Dónde Está el Amor (Charlie Zaa song)

"Dónde Está el Amor"
Single by Charlie Zaa
from the album Ciego de Amor
Released	17 January 2000 (2000-01-17)
Genre	Bolero
Length	3:17
Label	Sony Discos / Sonolux
Songwriter(s)	Randall Barlow Roberto Blades
Producer(s)	Roberto Blades Emilio Estefan, Jr. José Antonio Molina Juan Vincente Zambrano
Charlie Zaa singles chronology
"Amores" (1999) "Dónde Está el Amor" (2000) "Por Tu Amor" (2000)
Music video
"Donde Está el Amor" on YouTube

"'Dónde Está el Amor" ("Where is the Love") is a song written by Randall Barlow and Roberto Blades and performed by Colombian singer Charlie Zaa for his third studio album, Ciego de Amor (2000).^[1] It was released as the lead single from the album on 17 January 2000.^[2] It became his first number one song on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart in the United States. The music video was directed by Oscar Azula and filmed in La Guajira, Colombia.^[3] It was recognized as one of the best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 2001 BMI Latin Awards.^[4] The Newsday Richard Torres stated that the artist "invests such top-notch love ballads" citing the song and "Me Engañaste" with "an impressive tenderness"^[5] Billboard critic Michael Paoletta was unimpressed, calling both the song and "Porque Te Vuelvo A Amar" "sleepy entries".^[6] Deborah Davis of Reforma referred to as one of the album's "slow neobolero" songs.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[8] 2 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[10] 3

Yearly charts Chart (2000) Position US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] 37

See also

• List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 2000

References

1. Huey, Steven. "Charlie Zaa - Ciego de Amor Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
2. "CHARLIE ZAA, CIEGO DE AMOR". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 18 January 2000. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
3. "SONY Y SONOLUX: CIEGOS DE AMOR". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 February 2000. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. "BMI Honors Top Latin Songwriters and Publishers at 8th Annual Awards Ceremony". BMI. 20 April 2001. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
5. Torres, Richard (23 July 2000). "2 Productions with Different Results". Newsday. p. D23. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
6. Paoletta, Michael (19 February 2000). "Previews & Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 8. p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
7. Davis, Deborah (2 July 2000). "Es puro amor". El Norte (in Spanish). p. 30. ProQuest 315980351. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
8. "Charlie Zaa Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
9. "Charlie Zaa Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
10. "Charlie Zaa Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.
11. "The Year in Music: 2000". Billboard. 30 December 2000. pp. 30, 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2019.