Cuba Libre (Gloria Estefan song)

"Cuba Libre"
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Gloria!
ReleasedNovember 9, 1998 (Europe)
Recorded1997–1998
Genre
Length4:38
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Oye!"
(1998) 		"Cuba Libre"
(1998) 		"Don't Let This Moment End"
(1998)
Music video
"Cuba Libre" on YouTube

"Cuba Libre" ("Free Cuba") is a 1998 song by American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan. It was released as the third single from her eighth studio album, Gloria!. It is a dance-pop song which was included on the album in two versions: English and Spanish. The song is one of the three only Spanish-language tracks, alongside "Oye!" and "Corazón prohibido". It represents a homage to Estefan's homeland, Cuba.[1] "Cuba Libre" was written and composed by Gloria Estefan, along with Emilio Estefan Jr. and Kike Santander.[2]

  1. ^ Richie Unterberger; Samb Hicks; Jennifer Dempsey (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 146. ISBN 9781858284217. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gloria! - Gloria Estefan". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 December 2012.