Released 2001 Recorded 2001 | Format Radio Genre Pop, Dance music | |
"Yo quiero bailar" (English: "I Want to Dance") is a song in the Spanish language by Sonia & Selena. The Spanish duo bid to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song, but lost the bid to David Civera and his song "Dile que la quiero". "Yo quiero bailar" finished 9th overall in the Spanish national final.
The song was selected for the 2001 OGAE Second Chance Contest, which reviews the non-qualifying songs for Eurovision and chooses the best. Overall, the song ranked 2nd out of 20 songs (with a non-qualifying song by the Swedish band Barbados, "Allt som jag ser," taking first place).
Despite not being chosen for Eurovision, "Yo queiro bailar" became a hit in Spain and internationally. It was included in Sonia & Selena's debut and only studio album of the same title, Yo quiero bailar. The single made #1 in the Spanish radio charts, ranked in the Top 5 of the Spanish Singles Chart, and became popular throughout Latin America and the world.
Cover versions
The song has been the subject of a number of cover versions in Spanish and other languages.