Mi Santa
| "Mi Santa" | ||||
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| Single by Romeo Santos featuring Tomatito | ||||
| from the album Formula, Vol. 1 | ||||
| Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Sony Latin | |||
| Writer(s) | Romeo Santos | |||
| Romeo Santos singles chronology | ||||
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"Mi Santa" ("My Saint") is a bachata song by American singer Romeo Santos from his debut studio album Formula, Vol. 1 (2011). Produced by Santos, the track was released as the album's third single in Latin America and the United States. It features Spanish guitarist Tomatito. The track was nominated for Collaboration and Tropical Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.[1]
Background
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Romeo Santos "Mi Santa" (2011)
 A 21 second sample of "Mi Santa", the fourth single released from the album. The song incorporates the sound of bachata and flamenco. It features Spanish performer Tomatito playing the guitar in the song. |
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Romeo Santos was the lead member of Aventura, an urban and bachata infused band, which sold 1.7 million albums in the United States and had the best-selling Latin album of 2009 The Last.[2] After the band's temporary separation,[3] Santos was announced as the star of an upcoming comedy series to be premiered on ABC. The series will deal with the struggle of a Dominican American fighting his beliefs to success in the United States and will be Santos debut acting job.[4] Following the announcement, Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and recorded his debut studio album, Formula, Vol. 1, which includes most of the tracks in bachata rhythm and bilingual songs such as the lead single "You" and "Promise", featuring Usher.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
See also
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2012
- List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2012
References
- ↑ "List of Nominees - Premio Lo Nuestro Latin Music Award 2013" (PDF). Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- 1 2 Cobo, Leila (October 21, 2011). "Romeo Santos Finds His Own 'Formula' After Aventura Success". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Lanza Romeo Santos primer sencillo como solista "You"". Publimetro (in Spanish). Metro International. May 9, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ Cobo, Leila (October 12, 2011). "Latin Singer Romeo Santos Cast in ABC Comedy". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Romeo Santos – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Romeo Santos.
- ↑ "Romeo Santos – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Romeo Santos.
- ↑ "Romeo Santos – Chart history" Billboard Tropical Airplay for Romeo Santos.