Te Busqué

2007 single by Nelly Furtado featuring Juanes
"Te Busqué"
Single by Nelly Furtado featuring Juanes
from the album Loose
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
B-side
  • "Runaway"
  • "Say It Right"
  • "Lo Bueno Siempre Tiene un Final"
  • "En Las Manos de Dios"
  • "Dar"
ReleasedJuly 20, 2007 (2007-07-20)
Recorded2005
Length3:38
Label
  • Geffen
  • Mosley
Songwriter(s)
  • Nelly Furtado
  • Juanes
  • Lester Mendez
Producer(s)Lester Mendez
Nelly Furtado singles chronology
"Give It to Me"
(2006) 		"Te Busqué"
(2007) 		"Do It"
(2007)
Juanes singles chronology
"No Siento Penas"
(2006) 		"Te Busque"
(2007) 		"Mi Libre Canción"
(2006)

"Te Busqué" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado for her third studio album Loose (2006). It features a guest appearance from Juanes, who co-wrote the song with Furtado and its sole producer Lester Mendez. The song was released as the fifth European single from Loose on July 20, 2007, by Geffen Records and Mosley Music Group.

Writing and production

Furtado originally wrote the song in mid-2005 to a beat that Lester Mendez had created, with the verses in English and the choruses in Spanish. Furtado disliked the chorus and discussed it with Juanes, who had collaborated with Furtado on his single "Fotografía" (2003) and who had played at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, where Furtado and Mendez were working.[citation needed] Juanes agreed to co-write a duet with Furtado for the album, and he flew from Mexico to Toronto, Ontario, where they wrote the song in two days. Juanes played electric and acoustic guitar on the track.[1]

Release

Due to the limited success of Furtado's hip hop and R&B-influenced 2006 singles "Promiscuous" and "Maneater" in Spain, "Te Busqué" began receiving airplay in the country, despite not being officially serviced to radio.[2] The heavy rotation prompted the song to reach the summit on the Los 40 Principales chart in Spain.[3] Furthermore, an accompanying music video for "Te Busqué" was scheduled to be filmed in December 2006,[2] which ultimately failed to come to fruition.

In select European countries, "Te Busqué" was released as the fifth single from Loose on July 20, 2007, reaching the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and Russia.[4][5] In the US, "Te Busqué" was not released as a single but received enough airplay on Latin radio stations to reach number 24 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.[6]

Track listings and formats

German 2-track CD single

  1. "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
  2. "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38

German CD maxi-single and first digital EP

  1. "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
  2. "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38
  3. "Runaway" – 4:19
  4. "Say It Right" (Reggae Main Mix) (featuring Courtney John) – 3:59

German second digital EP

  1. "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
  2. "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38
  3. "Lo Bueno Siempre Tiene un Final" – 4:24
  4. "En Las Manos de Dios" – 4:29
  5. "Dar" – 4:40

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Te Busqué"
Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 25
CIS (TopHit)[7] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 11
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 22
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[5] 14
Spain (Los 40 Principales)[3] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 79
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 24

Year-end charts

2006 year-end chart performance for "Te Busqué"
Chart (2006) Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[13] 183
2007 year-end chart performance for "Te Busqué"
Chart (2007) Position
CIS (TopHit)[14] 115
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 91
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[17] 158

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Te Busqué"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany 20 July 2007 Universal Music
27 July 2007 Digital download (second EP)

References

  1. ^ Moreno, Luis. "Nelly Furtado". lamusica.com. Retrieved January 1, 2007; transcript at burninthespotlight.com Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b Iglesias, Gustavo (July 18, 2006). "Yo también me considero una artista latina" [I also consider myself a Latin artist] (in Spanish). Los 40 Principales. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "La lista 40 de la semana 48 de 2006" [Top 40 chart for week 48 of 2006] (in Spanish). Los 40 Principales. December 2, 2006. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado feat. Juanes – Te busque" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Feb 15, 2007". TopHit. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Nelly Furtado — Te Busque". TopHit. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Nelly Furtado feat. Juanes – Te Busque" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 29, 2007" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nelly Furtado – Te Busque" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "RT100 Editia 562" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. January 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Nelly Furtado feat. Juanes – Te busque". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006". TopHit. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2007 год" [The best songs and music for 2007] (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2007". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2007". TopHit. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  18. ^ "Te Busque (2-Track)" (in German). Germany: Universal Music Group. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Amazon.
  19. ^ "Te Busque EP" (in German). Germany: Universal Music Group. July 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Amazon.
  20. ^ "Te Busque [Maxi-CD]" (in German). Germany: Universal Music Group. July 3, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Amazon.
  21. ^ "Te Busque (5 Track EP)" (in German). Germany: Universal Music Group. July 27, 2007. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Amazon.
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