Como Abeja al Panal

"Como Abeja Al Panal" (English: Like a bee to the honeycomb) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love.

"Como Abeja al Panal"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Bachata Rosa
LanguageSpanish
B-side"Woman Del Callao"
Released1990
Recorded1989
Genre
  • Bachata
  • Bolero
  • Salsa
Length4:08
LabelKarem Records
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology
"Woman del Callao"
(1989)		 "Como Abeja al Panal"
(1990)		 "La Bilirrubina"
(1990)

The song was originally released in separate verses in a two-part Commercial for Barceló Rum, as a Bachata with bolero elements and the lyrical overarching storyline of forbidden love, with the male and female lead trading stanzas. The rhythm change to salsa in the Single/CD version is omitted from the Barceló commercials. It was one of Guerra's first international hits and help to contribute to the bachata sophistication along with Estrellitas y Duendes and Bachata Rosa. The track's success demonstrated that tropical music could be fun, danceable and commercial, and at the same time, witty and complex.[1][2][3][4][5]

Track listing
  1. "Como Abeja Al Panal" – 4:09[6]
  2. "Woman del Callao" – 4:23

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 55
Panama (UPI)[8] 1
Puerto Rico (UPI)[9] 2
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 35
Venezuela (UPI)[10] 5

References
  1. Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-13
  2. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-06-07). "Juan Luis Guerra cumple 63 años: 8 de sus canciones con las que hizo bailar y suspirar a sus fans | FOTOS | NNDC-NNES | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. Economía, Diario La. "R. Dominicana, como abeja al panal, Juan Luis Guerra, Embajador de Marca País". diariolaeconomia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. "Pioneering Musician And Humanitarian Juan Luis Guerra Is The Latin Recording Academy's Person Of The Year" (PDF). October 10, 2007.
  5. Hernandez, Deborah Pacini; Pacini, Deborah (1995). Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-300-3.
  6. Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-14
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Juan Luis Guerra Y 4.40 - Como abeja al panal". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  8. "Disco Mas Populares de America Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.
  9. "Discos Mas Populares". El Siglo de Torreón. January 12, 1990.
  10. "Disco Mas Populares AL". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.
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