Can You Hear Me (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Can You Hear Me"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Greatest Hits
Released	27 June 2008
Format	CD single, CD maxi digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Europop
Length	3:44
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Frankie Storm
Producer(s)	Big Ben Diehl, Carlos Paucar
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"¿Dónde Están Corazón?" (2007) "Can You Hear Me" (2008) "Lloro Por Ti" (2008)

"Can You Hear Me" is the official song of UEFA Euro 2008. It is performed by Enrique Iglesias, who wrote the song with Steve Morales and Frankie Storm.^[1] The song was produced by Big Ben Diehl and Carlos Paucar, and recorded at Circle House Studios in Miami, Florida.^[2] The song received generally negative reviews, but achieved success in many European countries where it was a top ten hit.

The song served as Iglesias' third UK single from his Greatest Hits album in June 2009 but failed to enter the UK Top 200.

Background

The choice of this song was announced by UEFA on 20 May, and Iglesias was described as the perfect person for the job. "He is an international star who is passionate about football and who has European roots", said commercial director Philippe Margraff.^[1] The artist himself was happy to be chosen; "I'm really pleased to be able to contribute to the football festival in Switzerland and Austria and it is an honour for me to perform at the final", said Iglesias.^[3]

The song was performed at the closing game in Vienna on 29 June.^[1] The single was released on 26 May, and the video—featuring football tricks and dancing, intercut with Iglesias performing—was directed by Paul Minor.^[3] "Can You Hear Me" will also feature on a re-issue of Iglesias' Insomniac album in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy.

There is also a special UEFA Euro 2008 Remix to the song, which contains a part from the UEFA Euro 2008 Official Theme song in the beginning of the song.

Reception

Media reaction to the song has largely been negative, most finding it inappropriate for the venue. Darryl Broadfoot, of the Scottish newspaper The Herald, called it a "cheesy, synth-driven melody".^[4] The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, in reviewing the song, found that it lacked purpose and motivation, and that it had little to do with football. The reviewers called the song a rejected B-side, and gave it one out of six points.^[5] Nick Amies, of Deutsche Welle, called "Can You Hear Me" an "insipid and un-footie-inspiring, corporate sell-out single". He also reported that spectators preferred the song "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes as an alternative, unofficial anthem.^[6]

Track listings

CD1

1. "Can You Hear Me" (Main version) — 3:44
2. "Can You Hear Me" (UEFA remix) — 5:54

CD2

1. "Can You Hear Me" (Main version) — 3:44
2. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco radio mix) — 3:30
3. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco club mix) — 8:30
4. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco dub) — 8:00

Europe

1. "Can You Hear Me" (Main version) — 3:44
2. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco radio mix) — 3:30
3. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco club mix) — 8:30
4. "Can You Hear Me" (UEFA remix) — 5:54

France

1. "Can You Hear Me" (Main Version) - 3:44
2. "Can You Hear Me" (Glam As You Full Club Mix by Guena LG) - 6:57
3. "Can You Hear Me" (Moto Blanco Club Mix) - 8:30

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2008) Peak position Ö3 Austria Top 40[7] 17 Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)[7] 12 Czech IFPI Airplay Chart[8] 1 Dutch Top 40[7] 1 Eurochart Hot 100 30 Finnish Singles Chart[7] 5 French SNEP Singles Chart[7] 21 German Singles Chart[7] 14 Norwegian Singles Chart[7] 7 Slovak IFPI Airplay Chart[9] 15 Swedish Singles Chart[7] 6 Swiss Singles Chart[7] 2 Turkey Top 20 Chart[10] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 76 Dutch Singles Chart[12] 25 Swedish Singles Chart[13] 75 Swiss Singles Chart[14] 34

See also

• Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2008

References

1. "Euro 2008 unveils its official anthem". Bangkok Post. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
2. "Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias" (PDF). UEFA. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
3. Kalow, Natalie (5 June 2008). "Official UEFA EURO 2008 Song: "Can You Hear Me" by Enrique Iglesias". GenQ. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
4. Broadfoot, Darryl (4 June 2008). "Finalists planning to chart Euro hit". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 21 June 2008.
5. Rasmussen, John (30 May 2008). "- Hva er motivasjonen bak denne låta?" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
6. Amies, Nick (20 June 2008). "Sing up for the Stripes!". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
7. aCharts.us - Enrique Iglesias "Can You Hear Me"
8. Czech IFPI Airplay Chart
9. Slovak IFPI Airplay Chart
10. Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved 6 August 2008 Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
11. 2008 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 26 December 2008)
12. 2008 Dutch Singles Charts Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved 29 December 2008)
13. "Årslista Singlar – År 2008" (in Swedish). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
14. 2008 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 29 December 2008)

External links

• Media release from UEFA
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics