Te Quiero (Flex song)

"Te Quiero" (English: "I Want You") is the debut single by Panamanian singer Flex from his debut studio album Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World released on September 28, 2007. In 2008, the number serves as main-theme of Mexican telenovela Central de Abastos. It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year in 2009.[1]

"Te Quiero"
Single by Flex
from the album Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2007
GenreReggaeton
Length3:17
LabelEMI Latin
Songwriter(s)Félix Danilo Gómez
Producer(s)
Flex singles chronology
"Te Quiero"
(2007)		 "Escápate"
(2007)

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Conrado Martínez. It was filmed in Mexico City on September 7 and released on September 10, 2007.[2]

Chart performance

The song topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, Latin Tropical Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts in the United States and charts in Mexico. It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86, becoming Flex's most successful single to date. "Te Quiero" ranked fourth at the Hot Latin Songs twenty-fifth anniversary chart.[3]

Weekly charts
Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 86
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 3
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[10] 7

All-time charts
Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] 2× Platinum 120,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12]
Ringtone 		Diamond+Gold 260,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Remix
"Te Quiero (Spanglish Version)"
Single by Flex and Belinda
from the album Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World and La Evolución Romantic Style
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreReggaeton
Length3:23
LabelEMI Latin
Songwriter(s)Félix Danilo Gómez
Producer(s)
Flex singles chronology
"Por Ti Baby"
(2008)		 "Te Quiero (Spanglish Version)"
(2008)		 "Dime Si Te Vas Con Él"
(2009)
Belinda singles chronology
"See A Little Light"
(2008)		 ""Te Quiero
(Remix)""
(2008)		 "Sal de Mi Piel"
(2009)

An acoustic and Spanglish version with singer Belinda were recorded for the fan edition of Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album on May 13, 2009. A music video features Belinda was also released as part of promotion of the single. The song was well received on radio stations from Mexico.

Other remixes

A remix with singer Arcángel and another with Thiaguinho were recorded but not included on any edition of the album.

Track listing

Maxi single[13]

  1. "Te Quiero" – 3:16
  2. "Te Quiero" (Spanglish Version) (featuring Belinda) – 3:23
  3. "Te Quiero" (Acoustic Version) (featuring Belinda) – 2:48

See also

References
  1. Cobo, Leila (24 April 2009). "Flex Takes Eight Billboard Latin Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. "Vídeo "Te Quiero" de Nigga se estrena en Ritmoson Latino y pronto en Panamá". Plena507.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  3. Trust, Gary (October 4, 2011). "Hot Latin Songs Top 25 – The Biggest Hits of the Last 25 Years". Billboard. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  4. "Belanova a la cabeza de Monitor Latino con el tema "Cada que"". Vanguardia. February 5, 2008.
  5. "Flex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. "Flex Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. "Flex Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  8. "Flex Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. "Flex Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  10. "Flex Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  11. "Greatest Of All Time Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 2, 2021. Type Nigga in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Te Quiero in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  13. "Te Quiero" (Maxi Single) Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine

"Te Quiero" (music video) on YouTube
"Te Quiero" (spanglish with Belinda) (music video) on YouTube

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