Color Esperanza
{{Short description|2002 single by Diego Torres}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Color Esperanza
| cover = Color Esperanza single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Diego Torres
| album = Un Mundo Diferente
| released = May 16, 2002 (US)[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000093FGT "Color Esperanza" single by Diego Torres] Amazon.com Accessed May 27-2010
| recorded = 2001
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Latin pop, candombe, world
| length = 4:27
| label = Sony Latin
| writer = Cachorro López, Coti Sorokin, Diego Torres
| producer = Cachorro López, Diego Torres (co-producer)
| chronology = Diego Torres
| prev_title = Dónde Van
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Sueños
| next_year = 2002
}}
"Color Esperanza" (transl. Color of Hope) is the lead single from Diego Torres's fifth studio album Un Mundo Diferente.
Lyrical content and background
The song's lyrics reflect on themes of hope and overcoming hard times in life and the song's uplifting beat reflects the lyrical themes. The song was written by Coti Sorokin along with Cachorro López and Spanish journalist Paco García Caridad. The song was performed on MTV Unplugged featuring group La Chilinguita.
Special performance for the Pope John Paul II
In 2003, the song was performed specially by Torres for the Pope John Paul II in Cuatro Vientos Airport in Madrid, Spain by the festival of the Youth, in order to welcome the Pope.[http://www.mtvla.com/news/articles/1471704/20030505/story.jhtml Diego Torres le canta "Color Esperanza" al Papa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415114959/http://www.mtvla.com/news/articles/1471704/20030505/story.jhtml |date=2005-04-15 }} (in Spanish) MTVla.com
Music video
Image:Color Esperanza music video.JPG
A music video for the song was directed by Nahuel Lerena and Eduardo Pinto with whom Torres has worked in previous videos.
With a simple plot, the video begins with Torres sleeping in a bed, where he later begins to dream and finds himself in a forest where the landscape is green with a beautiful lake where everything revolves around the song.
The music video was nominated for the video of the year on the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002.
Cover versions
- The song has been covered on several singing talent contests as are La Academia, Objetivo Fama, etc.
- Daniela Romo covered the song for her 2008 album Sueños de Cabaret.
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- In 2013 several Spanish female singers covered the song for the project Por ellas, an initiative against breast cancer. Their version of Color esperanza became a number one hit in Spain.
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart (2002) !align="left"|Peak |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p206881/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Diego Torres > Billboard Chart History] at Allmusic.com
|align="center"|48 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs
|align="center"|26 |
| U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs
|align="center"|12 |
| align="left"|Chart (2008)
!align="left"|Peak |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Diego+Torres&titel=Un+mundo+diferente&cat=a Diego Torres > Spanish Charts] Spanishcharts.com
|align="center"|11 |
| align="left"| Chart (2020)
!align="left"|Peak |
| Colombia Pop (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Colombia/pop/20200413|title=Monitor Latino 2020 – Colombia Pop|publisher=Monitor Latino}}
|align="center"|5 |
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Color Esperanza|award=Diamond+Gold|certyear=2024|type=single|artist=Diego Torres|relyear=2002|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}
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2020 version
{{Infobox song
| name = Color Esperanza 2020
| cover = File:Color Esperanza 2020.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Various artists
| album =
| released = May 18, 2020
| recorded = 2020
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = * {{duration|m=3|s=37}}
| label = * Sony Latin
| writer = {{hlist|Cachorro López|Coti Sorokin|Diego Torres}}
| producer = Yadam Gonzalez
| chronology =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|GqOvxbFLwjY|"Color Esperanza 2020"}}|type=single}}
}}
On May 18, 2020, Sony Music Latin and Global Citizen joined forces to release a new version of song to benefit the Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new version featured several Latin American and Hispanic artists:
Lali, Coti and Ángela Torres (Argentina); Thalía, Camila's Mario Domm, Sin Bandera's Leonel García, Reik's Jesús Navarro, Río Roma and Carlos Rivera (Mexico); Camilo, Fonseca, Manuel Turizo, Jorge Villamizar and Carlos Vives (Colombia); Pedro Capó, Farruko, Kany García and Rauw Alejandro (Puerto Rico); Ivete Sangalo and Dilsinho (Brazil); Rubén Blades (Panama); Gente de Zona (Cuba); Mau y Ricky (Venezuela); El Cigala and Dani Martín (Spain); and Leslie Grace, Nicky Jam, Ara Malikian and Prince Royce (USA).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9378567/diego-torres-color-esperanaza-new-version-coronavirus|title=Thalia, Nicky Jam & More Unite For New Version of Diego Torres' Inspirational 'Color Esperanza'|first=Jessica|last=Roiz|date=17 May 2020|accessdate=18 May 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
For the 2020 edition of Premios Juventud, the version was nominated for Best Quarantine Song or "The Quarentune", a special category that was created to honor the best songs born during the COVID-19 lockdowns.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9414285/premios-juventud-2020-nominations|title=J Balvin, Karol G & Bad Bunny Lead Premios Juventud 2020 Nominations: Full List|magazine=Billboard|date=July 7, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2019|first=Jessica|last=Roiz}}
Following the success of this version of the song, Peruvian girl group Son Téntacion released a salsa cover featuring all female vocals mostly from Peruvian artists such as Maricarmen Marín and drag queen Chola Chabuca, and also Puerto Rican singer La India.[https://radiomar.pe/noticias/salsa/color-esperanza-version-salsa-son-tentacion-paula-arias-video-oficial-24828#1 Paula Arias reunió a las ex Son Tentación en video versión salsa de ‘Color esperanza’]
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==Weekly charts==
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==Year-end charts==
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=Certifications=
{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Color Esperanza 2020"}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Color Esperanza 2020|award=Platinum+Gold|number=2|certyear=2024|type=single|artist=Diego Torres|relyear=2020|relmonth=5|accessdate=November 19, 2024}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Color Esperanza 2020|award=Gold|certyear=2023|type=single|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true| noshipments=true}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|2Hay0xlAEwI|"Color Esperanza" music video}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710124126/http://www.diegotorres.com/english/index.php Diego Torres's official website]
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Category:Number-one singles in Spain
Category:Song recordings produced by Cachorro López
Category:Songs written by Diego Torres