Como Abeja al Panal

"Como Abeja al Panal"
"Como Abeja al Panal"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Bachata Rosa
Language	Spanish
B-side	"Woman del Callao"
Released	1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Bachata; Bolero; Salsa;
Length	4:08
Label	Karem Records
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology

"Como Abeja Al Panal" (English: Like a bee to the honeycomb) is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his fifth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is a song that tells the story of a forbidden love.

The song was originally released in separate verses in a two-part Commercial for Barceló Rum, as a Bachata with bolero elements and the lyrical overarching storyline of forbidden love, with the male and female lead trading stanzas. The rhythm change to salsa in the Single/CD version is omitted from the Barceló commercials. It was one of Guerra's first international hits and help to contribute to the bachata sophistication along with Estrellitas y Duendes and Bachata Rosa. The track's success demonstrated that tropical music could be fun, danceable and commercial, and at the same time, witty and complex.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Track listing

"Como Abeja Al Panal" – 4:09^[6]
"Woman del Callao" – 4:23

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	55
Panama (UPI)^[8]	1
Puerto Rico (UPI)^[9]	2
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)	35
Venezuela (UPI)^[10]	5

References

^ Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-13
^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-06-07). "Juan Luis Guerra cumple 63 años: 8 de sus canciones con las que hizo bailar y suspirar a sus fans | FOTOS | NNDC-NNES | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
^ Economía, Diario La. "R. Dominicana, como abeja al panal, Juan Luis Guerra, Embajador de Marca País". diariolaeconomia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
^ "Pioneering Musician And Humanitarian Juan Luis Guerra Is The Latin Recording Academy's Person Of The Year" (PDF). October 10, 2007.
^ Hernandez, Deborah Pacini; Pacini, Deborah (1995). Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-300-3.
^ Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-14
^ Hung, Steffen. "Juan Luis Guerra Y 4.40 - Como abeja al panal". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
^ "Disco Mas Populares de America Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.
^ "Discos Mas Populares". El Siglo de Torreón. January 12, 1990.
^ "Disco Mas Populares AL". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.

[1] Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-13

[2] PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2020-06-07). "Juan Luis Guerra cumple 63 años: 8 de sus canciones con las que hizo bailar y suspirar a sus fans | FOTOS | NNDC-NNES | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.

[3] Economía, Diario La. "R. Dominicana, como abeja al panal, Juan Luis Guerra, Embajador de Marca País". diariolaeconomia.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.

[4] "Pioneering Musician And Humanitarian Juan Luis Guerra Is The Latin Recording Academy's Person Of The Year" (PDF). October 10, 2007.

[5] Hernandez, Deborah Pacini; Pacini, Deborah (1995). Bachata: A Social History of Dominican Popular Music. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-56639-300-3.

[6] Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - Como Abeja Al Panal (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-06-14

[7] Hung, Steffen. "Juan Luis Guerra Y 4.40 - Como abeja al panal". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

[8] "Disco Mas Populares de America Latina". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.

[9] "Discos Mas Populares". El Siglo de Torreón. January 12, 1990.

[10] "Disco Mas Populares AL". El Siglo de Torreón. June 24, 1990.

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