Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Esperanza" is the title of the first single released by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias from his third studio album, Cosas del Amor, It was released by Fonovisa on July 13, 1998.
Song information
The track was written by Enrique Iglesias and Chein García-Alonso, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija; the latter also wrote the singles "Experiencia Religiosa" and "Revolución" for Iglesias. The video for "Esperanza" was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and won Video of the Year at the 11th Lo Nuestro Awards.Chart performance
The track debuted on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 4 on September 26, 1998 and stayed at number 4 the following week. No charts were published for the weeks of October 10 – October 17, 1998. For the week of October 24, 1998, the charts were finally announced and the single was at number 1, spending 4 weeks at the summit. The song spent 15 weeks inside the top ten and 24 non-consecutive weeks in the top 40.| Chart | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay | 8 |