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"'''Puente'''" is a [[Latin pop]], [[merengue music|merengue]] and [[salsa music|salsa]] [[song]] written and produced by [[Guatemala]]n [[Grammy Award]]- and [[Latin Grammy Award]]-winning [[singer-songwriter]] [[Ricardo Arjona]], released as the lead single from his twelfth [[studio album]], ''[[Poquita Ropa]]'' (2010).
"'''Puente'''" is a [[Latin pop]], [[merengue music|merengue]] and [[salsa music|salsa]] [[song]] written and produced by [[Guatemala]]n [[Grammy Award]]- and [[Latin Grammy Award]]-winning [[singer-songwriter]] [[Ricardo Arjona]], released as the lead single from his twelfth [[studio album]], ''[[Poquita Ropa]]'' (2010).


==Composition==
[[File:Centro Habana (Cropped).jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[La Habana]] is the main theme in "Puente".]]"Puente" is crafted in eight and a half minutes and is divided in three parts. The first one is a cappella song, sang mainly with a piano. The second part is a ballad with [[Caribbean music|caribbean]] and [[Latin music|Latin sounds]], with some [[Salsa music|salsa]] and [[Cuban music|Cuban influences]].<ref>[http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetoluca/notas/n1739751.htm "Le canta al pueblo cubano"] (in Spanish). ''El Sol de Toluca''. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.</ref> The third is a mixture of salsa and [[merengue music|merengue]], with Cuban influences. "Puente" is mainly similar to Arjona's work on ''[[Galería Caribe]]'' (2000).<ref name="birchmeier"/> Mónica Maristain from newspaper ''[[La Nación]]'' compared it with a song released by [[Fito Páez]] in 1999, "Habana".<ref name="habana">Maristain, Mónica (19 July 2010). [http://www.nacion.com/2010-07-29/Entretenimiento/UltimaHora/Entretenimiento2465948.aspx "Ricardo Arjona se pone tropical en su nuevo disco"] (in Spanish). [[La Nación]]. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.</ref>

The central theme explored on "Puente", Arjona commented: "Although many believe is a treshed topic, it isn't for a cuban, be it on the island or Florida. The status of this dispute hasn't changed since 1959 and i've never seen something as disgusting as a rivality between people occasionated from politics. [[Hugo Chávez|Chávez]] can fight with [[Álvaro Uribe|Uribe]], [[Fidel Castro|Fidel]] with [[Barack Obama|Obama]], but what has this to do with two third-generation cousins that inherit an enmity for a politic matter[?]".<ref name="Arjona-Puente">[http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/A/arjona_canta_ahora_con_poquita_ropa/arjona_canta_ahora_con_poquita_ropa.asp "Arjona canta ahora con poquita ropa"] (in Spanish). ''[[El Colombiano]]''. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.</ref> In the song, Arjona sings: "Habana / siempre en las mitades, tan mitad española, tan mitad africana / saben bien las olas que en cada ventana siempre hay un testigo / Habana."<ref name="habana"/> He also commented that "Puente" was the only song "not allowed to undress".<ref name=unionradio1/><ref name="PUSA">[http://www.elperiodicousa.com/noticia/11730/poquita-ropa-es-el-disco-que-siempre-quiso-hacer-arjona "“Poquita ropa” es el disco que siempre quiso hacer: Arjona"] (in Spanish). El Periódico USA. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.</ref>
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video for "Puente" was released on August 17, 2010.<ref name="Producers"/> It was directed by [[Argentinian]] [[film director|director]] Joaquín Cambre, who also worked with Arjona on the music video for "Sin Ti, Sin Mi". In the video, to brothers live separately, one of them in [[La Havana|Havana]], and the other in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]. The video ends with the boys encountering each other in a bridge, along many other people. The video shows the problematic about the migration on [[Cuba]].<ref name="Unidad">[http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/08/21/786789_ricardo-arjona-llama-a-la-unidad.html "Ricardo Arjona llama a la unidad de los cubanos"]. El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.</ref> Arjona shot the video while on his ''[[Quinto Piso Tour]]''.<ref name="Unidad"/> It was filmed between Mexico and Argentina, with the collaboration of children from 5 to 13 age old.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-09/Entretenimiento/NotaPrincipal/v09-GERAR-MUSICA1.aspx "Ricardo Arjona tiende hoy su ''Puente''"]. La Nación. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.</ref>
The music video for "Puente" was released on August 17, 2010.<ref name="Producers"/> It was directed by [[Argentinian]] [[film director|director]] Joaquín Cambre, who also worked with Arjona on the music video for "Sin Ti, Sin Mi". In the video, to brothers live separately, one of them in [[La Havana|Havana]], and the other in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]. The video ends with the boys encountering each other in a bridge, along many other people. The video shows the problematic about the migration on [[Cuba]].<ref name="Unidad">[http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/08/21/786789_ricardo-arjona-llama-a-la-unidad.html "Ricardo Arjona llama a la unidad de los cubanos"]. El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.</ref> Arjona shot the video while on his ''[[Quinto Piso Tour]]''.<ref name="Unidad"/> It was filmed between Mexico and Argentina, with the collaboration of children from 5 to 13 age old.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-09/Entretenimiento/NotaPrincipal/v09-GERAR-MUSICA1.aspx "Ricardo Arjona tiende hoy su ''Puente''"]. La Nación. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.</ref>

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"Puente"
Song

"Puente" is a Latin pop, merengue and salsa song written and produced by Guatemalan Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, Poquita Ropa (2010).

Composition

La Habana is the main theme in "Puente".

"Puente" is crafted in eight and a half minutes and is divided in three parts. The first one is a cappella song, sang mainly with a piano. The second part is a ballad with caribbean and Latin sounds, with some salsa and Cuban influences.[2] The third is a mixture of salsa and merengue, with Cuban influences. "Puente" is mainly similar to Arjona's work on Galería Caribe (2000).[3] Mónica Maristain from newspaper La Nación compared it with a song released by Fito Páez in 1999, "Habana".[4]

The central theme explored on "Puente", Arjona commented: "Although many believe is a treshed topic, it isn't for a cuban, be it on the island or Florida. The status of this dispute hasn't changed since 1959 and i've never seen something as disgusting as a rivality between people occasionated from politics. Chávez can fight with Uribe, Fidel with Obama, but what has this to do with two third-generation cousins that inherit an enmity for a politic matter[?]".[5] In the song, Arjona sings: "Habana / siempre en las mitades, tan mitad española, tan mitad africana / saben bien las olas que en cada ventana siempre hay un testigo / Habana."[4] He also commented that "Puente" was the only song "not allowed to undress".[6][7]

Music video

The music video for "Puente" was released on August 17, 2010.[1] It was directed by Argentinian director Joaquín Cambre, who also worked with Arjona on the music video for "Sin Ti, Sin Mi". In the video, to brothers live separately, one of them in Havana, and the other in Miami. The video ends with the boys encountering each other in a bridge, along many other people. The video shows the problematic about the migration on Cuba.[8] Arjona shot the video while on his Quinto Piso Tour.[8] It was filmed between Mexico and Argentina, with the collaboration of children from 5 to 13 age old.[9]

Coambre commented about the video that ""Puente" for me is an array of images that tell the same story in opposite realities. Two boys exactly alike; one lives in an abandoned hotel on the beach and the other lives in a big city skyscraper, yet both are equally lonely. Miami and Havana are where those two boys are in their own worlds and see that the only way out of their realms are when they decide to encounter one another."[10]

Trackslisting

Digital Download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Puente (Caribe)"Ricardo ArjonaArjona, Dan Warner[1]8:29
Digital Download - Acoustic
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Puente (Acoustic)"Ricardo ArjonaArjona, Dan Warner[1]4:46

Chart performance

The song has become one of the least successful singles by Arjona, and the least commercially successful lead single of his entire career, peaking only at No.36 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs, and failing to appear on the Latin Songs chart.

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[11] 36

Release history

Digital releases
Country Date Format Label Version
Canada[12] August 9, 2010 Digital download Warner Music Standard Version
United States[13][14]
Spain[15]
Mexico[16]
France[17]
United Kingdom[18][19]
Germany[20]
Argentina[21]
United Kingdom[22] August 15, 2010 Acustic Version

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ricardo Arjona publica nueva canción: 'Puente'". La Guiago. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "Le canta al pueblo cubano" (in Spanish). El Sol de Toluca. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference birchmeier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Maristain, Mónica (19 July 2010). "Ricardo Arjona se pone tropical en su nuevo disco" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Arjona canta ahora con poquita ropa" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. Retrieved on 23 March 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference unionradio1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "“Poquita ropa” es el disco que siempre quiso hacer: Arjona" (in Spanish). El Periódico USA. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Ricardo Arjona llama a la unidad de los cubanos". El Nuevo Herald. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  9. ^ "Ricardo Arjona tiende hoy su Puente". La Nación. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  10. ^ "Ricardo Arjona, New Single’s Video, “Puente”". SoHood. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  11. ^ "Ricardo Arjona Album & Songs Chart History - Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved on March 25, 2012.
  12. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  13. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  14. ^ "Puente (Caribe)". Amazon (US). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  15. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  16. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  17. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  18. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  19. ^ "Puente (Caribe)". Amazon (United Kingdom). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  20. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  21. ^ "Puente (Caribe) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
  22. ^ "Puente (Acoustic)". Amazon (United Kingdom). Retrieved on April 19, 2012.
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