El Último Beso

For the song by Polo, see Last Kiss. For the song by Marc Anthony, see Otra Nota.
"El Último Beso"
Single by Vicente Fernández
from the album Primera Fila
Released December 1, 2008
Format Promo single, Airplay
Genre Mariachi
Length 2:53 (studio version)
3:04 (live version)
Label Norte
Writer(s) Joan Sebastian
Producer(s) Joan Sebastian (studio version), Gustavo Borner (live version)
Vicente Fernández singles chronology
"Un Millón de Primaveras"
(2008)		 "El Último Beso"
(2009)		 "Necesito de Tí"
(2009)

"El Último Beso" ("The Last Kiss") is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández. It was first included on Fernández' 79th studio album Para Siempre and then recorded live for his live album Primera Fila where it was released as the first single.

Song information

"El Último Beso" was recorded and included on the 79th studio album by Vicente Fernández titled Para Siempre. Two years later was included on the set list for Fernández' live album Primera Fila. This performance was labeled as a "highlight of the show" by Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic.[1] It was later released as the first single from this album.

Chart performance

This song debuted on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart in December 2008 at number 26, and peaked at number one ten weeks later.[2] On the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart peaked at number 1, giving Fernandez his first chart-topping single.[3] With this single, Fernández, at 68, became the oldest performer to peak at number-one on this chart.[4]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay[2] 1

Procession and succession

Preceded by
"No Me Doy Por Vencido" by Luis Fonsi		 U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single
February 21, 2009 		Succeeded by
"Te Presumo" by Banda El Recodo
Preceded by
"Te Presumo" by Banda El Recodo		 U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay number-one single
February 21, 2009

Personnel

The following people contributed to the original version of "El Último Beso":[5]
  • Dave Rivera — Violin
  • Javier Carrillo — Violin
  • Hugo Colula — Violin
  • Francisco Cedillo — Viola
  • Monica Del Aguila — Cello
  • Bernardino De Santiago — Guitarrón
  • Moisés Garcia — Trumpet

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Primera Fila - Review". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  2. 1 2 "Latin Regional Music Airplay". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  3. 1 2 "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Daddy Yankee da salto en lista urbana". Billboard en Español (in Spanish) (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Para Siempre - Credits". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
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