iglesias. Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly described it as a "horn-heavy invitation to the dance floor". Smith called it a "bold" anthem, noting that it perhaps is one of "the most memorable cuts" of the album.
He also added that Iglesias is "an enchanting and sensuous presence, and with this exceptional song he certainly seems poised for the greatest breakthrough of his career." The Daily Vault's Michael R. The hook here is as satisfying as lemonade on a hot summer day, thanks to songwriters Paul Barry and Mark Taylor, the team behind Cher's worldwide smash " Believe"". Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the song "has all the makings of a smash, with or without the burgeoning Latin-pop explosion." He noted that "sporting a flamenco guitar and other Southwestern influences amid a contemporary shuffling beat, "Bailamos" moves along at a pace that's much more relaxed than Martin's " Livin' La Vida Loca", but it is still lively enough to work up a bit of a froth on the dancefloor circuit, especially after it gets a tasty remix treatment, which is bound to be in the works. The soundtrack version has a different arrangement in mix from the version of the album. The song would go on to appear on his debut English album Enrique, though slightly altered to fit with the sound of the album. The success of "Bailamos" was a breakthrough for Iglesias, which enabled him to sign a multi-album deal with Interscope Records. In the United States, the song was seen as part of a wave of crossover music from Latin American singers and a general increase in interest in Latin music, which was started by Ricky Martin's release " Livin' la Vida Loca" as well as Carlos Santana's collaboration with Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas of " Smooth".
In English, " Bailamos" means " We Dance" ( We Are Dancing). Due to the song's popularity, it was released as a single throughout the world. The song quickly became most requested on pop radio in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
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After attending one of Enrique's concerts in March 1999, Will Smith asked Enrique to contribute to the soundtrack of his upcoming movie Wild Wild West and "Bailamos" was chosen to appear. The track first appeared on a limited edition of his Spanish studio album Cosas del Amor and was released as a single in parts of Latin America and Europe. "Bailamos" was written by Paul Barry and Mark Taylor and produced by Barry and Brian Rawling, the same team which wrote and produced Cher's hit " Believe".
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