El Beso de la Ciguatera

El Beso de la Ciguatera (The Kiss of the Ciguatera) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released as the third single for his album Fogarate (1994) with the collaboration of Diblo Dibala. The song was released in January 23, 1995 by Karen Records.[1] The track encompasses merengue with soukus.[2] The song was a recipient of a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 1996.[3] Commercially, it reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. It also received moderate airplay in Europe.

"El Beso de la Ciguaterra"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Fogaraté
B-side"El Beso De La Ciguatera (Maxi Version)"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1995
Recorded1993–94
Length4:08
LabelKarem Records
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology
"Vivire"
(1994)
"El Beso de la Ciguaterra"
(1995)
"Mi PC"
(1998)

Tracklist

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  • Spain CD Single (1994)[4]
    1. El Beso De La Ciguatera (Radio Version) – 4:10
    2. El Beso De La Ciguatera (Maxi Version) – 4:50

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Europe Southwest Airplay (Music&Media)[5] 13
Dominican Republic (UPI)[6] 1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 17
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] 6
US Tropical 25 (Cashbox)[8] 1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[7] 6

References

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  1. ^ Resendez, Hector (January 21, 1995). "THE LATIN LOWDOWN - News From The U.S. & Latin America" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 19.
  2. ^ Cabral, Euri (2008). Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40: merengue y bachata a ritmo de poesía y compromiso (in Spanish). Editora Búho. ISBN 978-9945-408-17-1.
  3. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1996-05-18). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - El Beso De La Ciguatera (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-30
  5. ^ "Regional Airplay - week 3/95" (PDF). Music&Media. p. 27.
  6. ^ "Hemeroteca - Informador". hemeroteca.informador.com.mx. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  7. ^ a b c Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-01-28). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Tropical - MARCH 25, 1995" (PDF). Cashbox. March 11, 1995.