Bésame (Gian Marco song)

"Bésame" (English: "Kiss Me") is a song by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco released by Enjoymusic as the lead single of his thirteenth studio album Intuición.[1]

"Bésame"
Single by Gian Marco
from the album Intuición
ReleasedJune 18, 2018
GenreLatin Pop
Length3:43
LabelEnjoymusic
Songwriter(s)
  • Gian Marco Zignago
Gian Marco singles chronology
"Siete Semillas"
(2016)
"Bésame"
(2018)
"Tú No Te Imaginas"
(2018)
Music video
"Bésame" on YouTube

Background and release

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Gian Marco stated that the song was born when he was alone playing his charango which he states he always has with him because he feels the need to include something from his homeland.[2] The song was released on June 18, 2018 on all digital platforms.[3] A lyric video for the song was released on the same day on Gian Marco's official YouTube channel.[4] The song topped the iTunes charts in Perú on the day of its release and became one of the most streamed songs on Spotify in Perú.[5] It is considered as one of the best songs from the album.[6]

Commercial performance and reception

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The song had airplay success in Perú entering the charts from 2018-2019. It was well received by his fan base and it also helped Gian Marco get a bunch of new listeners on streaming platforms. [7]

Live performance

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Gian Marco first performed the song two days before its original release on Un Nuevo Día.[8] He was invited as a special guest due to the first game of Perú vs Denmark on June 16, 2018 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Music video

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The video for "Bésame" was released on July 17, 2018 on Gian Marco's official channel.[10] The video shows Gian Marco singing the song in a gas station diner playing his charango.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Perú (Monitor Latino)[11] 13

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
Perú Pop (Monitor Latino)[12] 41

References

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  1. ^ "Bésame / Gian Marco - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ Gian Marco: nada que reprochar a la intuición en 30 años de carrera musical
  3. ^ GIAN MARCO LANZA "BÉSAME"
  4. ^ "Gian Marco lanza nueva cancion besame" (in Spanish). 18 June 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Gian Marco estrena el video clip de su nuevo tema Tú No Te Imaginas" (in Spanish). 19 September 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ Estos son los mejores temas de 'Intuición', el más reciente álbum de GianMarco. Ritmo Romantica Perú. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  7. ^ GIAN MARCO a punto de lanzar su disco ‘Intuición’
  8. ^ Gian Marco lanzó 'Bésame', el primer sencillo de su nuevo disco
  9. ^ "Gian Marco estreno tema besame cadena Telemundo" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Gian Marco lanza el videoclip de "Bésame", primer sencillo de su nuevo disco
  11. ^ monitorLATINO. "Monitor Latino Perú". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-03-07.
  12. ^ "Charts Perú Year end 2019 monitorLATINO". Top Digital monitorLATINO. Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved December 6, 2019.