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Be with You (Enrique Iglesias song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Be with You'" is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, released on 29 February 2000 through Interscope Records as the third single from Iglesias's debut English-language studio album, 'Enrique' (1999). It was co-written by Iglesias and produced by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling, the team responsible for Cher's hit song "Believe". Iglesias once stated that he initially came up with the lyrics of the song while taking a break from recording in London's Hyde Park. He also recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "'Slo me importas t'".
"Be with You" became Iglesias's second number-one single on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2001. It was also successful internationally, reaching number four in Spain, number one in the Czech Republic, number two in Canada, and the top 20 in Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, and Sweden. It was certified gold in Sweden for shipments of over 15,000. "Be with You" was not released in the United Kingdom due the underperformance of previous single "Rhythm Divine" there.
Composition
The song is performed in the key of C minor with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. In common time, it follows a chord progression of EBCmGm in the verses and ABCmGm in the intro and chorus. Iglesias's vocals span from E4 to C6.
Commercial performance
In the United States, "Be with You" became Iglesias's second number-one single there after "Bailamos", claiming the top spot for three consecutive weeks. It also topped the 'Billboard' Dance Club Songs chart and also charted in the top twenty in Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and Sweden. The Spanish version of the song ("Slo me importas t") reached peaked at number two on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Tracks chart. In the United Kingdom, the song was not released since the previous single, "Rhythm Divine", stalled at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1999.
Music videos
The official music video for this single was directed by Dave Meyers and starts out with Iglesias and a bunch of friends (played by Iglesias's real life friends including Gerardo Meja) stopping at a road side store. While messing around in the store Iglesias makes eye contact with the shy girl working the counter, his love interest in the video (played by Shannon Elizabeth). When the group leaves the store, Iglesias drives their jeep while the others perform various stunts including car surfing and interacting with young women in another jeep riding beside them.
The group stops at a foot of Vasquez Rocks where Iglesias notices Elizabeth, now wearing more provocative clothes and with a lot more confidence; he and the group follow her to a Nightclub (the now closed Point Night Club in Los Angeles) where Iglesias searches the packed dance floor for his love interest when the music stops and changes to that of the popular [Thunderpuss 2000 remix which builds up with shots of break dancers until the music turns back to the album version of the song. Iglesias manage to find Elizabeth who gropes him and leads him out of the club. Outside, the two kiss as fireworks go off. The entire video is intercut with shots of Iglesias singing in front of a tribal background.
The video debuted on MTV's 'Total Request Live' in February 2000. It was Iglesias's first video to make it to number one on the popular chart show. Some airing of the video on MTV cut out the section of the video featuring the Thunderpuss 2000 remix. Music stations such as Much Music and various stations throughout Europe aired a version which featured the full album version of the song.
The Spanish version of the video is exactly the same as the English version, with the exception of Iglesias mouthing the words in Spanish in front of the tribal background and when he interacts with Elizabeth.
Track listings
'Spanish and US CD single, US cassette single'
# "Be with You" (LP version) 3:39
# "Slo me importas t" ("Be with You" Spanish version) 3:39
'European CD single'
# "Be with You" (album version) 3:39
# "Be with You" (Thunderpuss 2000 radio mix) 3:54
'South African CD single'
# "Be with You" (Fernando Garibay's radio edit) 3:36
# "Be with You" (Mijango's extended mix) 8:52
# "Be with You" (Thunderpuss 2000 12-inch club mix) 8:16
# "Be with You" (video)
'Australian CD single'
# "Be with You" (album version) 3:39
# "Be with You" (Thunderpuss 2000 radio mix) 3:54
# "Be with You" (Fernando Garibay's club mix) 7:44
# "Rhythm Divine" (video)
'US 7-inch single'
:A. "Be with You" 3:20
:B. "Sad Eyes" 4:08
'US 12-inch single'
:A1. "Be with You" (Thunderpuss club mix) 8:16
:A2. "Be with You" (Thunderdub) 8:16
:B1. "Be with You" (Mijangos club mix) 8:52
:B2. "Be with You" (Mijangos Recycled dub) 7:16
'US CD single ("Slo me importas t")'
# "Slo me importas t" ("Be with You") 3:39
# "Slo me importas t" (Mijango's club mix) 8:54
# "Slo me importas t" (Fernando's club mix) 7:44
# "Slo me importas t" (Mijango's radio edit) 4:23
# "Slo me importas t" (Fernando's radio edit) 3:36
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of number-one dance singles of 2000 (U.S.)
* List of number-one hits (United States)
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:2000 singles
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Enrique Iglesias songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in the Czech Republic
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Rawling
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Taylor (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Enrique Iglesias
Category:Songs written by Mark Taylor (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Paul Barry (songwriter)
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