Experiencia Religiosa

"Experiencia Religiosa"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Enrique Iglesias
Released8 January 1996 (1996-01-08)
Recorded1995
Genre
Length5:32
LabelFonovisa
Songwriter(s)Chein García Alonso
Producer(s)Rafael Pérez-Botija
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Si Tú Te Vas"
(1995) 		"Experiencia Religiosa"
(1996) 		"Por Amarte"
(1996)

"Experiencia Religiosa" (English: Religious Experience) is the second single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his eponymous debut studio album Enrique Iglesias (1995), It was released by Fonovisa on 11 December 1995 (see 1995 in music). The song was awarded "Pop Song of the Year" at the Lo Nuestro Awards award, and the Music Video also was nominated for Video of the Year the previous year.[1][2] The track was written by Chein García Alonso, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija and became another successful release for Iglesias. The song includes a gospel arrangement on the choruses. An Italian version was also released on the Italian pressings of the album Enrique Iglesias. The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 33 on 10 February 1996,[3] while his previous single was at number 4 on the same chart. The track peaked at number 1,[4] for three weeks on 20 April 1996. The single spent five weeks in Billboard's top 20 Mexican Regional Songs, peaking at number 2.[5] According to the newspaper El Siglo de Torreón, the music was well performed in cities of: Chile,[6] México,[7] and Puerto Rico.[8]

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  2. ^ "Univision Announces The Nominees For Spanish-Language Music's Highest Honors: Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina". PR Newswire. Free Online Library. 27 March 1996. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ ""Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com". Billboard. 10 February 1996. [dead link‍]
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  5. ^ "Regional Mexican Songs". Billboard. 18 May 1996. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Discos populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 46. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Discos populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 46. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Discos populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish): 46. 16 March 1996. Retrieved 10 August 2021.