El Destino (song)

"El Destino"
"El Destino"
Single by Juan Gabriel and Rocío Dúrcal
from the album Juntos Otra Vez
Released	31 March 1997
Length	4:43
Label	BMG Mexico
Songwriter(s)	Juan Gabriel
Producer(s)	Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel singles chronology
Rocío Dúrcal singles chronology

"El Destino" (transl. 'The Destiny') is a song by Mexican singer Juan Gabriel and Spanish songstress Rocío Dúrcal from their collaboration album Juntos Otra Vez.^[1] It was released as the lead single from the album on 31 March 1997.^[2] "El Destino" was nominated in the category of Pop Song of the Year at the 10th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1998,^[3] but lost to "Si Tú Supieras" by Alejandro Fernández.^[4] The track won Song of the Year on the Pop/Ballad field at the 1998 ASCAP Latin Awards.^[5]

Charts

Weekly chart positions for "El Destino"
Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[6]	1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[7]	6
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)^[8]	6

1997 year-end chart performance for "El Destino"
Chart (1997)	Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	12

^ "Juan Gabriel Juntos Otra Vez Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "'Juntos otra vez'". Reforma (in Spanish). Grupo Reforma. 28 March 1997. p. 8. ProQuest 311388493. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ Barquero, Christopher (1998). "Premios Lo Nuestro: Los galardones a la música latina serán entregados en mayo próximo". La Nación (in Spanish). Grupo Nación GN, S.A. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^ "The Sixth Annual El Premio ASCAP". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media. 5 September 1998. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ "Juan Gabriel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Juan Gabriel Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "Juan Gabriel Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "1997: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media. 27 December 1997. p. YE-57, 59. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2012.