En la Obscuridad

"En la Obscuridad" (English: "In the Darkness") is the second single from the Spanish born-Mexican singer Belinda's fourth studio album Catarsis; it was released on iTunes in Mexico on January 8, 2013 by Capitol Latin.

For the Yandel song, "En la Oscuridad", see De Líder a Leyenda.
"En la Obscuridad"
Single by Belinda
from the album Catarsis
ReleasedNovember 12, 2012 (Airplay)[1]
January 8, 2013 (Digital)[2]
Recorded2012
GenreElectropop, dance-pop
Length3:30
LabelCapitol Latin
Songwriter(s)Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Joan M. Ortíz Espada, Víctor "El Nasi" Martínez
Producer(s)Víctor "El Nasi"
Belinda singles chronology
"Te Voy A Esperar"
(2012)		 "En la Obscuridad"
(2012)		 "Constantemente Mía"
(2013)
Music video
"En la Obscuridad" on YouTube
Audio
"En la Obscuridad" on YouTube
Catarsis track listing
14 tracks
  1. "Dame Más"
  2. "En la Obscuridad"
  3. "En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar"
  4. "I Love You... Te Quiero"
  5. "Esto Es Amor"
  6. "Como Si Fuéramos Novios"
  7. "Bailaría Sobre El Fuego (Dubstep)"
  8. "Vuelve A Mí"
  9. "Litost"
  10. "No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar"
  11. "Nada"
  12. "After We Make Love"
iTunes Bonus Track
  1. "Bailaría Sobre El Fuego (Balada)"
Spain Bonus track
  1. "Te Voy A Esperar (featuring Juan Magán)"

Background and composition

Due to the success of the single "Egoísta" featuring Pitbull from Belinda's third studio album,Carpe Diem, Belinda announced in an interview for a Mexican local radio station, that she would be collaborating with Pitbull again for the second single from her album Catarsis, on a song entitled "I Love You, Te Quiero". However, for unknown reasons, the single release was cancelled, and her record label opted to release "En La Oscuridad" instead, which was released to Latin radio stations on November 12, 2012.[1] I Love You... Te Quiero was later released as the album's fourth and final single from the album.

The single was released on iTunes on January 8, 2013.[3][2]

Music video

The video was shot on the 18th and 20 December 2012 and was directed by Daniel Shain.[4] It is inspired by the movie, Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan.[5] According to magazine TVNotas, the music video was shot in various locations around the Historic center of Mexico City, as well as at Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. This is the most expensive music video in Belinda's career to date, at a cost of US$2 million.[6]

The scenery is an 8 tons revolving structure; also there was used a hot air balloon which flew over the streets of the first shots of the city. The scenery was created by Belinda's father, Ignacio Peregrín, and it took two days of construction.[6] For the wardrobe, Belinda was inspired by several important figures in the Mexican culture like the Virgin of Guadalupe and Frida Kahlo, but with a sophisticated touch. Gustavo Matta participated in the creation of the look called "Mexican chic", which was originally Belinda's mother, Belinda Schüll's idea. Her romantic interest is the Brazilian model Pedro Arnon.[6]

On February 21, her official video for "En La Obscuridad" was released and featured on the Billboard site's homepage, which boosted the video past 8 million total views in just one week. With just 2 days, the video broke the Latin record on VEVO, with more than 3 million views.[7] The exposure caused a 153% growth in weekly fan acquisition with the addition of 5,000 new Facebook fans (up 17%) and 211,000 new Twitter followers. The video's popularity contributed to over 12 million plays to her channel for the week of the release (up 32%) and the overall exposure contributed to 16% rise in weekly visits to her Wikipedia page. Belinda debuted at 45 on the Social 50 chart.[8] The music video has over 226 million views on VEVO, but the video has been removed because it violated YouTube's Terms of Service although the video is still available on VEVO only in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Spain and the Netherlands.[9]

Promotion

She performed "En La Obscuridad" at the Premios Telehit 2012, Tour Positivo and Mexico Sueña. She has made many interviews around Europe, Latin America and United States to promote the single, she also has been on a promo tour across United States, Spain and Mexico.

Track listing

Digital download[10]

  1. "En La Obscuridad" (Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Joan M. Ortíz Espada, Víctor "El Nasi" Martínez) — 3:30

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Venezuela (APFV)[27] Platinum 10,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Segundo sencillo Twitter
  2. iTunes - Música - En la Obscuridad - Single de Belinda
  3. Portada oficial de ELO – a la venta en iTunes este 8 de Enero!
  4. Grabaciones (Diciembre 18) belindaphotos.com
  5. FOTOS & VÍDEO: Grabaciones de En la Obscuridad – Día #2 TVNotas, Reforma, manuuelsitow YouTube, Jorge Ugalde
  6. FOTOS: Imágenes exclusivas del nuevo clip de Belinda :: TVNotas !Irresistible! tvnotas.com.mx
  7. Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Belinda Batió Records con En La Obscuridad
  8. Mexican pop star Belinda makes her Social 50 debut at No. 45
  9. Belinda – En la Obscuridad
  10. "En La Obscuridad" on iTunes —iTunes.apple.com
  11. Belinda - En La Obscuridad | México Airplay Billboard
  12. Belinda - En La Obscuridad | México Español Airplay Billboard}
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. Spanish-AC-Pop
  15. "South Korean Goan International Single Chart (February 17, 2013 – February 23, 2013)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201326 into search.
  17. "Spanishcharts.com – Belinda – En La Obscuridad" Canciones Top 50.
  18. "France Hit 200". SNEP. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  19. "Costa Rica Top 40". IFPI. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  20. "Belinda Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  22. Top 200 - Record Report
  23. Top Latino - Record Report
  24. Pop Rock General - Record Report
  25. Las 100 más programadas en la Radio de México en 2013. | Radio Notas
  26. ANUAL REPORTE DE LA MÚSICA VENEZOLANA DEL 2013 Reportland
  27. APFV (November 30, 2013). "Certificaciones De Venezuela Del 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). APFV. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
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