Que No Se Rompa la Noche
"Qué No Se Rompa la Noche" is a ballad written and produced by Spanish singer-songwriter Manuel Alejandro, co-written by Ana Magdalena, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. It was released as the second single from his studio album Un Hombre Solo. This song became his second number one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, after his previous single "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida".
"Que No Se Rompa la Noche" has been covered by several singers, including Tamara, Pandora, Ray Conniff, Vikki Carr and Raulin Rosendo.
Background
"Que No Se Rompa la Noche" was released as the second single from Iglesias' Un Hombre Solo and became his second number-one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, and his last on this chart as a solo artist, until "Torero", his duet with José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" in 1992. The song is a plea for a long lasting night to express the strong passions he has towards his lover.Chart performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 14 on August 29, 1987 and climbed to the top of the chart twelve weeks later. It spent two weeks at number-one, replacing "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" by Luis Miguel and being replaced by "Y Tú También Llorarás" by José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". "Que No Se Rompa la Noche" spent 29 weeks on the chart and ranked at number 16 in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988.Chart | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
Credits and personnel
This information adopted from Allmusic.- Manuel Alejandro - producer, piano
- Assa Drori - concertina
- Rafael Ferro-García - keyboards
- Michael Fisher - percussion
- Humberto Gatica - engineer, mixer
- Julio Iglesias - vocals
- Randy Kerber - keyboards
- Abraham Laboriel - bass
- Michael Landau - guitar
- Michael Lang - keyboards
- Gayle Levant - harp
- Fernando López - guitar
- Greg Mathieson - keyboards
- Rafael Padilla - percussion
- Carlos Vega - drums
- Pepe Sánchez - drums
Cover versions