Mi Tierra (song)

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“Mi Tierra”
Single by Gloria Estefan from the album Mi Tierra
Released	July 6, 1993 July 16, 1993 July 21, 1993
Format	CD Single CD Maxi Single Cassette single Vinyl 12" Maxi-Single
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	Latin Pop
Length	04:38
Label	Epic Records
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Go Away" (1993) "Mi Tierra" (1993) "Con Los Años Que Me Quedan" (1993)
Alternate cover
Cover of the European Single

"Mi Tierra" (My Homeland) was the first single released by Gloria Estefan on her first Spanish album Mi Tierra, it was written by Estefano based on inspirations by Estefan.

Contents 1 Song history 2 Formats and track listings 3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Song history

The song was the first song released, giving on it a tribute to Gloria's homeland Cuba which was the principal reason for the making of the album. This song was first released at the United States where the song took Gloria again to the Hot Latin Tracks top position reaching the number-one at the chart, her first number-one to do so since the Spanish version of "Don't Wanna Lose You" in 1989. The song which was also a hit on other markets such as the Dance market, where become on Gloria's first solo Spanish single to ever reach the Top 5 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart^[1].

This song was also Gloria's first number-one at Spain, which leaded the album to become the most successful ever album released at the country for its sales of more than a million. Another big achievement of the song it was that was one of the first Spanish-language songs to reach the Top 40 on some English language countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia.

The remixes for the song were made by Gloria Estefan personal remixer Pablo Flores and by Tommy Musto^[2].

[edit] Formats and track listings

Formats and track listings of major single releases of "Mi Tierra":

U.S. CD Maxi-Single (49K 77063)

1. "Mi Tierra" (Album Version)
2. "Mi Tierra" (Flores Latin House Dub)
3. "Mi Tierra" (Flores Latin Mix)
4. "Mi Tierra" (Musto's Underground Vocal)
5. "Mi Tierra" (Flores Latin House Mix)

European 12" CD Maxi-Single (659351 6)

1. "Mi Tierra" (Musto's Underground Vocal)
2. "Mi Tierra" (Musto's Sub-Urban Dub)
3. "Mi Tierra" (Musto's Underground Instrumental)
4. "Mi Tierra" (Flores 12" Latin Club Mix)
5. "Mi Tierra" (Flores Latin House Mix)
6. "Mi Tierra" (Flores Latin House Dub)

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia Singles Chart	36[3]
Dutch Singles Chart	30[4]
Germany Singles Chart	77[5]
Spain Singles Chart	1[6]
UK Top 75 Singles	36[7]
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1[8]
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	1[9]
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	5[10]
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	17[11]

Preceded by "Ayer" by Luis Miguel

U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single August 7, 1993 - September 11, 1993

Succeeded by "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" by Cristian Castro

[edit] References