Be with You (Enrique Iglesias song)

Infobox Single
Name = Be with You


Artist = Enrique Iglesias
from Album = Enrique
Released = 2000
Format = CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Pop/Dance
Length = 3:40
Label = Interscope
Writer = Enrique Iglesias, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor
Producer = Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling
Certification =
Artist = Enrique Iglesias
Last single = "Rhythm Divine"
(1999)
This single = "Be With You"
(1999)
Next single = "Could I Have This Kiss Forever"
(2000)

"Be With You" is a dance/pop song performed by singer Enrique Iglesias. It was co-written by Iglesias and, produced by Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling, the team responsible for Cher's hit song "Believe".

Iglesias once stated that he initially came up with the lyrics of the song while taking a break from recording in London's Hyde Park. The song was released as the second single from Iglesias' debut English album "Enrique" in 2000.

"Be With You" became Enrique's second number-one single in the U.S.. It also topped the Billboard dance charts and also charted in the top ten in both Spain and Latvia. The Spanish version of the song ("Sólo Me Importas Tú") reached peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Track listings

"Be With You" CD single

# Be With You (Album Version)
# Be With You (Thunderpuss 2000 Radio Mix)
# Be With You (Fernando Garibay's Club Mix)
# Rhythm Divine video (CD Rom Extra)

"Solo Me Importas Tu" maxi single

# Sólo Me Importas Tú
# Sólo Me Importas Tú (Mijangos Club Mix)
# Sólo Me Importas Tú (Fernando's Club Mix)
# Sólo Me Importas Tú (Mijango's Radio Edit)
# Sólo Me Importas Tú (Fernando's Radio Edit)

Music videos

The official music video for this single was directed by Dave Meyers and starts out with Enrique and a bunch of friends (played by Enrique's real life friends including Gerardo Mejia) stopping at a road side store. While messing around in the store Enrique makes eye contact with the shy girl working the counter, his love interest in the video (played by Shannon Elizabeth). When the group leave the store, Enrique drives their jeep while the others perform various stunts including car surfing and interacting with girls in another jeep riding beside them.

The group stop at a foot of a some hills where Enrique notices Shannon, now wearing more provocative clothes and with a lot more confidence; he and the group follow her to a Nightclub (the now closed Point Night Club in Los Angeles) where Enrique searches the packed dance floor for his love interest when the music stops and changes to that of the popular Thunderpuss 2000 remix which builds up with shots of break dancers until the music turns back to the album version of the song. Enrique manage to find Elizabeth who gropes him and leads him out of the club. Outside, the two kiss as Fireworks go off. The entire video is intercut with shots of Enrique singing in front of a tribal background.

The video debuted on MTV's "Total Request Live" in February 2000. It was Enrique's first video to make it to number one on the popular chart show. Some airing of the video on MTV cut out the section of the video featuring the Thunderpuss 2000 remix. Music stations such as Much Music and various stations throughout Europe aired a version which featured the full album version of the song.

The Spanish version of the video is exactly the same as the English version, with the exception of Enrique mouthing the words in Spanish in front of the tribal background and when he interacts with Shannon.

Chart performance

The track was very successful in the United States; it hit the number 1 spot on the "Billboard" Hot 100.

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