Como Abeja al Panal

"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)

"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.

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.