| "Rhythm Divine" | ||||||||
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| Single by Enrique Iglesias | ||||||||
| from the album Enrique | ||||||||
| Released | October 9, 1999 (U.S.) | |||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||
| Recorded | August–September 1999 | |||||||
| Genre | Latin pop, pop | |||||||
| Length | 3:30 | |||||||
| Label | Interscope | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Paul Barry & Mark Taylor | |||||||
| Producer | Mark Taylor & Brian Rawling | |||||||
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"Rhythm Divine" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his first English language album Enrique. The track was written and produced by the same team who did his breakthrough single "Bailamos", Paul Barry, Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling. The video for this single was directed by Francis Lawrence.
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The video starts in a hotel, when a girl (Claudia Mason) gets out of a room and Enrique starts to follow her. He follows her across the whole city, until she gets to the beach and disappears in the sea with the shoes in her hand.
According to http://www.billboard.com in the single review, Enrique Iglesias delivers this "savvy follow-up bid for top 40 longevity",[1] this single is "precisely the kind of song that should ensure this crossover artist's chance to dance up the ladder of success".[2] Also makes a comparison with fellow Latin performer Ricky Martin: "Unlike peer Ricky Martin, Iglesias is far from overexposed, leaving plenty of room for listeners to be surprised by his potential as a singer, performer, and presence to grow comfortable with on the top 40 airwaves".[3] About the song structure: "Masterfully produced, passionately sung, and ready for the kind of video exploration that will further reveal this gorgeous young artist as one of the blossoming solo sex symbols of the new millennium, this song-written by "Bailamos" scribes Mark Taylor and Paul Barry-is a solid sell for fans of the new sound of the Latin nation, replete with Spanish guitars, a gutsy vocal, and rhythms that will move the masses in a single spin. Oh, so solid, "Rhythm Divine" will propel another new hero to the upper reaches of the charts in just a few short weeks. A sure sell-through from his upcoming English-language debut, the songs deserves a big bravo for sheer pop merit".[4]
The track was not as successful as "Bailamos", however peaked inside the Top 50 in United States, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Netherlands. The Spanish version of the single, titled "Ritmo Total", hit the number 1 spot in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks (for four weeks) and Spain. The single went platinum in Russia with 200,000 copies sold.[5]
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 36 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] | 26 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 31 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[9] | 17 |
| Canada (RPM)[10] | 7 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 8 |
| France (SNEP)[12] | 27 |
| Italy (FIMI)[13] | 7 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[14] | 36 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] | 25 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] | 2 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] | 18 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 11 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] | 45 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[22] | 28 |
| US Latin Songs (Billboard)[23] Spanish version: "Ritmo Total" |
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| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[24] | 4 |
| Region | Certification |
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| New Zealand (RIANZ)[25] | Gold |
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