Por un Segundo

"Por un Segundo"
Single by Aventura
from the album The Last
ReleasedNovember 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)
Recorded2008
GenreBachata
Length4:15
LabelPremium Latin
Songwriter(s)Anthony "Romeo" Santos
Producer(s)
Aventura singles chronology
"El Perdedor"
(2008)
"Por un Segundo"
(2008)
"All Up 2 You"
(2009)
Music video
"Por Un Segundo" on YouTube

"Por Un Segundo" (English: For a Second) is Aventura's first single from their fifth and final studio album The Last (2009). The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart which was the first time for Aventura. The song was awarded "Tropical Song of the Year" at the Premios Lo Nuestro 2010 awards.

During the third second of the song (0:50 in the music video), the word "leshnia" is heard, said by an unknown woman. "Leshnia" (לשניה) is the song name translated to Hebrew.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Por un Segundo" starts with Aventura on their tour bus. Max, Henry, and Lenny are talking about a woman Anthony lost and that she is getting married. Anthony walks in, sees the magazine, and starts to remember when they were in love, and what will happen to him if he's not. By the end of the video, he gets over it. The video also features the winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model, Jaslene Gonzalez.

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 95
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 7
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[5] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[6] 1

References

  1. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  2. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.