Rompiendo Fuente (English: Water Break) is the sixth single of Juan Luis Guerra sixth studio album Areito, released in 1993 by Karem Records. The song was written and produced by Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4:40. The tracks is a merengue with some elements of Afropop inspired Taino Indigenous.[1] The song is a metaphor lamenting precarious situation of a woman working on a factory that is giving a birth to a girl.[2] The track receive favorable reviews by the critics. Howell Llewelyn from Billboard on an article wrote about the song "the most touching song ever written by a man on the subject of giving birth".[3]
| "Rompiendo Fuente" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Juan Luis Guerra | ||||
| from the album Areito | ||||
| B-side | "Guavaberry" | |||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Merengue | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Karem | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology | ||||
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Tracklist edit
- Spain CD-Single (1993)[4]
- Rompiendo Fuerte - 4:26
- Guavaberry - 4:19
Charts edit
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic (UPI)[5] | 10 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[6] | 27 |
References edit
- ^ Sagué-Machiran, Miguel A. (2016-03-18). Canoa: Taino Indigenous Dream River Journey. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4917-8895-0.
- ^ Revista de estudios hispánicos (in Spanish). Universidad de Puerto Rico, Facultad de Humanidades. 2002.
- ^ Llewellyn, Howell (January 16, 1993). "Global Music Pulse - THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS FROM AROUND THE PLANET" (PDF). Billboard. p. 36.
- ^ Juan Luis Guerra 4:40 - Rompiendo Fuerte (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-28
- ^ "Los Discos Mas Populares". h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. December 7, 1993. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Hot Latin Tracks - FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 30, 1993" (PDF). Billboard. October 30, 1993.