"Te Amo" ("I Love You") is a song written and performed by Panamanian

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singer-songwriter

Makano Hernán Enrique Jiménez Pino (born May 7, 1983), is a Panamanian singer better known by his stage name Makano. At the age of 12, Jiménez was part of a reggaeton group called "Los Makanos". The members of the group made a promise that the firs ...

. It was released as the second single from his first international release of the same title. This single peaked at number-one in the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Song information

In late 2006, Panama Music signed Makano to record his first album. The deal became final in May 2007 and in the following month, the singer, along with his record producer and

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reviewed and selected the songs to be included on the album. They agreed that his music style would be romantic, but also wanted to be aggressive with the first single to be released. "Si Tú No Le Dices", produced by DJ Greg, was eventually released and became a hit in

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. A few weeks later, two singles were released, "Fuera de Mi Vida" and "Te Amo", the latter a romantic song produced by Fasther. Both songs were well accepted by the Panamanian audience.

Chart performance

"Te Amo" debuted at number 46 in the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart on October 25, 2008. and slowly climbed to its peak at number 11, 20 weeks later. The song spent 25 weeks in the chart. After dropping the chart, the song moved to recurrent status, until two new remixes send the song soaring back in all the way to number one, becoming the second Panamanian to peak at number-one in the Hot Latin Tracks, after Flex's " Te Quiero". The song has been dominating radio airplay throughout Latin America, and also has become one of the most downloaded digital tracks and mobile ringtones in the US. The remixed versions of the single, the 'Reggaetón Remix' featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y, and the 'Regional Mexican version' with Germán Montero, have contributed to the chart-topping radio success of the single. "Te Amo" was certified gold for 125,000 digital downloads sold. The single was a massive success in

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Remixes

# "Te Amo" # "Te Amo" Featuring MJ (Part 1) # "Te Amo" Featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y (Part 2) # "Te Amo" Featuring R.K.M & Ken-Y and MJ (Part 3) # "Te Amo" (Duranguense Version)

Charts

References

{{Reflist 2008 songs Makano songs R.K.M & Ken-Y songs Machete Music singles Songs written by Rafael Pina