Casanova (Paulina Rubio song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Casanova
| cover = Baila Casanova Paulina.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Paulina Rubio
| album = Border Girl
| released = October 9, 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Latin pop
| length = 3:36 (English Version)
3:46 (Spanish Version)
| label = Universal Records
| writer = {{Flatlist|
- Calanit Ledani
- Darryl Zero
- Jeeve
- Kevin Colbert}}
| producer = Sal Gaustella
| prev_title = The One You Love
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Libre
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|UyjXhr42y78|"Casanova"}}|header=Audio video|type=single}} {{External music video|1={{YouTube|G0sLJxN5pG0|"Baila Casanova"}}|header=Audio video|type=single}}
}}
"Casanova" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her sixth album Border Girl (2002). It was written by Calanit Ledani, Darryl Zero, Jeeve and Kevin Colbert, whilst it was produced by Sal Gaustella and released as the album's third single on December 9, 2002. A Spanish version titled "Baila Casanova" was also released in Latin American and Spain.
Music video
The video was directed by Colombian director Simón Brand, who in the same week, filmed the music video for the song "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)". The video was shot at the National Palace of the Dominican Republic. ¡Hola!'s staff wrote that in the video Rubio "appears spectacular a la Marilyn Monroe."{{cite web |title=Paulina Rubio, más sensual que nunca en su nuevo vídeo musical |date=27 February 2003 |url=https://mx.hola.com/musica/2003022739177/musica/paulinarubio/video/ |publisher=¡Hola! Spain |access-date=23 September 2021 |language=Spanish}}
The video premiered in the month of October 2002 on Sol Música.
Usage in media
The song appeared in the 2003 American-Australian film Kangaroo Jack,
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNN-DEk9d-4&t=5m30s "Paulina Rubio's 'Casanova' in Kangaroo Jack"] and also appeared on the film's soundtrack released by Hip-O Records."Kangaroo Jack" It also appeared for 15 seconds on the trailer for the 2003 American teen comedy The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaQb1DoViVI&t=1m4s "The Lizzie McGuire Movie (Trailer)"]
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="center"|Chart (2002-2003) !align="center"|Peak |
| Spain (Music & Media){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-10-26.pdf |title=Major Market Airplay |magazine=Music & Media |date=5 October 2002 |page=25 |access-date=23 May 2022 |via=American Radio History}}
|align="center"|4 |
| align="left"|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)
[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-05-31/latin-songs "Top Music Charts - Hot Latin Songs"] |align="center"|37 |
| align="left"|US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-05-10/latin-pop-songs "Top Music Charts - Latin Pop Airplay"]{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|align="center"|22 |
| align="left"|US Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay (Billboard)
[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=paulina rubio|chart=Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay}} "Top Music Charts - Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay"] |align="center"|17 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2002) !Rank |
| Spain (AFYVE){{cite web|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/anuario2004/frames.html|title=Los 50 títulos más utilizados en la radio en 2002|trans-title=The 50 most used titles on local radio stations in 2002|publisher=AFYVE|language=es|page=64|access-date=11 November 2021}} Click on Radio.
| style="text-align:center;"|16 |
References
{{Paulina Rubio}}
{{Paulina Rubio singles}}
{{Casanova}}
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Category:Number-one singles in Spain