La Luz (Juanes song)

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"La Luz"
Single by Juanes
from the album Loco de Amor
ReleasedDecember 16, 2013 (2013-12-16)
Genre
Length2:58
Universal Music Latino
Songwriter(s)Juanes
Producer(s)
Juanes singles chronology
"La Flaca"
(2013) 		"La Luz"
(2013) 		"Mil Pedazos"
(2014)

"La Luz" (English: The Light) is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, released as the lead single from his sixth studio album Loco de Amor (2014) on December 16, 2013. The song was produced by the American producer Steve Lillywhite. The music video for the song was directed by Jessy Terrero and filmed in Cartagena. An alternate version of the song featuring Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte was also released.

Background

"La Luz"
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After the success for his second live album,

Latin Grammy Awards of 2013, they performed "La Flaca", original song for the Spanish rock band Jarabe de Palo, four days later released the song as the first single from the twenty-third studio album of Santana. In December 11, Juanes uploaded a video via Facebook, talking about of the new single from his upcoming album.[3] Then in Twitter, showed the official cover for "La Luz" (The Light) and the date that will be released. The lead single, "La Luz" was released on December 16, 2013, from his sixth studio album Loco De Amor.[4]

Critical reception

Following its release, "La Luz" received some reviews from

Allmusic, said that the song "melds 21st century EDM" with the "Colombian cumbia and Latin alt-rock", in a driving with "infectious dancefloor groover", and praised the vocal performance from Juanes, when he refers about his "killer falsetto".[5] Hector Aviles of Latin Music Café, compared the song with "Yerbatero", said that have a similar in the "fast beat and high energy with simplistic lyrics". Aviles added that the song mixes the electronica with Colombian folk, within a pop-rock style, also said that is innovative but musicality doesn't offer much.[6]

Chart performance

"La Luz", debuted in Colombia at number three on the

Billboard Tropical Airplay chart at number 39.[10]

In Mexico, debuted on the

Billboard Mexican Airplay chart.[13] While in Venezuela debuted at number 37, and twelve weeks later top the chart.[14][15] It peaked at number forty-one in Spain.[16]

Music video

In October 30, Juanes posted a photo on

VEVO account, receiving 400k views the first day. The music video was shot in the streets of the center of Cartagena, was directed by Jessy Terrero
.

Live performances

The song was performed live for the first time in

Terra Live Music.[19]

Track listing
  1. "La Luz" - 2:57
  2. "La Luz" (featuring Claudia Leitte) - 3:02

Credits and personnel

Recording
  • Recorded at
    Los Angeles, California
    .
Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Loco de Amor,

Universal Music Latino, Parce Music LLC (BMI).[21]

Charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Colombia[29] December 16, 2013 Digital download
Universal Music
Mexico[30]
United States[31]
Austria[32] December 17, 2013
Belgium[33]
France[34]
Italy[35]
Netherlands[36]
Portugal[37]
Spain[38]
Switzerland[39]

See also

References

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  2. Fox News Latino
    . Fozx News Latino. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  3. ^ Juanes (2013-12-11). "Se fue #LaLuz "Dic. 16"". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  4. ^ "Juanes cantará "Loco de Amor" en concierto por internet después del estreno". EFE (in Spanish). Agencia EFE, S.A. February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Loco de Amor – Juanes: Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  6. ^ Aviles, Hector (16 January 2014). "Juanes Goes Electronica with "La Luz"". Latin Music Café. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  7. ^ "Top Nacional" (in Spanish). 2012-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  8. ^ a b "Top Nacional" (in Spanish). 2012-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Música Nacional Radio". National-Report (in Spanish). Radio y Música. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  10. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "Top 20 General: Del 10 Al 16 de Febrero del 2014". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2014-02-10. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  12. ^ a b "Top 20 General: Del 17 Al 23 de Febrero del 2014". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2014-02-17. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  13. ^ a b "Juanes - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  14. ^ "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Record Report - Top 100". Record Report (in Spanish). R.R. Digital C.A. 2014-03-13. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17.
  16. ^
    Canciones Top 50
    . Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  17. 24 Horas
    (in Spanish). February 15, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  18. ^ "Juanes Rocks 'The Tonight Show' in Spanish: Will His Performance Kickstart a Wave of Spanish-Speaking Artists on Late Night TV?". latinpost.com. March 12, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  19. Terra Networks
    (in Spanish). March 13, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  20. ^ "La Luz - Single". iTunes Store (US). Apple. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  21. Universal Music Latino. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  22. ^ "Juanes Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  23. ^ "Juanes Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  24. ^ "Juanes Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  25. ^ "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  26. ^ "Hot Latin Songs - Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  27. ^ "Latin Pop Airplay Songs - Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  28. ^ "Tropical Airplay Songs - Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  29. ^ "La Luz - Single". iTunes Store (CO). Apple. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  30. ^ "La Luz - Single". iTunes Store (MX). Apple. 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  31. 7 Digital
    (US). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  32. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in German). 7 Digital (AT). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  33. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in Dutch). 7 Digital (NL-BE). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  34. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in French). 7 Digital (FR). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  35. ^ "La Luz(2013) – Juanes" (in Italian). 7 Digital (IT). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  36. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in Dutch). 7 Digital (NL). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  37. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in Portuguese). 7 Digital (PT). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  38. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in Spanish). 7 Digital (ES). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  39. ^ "La Luz (2013) – Juanes" (in German). 7 Digital (DE-CH). Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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