Hoy (Gloria Estefan song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hoy


Artist = Gloria Estefan
from Album = Unwrapped
Released = flagicon|USAAugust 15, 2003
flagicon|EuropeSeptember 8, 2003
Format = CD Single
CD maxi single
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Latin Pop
Length = 03:27
Label = Epic Records
Last single = "Wrapped"
(2003)
This single = "Hoy"
(2003)
Next single = "I Wish You"
(2003/2004)

"Hoy" ("Today") was the second single released by Gloria Estefan on her tenth studio album "Unwrapped". This single become in one of the most successful Spanish singles on her entire career, making itself a complete success on the charts, the song topped the charts on U.S. Hot Latin Tracks, also have topped on 5 more countries, all Latin-American. In Argentina, "Hoy" was number one for one week. [http://www.top40argentina.com.ar/2003.htm] . The lyrics were written by Gianmarco Zignago. Gianmarco Zignago dedicated this song to his native PeruFact|date=October 2007

The song was performed with a salsa mode Gloria's 2004 Tour "Live & Re-Wrapped".

Wrapped & Hoy

The song is sung completely in Spanish and on English means "Today", the last Gloria single "Wrapped" is the English Edition of the song. Due to translation discrepancies some listeners may be exposed to a loss of translation and thus loss of the meaning of the song from Spanish to English.

"Hoy" was a winner of a International Latin Billboard Music Awards for "Top Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year" and was also nominated for a "Top Tropical Airplay Track of the Year".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Hoy".

US CD Promo single (ESK 56448)
# "Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)
# "Hoy" (Salsa Mix)
# "Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix/Pablo Flores Remix Radio Edit)
# "Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix/Pablo Flores Remix)

Europe CD Maxi single #1 (674284 2))
# "Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)
# "Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix)
# "Hoy" (Salsa Mix)
# "Hoy" (Tracy Young Club Version)
# "Hoy" (Music Video)

Europe CD Maxi single #2 (674284 5))
# "Hoy" (Spanish Album Version)
# "Hoy" (Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix)
# "Hoy" (Salsa Mix)
# "Hoy" (Tracy Young Club Version)
# "Wrapped"
# "Hoy" (Music Video)

ong Video

The music video recorded for the song is the same of the English version of the song "Wrapped", but on this edition the only difference is that is in Spanish. The video was shot on Machu Picchu. Gloria is show as an explorer on the video.

Charts

"Hoy" remained as one of the Gloria's Spanish best singles to date, it topped the charts over more than four countries and was a Top Ten on several countries.

ong Awards

Latin Billboard Music Awards

Official versions

Original versions

# Album version — 3:57

Remixes

# Salsa Mix — 4:24
# Pablo Flores Remix / Pablo Flores Remix Full Mix — 8:10
# Pablo Flores Remix Radio Edit / Pablo Flores Remix — 3:56
# Tracy Young Club Version — 9:23

External links

* [http://www.ooltra.net/Lyrics.php?a=GloriaEstefan&s=Hoy Lyrics with English translation]
* [http://www.geocities.com/weslarkins/glorialibre.html Gloria Estefan discography database]