Juntos (Together)

"Juntos (Together)"
Single by Juanes
from the album McFarland, USA
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)
GenreLatin pop
Length3:23
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Juanes singles chronology
"Querida"
(2015) 		"Juntos (Together)"
(2015)

"Juntos (Together)" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. It was written by Fonseca, Descemer Bueno and Juanes. The song was released digitally via the iTunes Store by Walt Disney Records and Universal Music Latin on 20 January 2015, as the lead single from the soundtrack for McFarland, USA. The song is a Latin pop song with alternative rock music influences and an instrumentation consisting of an electric guitar and synthesizer.

Upon its release, the song peaked at No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs and No. 1 and No. 9 in Colombian and Venezuela, respectively. The song's accompanying music video, was directed by Niki Caro. Juanes performed "Juntos" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on 8 February 2015.[1]

Background and release

On 24 November 2014, it was announced that Juanes would be recording a song called "Juntos" for the Walt Disney Pictures film McFarland, USA.[2] In January 2015, Juanes' representatives announced that "Juntos" would be released on 20 January 2015.[3] The song was written by Juanes, Fonseca, and Descemer Bueno and produced by Juan Luis Guerra.[4]

On 20 January, "Juntos (Together)" was released digitally, and it was sent to US Latin contemporary hit radio stations.[5] On the next day, the song was released in Latin America.[6]

Commercial performance

"Juntos (Together)" debuted at number 30 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart with sales between 3,000 copies for the week dated 25 January.[7] According to Nielsen Music the song received 3.1 million audience impressions, taking "Juntos" the Greatest Gainer honors on US Latin Airplay chart. With the feat, it became Juanes' 26th entry on the chart.[7] Additionally, it debuted at number 14 on the US Latin Pop Songs and number 39 on the US Tropical Songs.[8]

In Colombia, the song debuted at number 3 at the National-Report, for the week dated 26 January.[9] While in Venezuela debuted at number thirty.[10]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Juntos (McFarland)" was directed by Niki Caro and shot in late December. It's an original motion picture soundtrack of McFarland, USA produced by Walt Disney Pictures.[11] It was premiered on VEVO on 23 January 2015.[12]

Live performance

Juanes performed "Juntos" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held on 8 February 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[13]

Track listing

  • Digital download[14]
  1. "Juntos (Together) [From McFarland, USA]" - 3:20

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Colombia (National-Report)[15] 1
Dominican Republic Pop Chart (Monitor Latino)[16] 14
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[17] 25
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[18] 14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 62
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[20] 11
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[21] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[23] 4
Venezuela (Record Report)[24] 2

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Austria 1 January 2015 Digital download Universal Music Latino [25]
France [26]
Germany [27]
Italy [28]
Spain [29]
United States 20 January 2015 [14]
Colombia 21 January 2015 [30]
Mexico [31]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Juanes hará el tema para película de Disney 'McFarland'". La Nación. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Juanes lanzará canción para película de Disney". Semana. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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  5. ^ Calif, Burbank (14 January 2015). ""Juntos (Together)" Original New Song By Latin Rock Superstar Juanes From Disney's "McFarland, USA" Set For Release On January 20". PR Newswire. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ Medina, Jessica (9 December 2014). "Disney's 'McFarland, USA' Debuts Original New Song By Latin Star Juanes". Latin Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mendizabal, Amaya (29 January 2015). "Juanes Debuts New Disney Track on Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (26 January 2015). "Chart Highlights: Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Top Pop Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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  10. ^ "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ Calvario, Liz (10 December 2014). "Juanes filma video de 'Juntos (Together)' de 'McFarland, USA' (FOTOS)" (in Spanish). varietylatino.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  12. ^ Castellanos, Melissa (28 January 2015). "Juanes Lends Grammy-Winning Voice to New 'McFarland USA' Music Video for 'Juntos' (Together) (WATCH VIDEO)" (in Spanish). latinpost.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  13. ^ Sigal Ratner-Arias; Tony Winton (3 February 2015). "Juanes to Sing at the Grammys Awards, in Spanish". ABC News. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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  22. ^ "Juanes Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  23. ^ "Juanes Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  24. ^ "Top 100". Record Report. R.R. Digital C.A. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
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