Released 1993 Recorded 1993 Length 4:47 | Format Promo single Genre Latin pop Label WEA Latina | |
"Suave" ("Smooth") is a song written by Orlando Castro and Kiko Cibrian and performed by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released as the third single from his album Aries in 1993. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. "Suave" was recognized by the Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) at the 1995 BMI Latin Awards. The song was included in Miguel's compilation album Grandes Éxitos (2005). Two live performances of the song were included on El Concierto (1995) and Vivo. A remix by Hex Hector was included in Miguel's remix album No Culpes a La Noche (2009). The music video for the song was directed by Kiko Guerrero and was filmed at Acapulco. "Suave" ranked at number 54 in the South American edition of the "VH1 100 Greatest Songs of the Nineties in Spanish".
Contents
Track listing
- "Suave" (radio edit) (4:58)
- "Suave" (Instrumental Mix) (5:29)
- "Suave" (MD's Freestyle Mix) (7:13)
- "Suave" (MD's Freestyle Semi-Dub Mix) (7:33)
- "Suave" (MD's Suavisimo Mix) (7:58)
- "Suave" (Top 40 Radio Edit) (4:30)
- "Suave" (Album Version)
Jerry Rivera version
In 1995, Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera covered "Suave" which was released on his album Fresco. The song peaked at number 16 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart, becoming his first number one song on the latter chart. Rivera's version received a nomination for Tropical Song of the Year at the 8th Lo Nuestro Award, but lost to "Abriendo Puertas" by Gloria Estefan.