Si Tú Te Atreves
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"Si Tú Te Atreves" is a song written and produced by Manuel Alejandro
Manuel Alejandro
Manuel Alejandro is one of the most popular and sought after composers of Latin love songs, which are better known as ballads. He has written, composed, and arranged songs for the likes of Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias...

 and performed and produced by Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...

. It was released as the first single from the album Complices
Cómplices
- Tour :Complices Tour was a concert tour by the Mexican singer Luis Miguel to promote his last album Cómplices. On this tour, Luis Miguel performed his last pop and ballad songs, his Mexican songs, and also his back-catalogue...

. It is a romantic ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 about an intense and impossible love.

Song information

The track was first played on March 30, 2008 in the United States
United States
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 in the show "Reporte Última Palabra" and the next day on "El Show de Piolín", one of the highest rated radio shows for the Latin community.

Video information

The premiere of the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 was set on April 27, 2008 on the Latin cable channel Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America)
Sony Entertainment Television, commonly shortened to Canal Sony , is a general entertainment channel co-based in Perú, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil and Miami, Florida, United States. It airs in 26 countries in Latin America, and is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment...

 at 10:00 PM EST
Eastern Time Zone
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. The video was directed by Rebecca Blake and the shooting took place in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 in March 2008. By now, the video has been played 4,000,000 times (so far) on YouTube
YouTube
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, turning in one of the most watched videos of a Latin artist in the entire website.

Chart performance

The track debuted in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart at number 23 on April 19, 2008., peaking so far at number 12.

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard
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 Hot Latin Tracks
11
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 4
US Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay 25
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