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"Por Amarte" (Eng.: To Love You) is the title of the third single released by Enrique Iglesias from his debut album.
The track was written by Roberto Morales and Enrique Iglesias, and became Iglesias's third consecutive chart topper in U.S. The song also was featured on the Mexican telenovela Marisol with a few changes in the lyrics, instead of: "Por amarte daría mi vida" (To love you, I'd give my life), the words were: "Por amarte Marisol, moriría" (To love you, Marisol, I'd die). The singer won an ASCAP award for "Por Amarte" in 1996.
The track debuted in the United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 8 on May 18, 1996, and rise to number 1 in only three weeks (the fastest for the singer) and spent eight weeks at pole position. The single spent twelve weeks in the Top Ten and also peaked at number 1 in Mexico for two weeks. "Por Amarte" peaked at number-one one week after the album Enrique Iglesias climbed to number-one in the Top Latin Albums chart for the first time.
Enrique Iglesias (born Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler; May 8, 1975) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and occasional actor, popular in both the Latin market and the Hispanic American market in the United States. He is the son of the famous Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. Within five years of beginning his musical career in the 1990s, he became the biggest seller of Spanish-language albums of that decade. He made his crossover into the mainstream English language market before the turn of the millennium, signing a multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US$50,000,000 with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.
Iglesias has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling Spanish language artists of all time. He has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles, including two number-ones, and holds the record for producing 22 number-one Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. He has also had ten number-one songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether, Iglesias has amassed 55 number-one hits on the various Billboard charts. Billboard has called him The King of Latin Pop and The King of Dance. Billboard also named Enrique the number two Latin artist of the years 1986–2011 (Luis Miguel taking the first spot).
Amar es una cosa especial
No es un viene y va
Amar solo te pasa una vez
pero de verdad
Amar es cuando solo piensas
en donde estara
Amar es como un milagro
dificil de explicar
Amar es cuando la proteges
de la lluvia y el viento
Amar es cuando tu la abrazas
y te olvidas del tiemp
Amar es cuando tu la ves
y te pones nervioso
Amar es cuando te das cuenta
de tus sentimientos
Por amarte robaria una estrella
y te la regalaria
Por amarte cruzaria los mares
solo por abrazarte
Por amarte juntaria la lluvia
con el fuego
Por amarte daria la vida
Solo por besarte
Amar es cuando escribes su nombre
por todo el cielo
Amar es cuando solo suenas
con llevartela lejos
Amar es cuando tu la ves
Y se queda en tus ojos
Amar es cuando tu te das cuenta
De que ella lo es todo
Por amarte robaria una estrella
y te la regalaria
Por amarte cruzaria los mares
solo por abrazarte
Por amarte juntaria la lluvia
con el fuego
Por amarte daria la vida
Solo por besarte
Por amarte robaria una estrella
y te la regalaria
Por amarte cruzaria los mares
solo por abrazarte
Por amarte juntaria la lluvia
con el fuego
Por amarte daria la vida