"Cuando Me Enamoro" (

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: "When I Fall in Love") is a

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song written and performed by

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pop singer-songwriter

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...

and featuring Dominican singer-songwriter

Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...

released on 26 April 2010, as the first single from his ninth studio album.ENRIQUE IGLESIAS PRESENTS HIS NEW SINGLE CUANDO ME ENAMORO
UniversalMusica.com/EnriqueIglesias The song is the main-theme of the Mexican

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of the same title starring

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and Juan Soler. This is the second time since "

Nunca Te Olvidaré "Nunca Te Olvidaré" () is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for his third studio album '' Cosas del Amor'' (1998). It was written by Iglesias with Rafael Pérez-Botija handling its production. A power ballad, it is a confessional song ...

" that a song of Enrique Iglesias was chosen as the main-theme of a

. "Cuando Me Enamoro" became a contender for

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. The single has sold around a million digital downloads worldwide to the date. This song was dedicated for K,O,M.

Music video

Development

The music video, directed by

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, was filmed along with Guerra in the elementary school St. Patrick & Assumption/All Saints, in Jersey City, New Jersey.''UniversalMusic.es'
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS: Estrena su nuevo video "Cuando me enamoro"
Retrieved May–21-10 The full music video premiered on Iglesias'

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account on 21 May 2010. , the video has been viewed more than 620 million times on YouTube.EXCLUSIVA POR VEVO.COM MAÑANA VIERNES 21 DE MAYO SE ESTRENA CUANDO ME ENAMORO
Retrieved May–21-10

Synopsis

In the story of the video, Iglesias and Guerra are guest stars invited to sing at a school. The music video simply starts when the school principal presents them to the students and they begin to sing. The video alternates between the stage performance and three vignettes that exemplify falling in love: a student in class contrives to get his friend in trouble so he can move into his friend's seat, which is next to his crush and allows him to pass her a "Do you like me," note; an un-athletic student is pummeled at dodge ball and then rescued by a girl who likes him and has a killer throw; a straight-A student who contrives to get sent to the principal's office because he is infatuated by her. The video has the participation of

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actress

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as the principal Michelle Gomez.

Awards and nominations

Chart performance

The song debuted on number #22 on the ''

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, on the

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the song debuted at number #19 and number #8 on the

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. On Spain the song is charted at number #35. It is the twenty-first time that a song by Iglesias topped on the ''

CUANDO ME ENAMORO#1 BILLBOARD ;ENRIQUE ROMPE SU RECORD CON 21 CANCIONES EN EL PRIMER LUGAR
EnriqueIglesias.com Retrieved 16 June 2010 since Gracias a Tí (Remix) featuring

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in 2009 as well as Juan Luis Guerra's seventh time to reach #1 on Hot Latin Tracks. This is also the third time a self-replacement happened in the history of the Hot Latin Tracks. The track spent 17 non-consecutive weeks at No # 1 at Hot Latin Track. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song peaked at number #89 and was Iglesias' highest-charting Spanish single of his career at the time, surpassing " Lloro Por Ti", which reached #91.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

References

External links

"Cuando Me Enamoro" music videoEnrique Iglesias official website
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