You (Romeo Santos song)

"You" is the debut solo single by American singer Romeo Santos, released on May 9, 2011 as the lead single from his debut studio album Fórmula, Vol. 1 (2011). Produced by Santos, the track was released in Latin America and the United States.

"You"
Single by Romeo Santos
from the album Fórmula, Vol. 1
Released	May 9, 2011[1]
Genre	Bachata R&B
Length	4:08
Label	Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)	Romeo Santos
Romeo Santos singles chronology
"Me Voy (Remix)" (2007) "You" (2011) "Promise" (2011)
Audio sample
A 24 second sample of "You", by Romeo Santos. The song mixes bachata and R&B with Santos performing part of the chorus in Spanish and English. file help
Music video
"You" on YouTube

The song, named a promising start for the former member of Aventura, combines elements of bachata and R&B and debuted atop the Billboard's Latin Songs chart, with Santos becoming the eighth performer in the history of the chart to start at this position.

Background

Romeo Santos was the lead member of Aventura, an urban and bachata infused band, which sold 1.7 million albums in the United States and had the best-selling Latin album of 2009 The Last.^[2] After the band's temporary separation,^[3] Santos was announced as the star of an upcoming comedy series to be premiered on ABC. The series will deal with the struggle of a Dominican American fighting his beliefs to success in the United States and will be Santos debut acting job.^[4] Following the announcement, Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and recorded his debut studio album, Formula, Vol. 1, which includes most of the tracks in bachata rhythm and bilingual songs such as the lead single "You" and "Promise", featuring Usher.^[2]

Chart performance

"You" was selected as the lead single from the album and released to airplay on May 9, 2011.^[1] The song debuted at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the week of May 28, 2011, with Santos becoming the eighth performer to start the top position of the chart following Juanes, Juan Gabriel, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Antonio Solís, Los Temerarios, Ricky Martin and Maná.^[5][6] "You" spent seven weeks at this position, which was named a promising start by Carlos Quintana of About.com, stating that the song combines elements of bachata and R&B as was the characteristic sound of Santos' band Aventura.^[2][7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[8] 97 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] 1 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[10] 2 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13]	Platinum	60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14]	5× Platinum (Latin)	300,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Track listing and formats

• Digital download^[15]

1. "You" – 4:08

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2011
• List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2011

References

1. "Billboard Bits: Charlie Sheen Releases 'Winning' Single, Bruno Mars Responds to Tyler Dis". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
2. Cobo, Leila (October 21, 2011). "Romeo Santos Finds His Own 'Formula' After Aventura Success". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
3. "Lanza Romeo Santos primer sencillo como solista "You"". Publimetro (in Spanish). Metro International. May 9, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
4. Cobo, Leila (October 12, 2011). "Latin Singer Romeo Santos Cast in ABC Comedy". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
5. Trust, Gary (May 21, 2011). "Mana Manages No. 1 Debut On Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
6. "Latin Songs – Week of May 28, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 28, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
7. Quintana, Carlos (May 24, 2011). "Romeo Santos Tops Billboard Latin Music Charts with "You"". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
8. "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
9. "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
10. "Romeo Santos Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
11. "Romeo Santos Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
12. "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
13. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved October 7, 2022. Type Romeo Santos in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and You in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
14. "American single certifications – Romeo Santos – You". Recording Industry Association of America.
15. "You – Single by Romeo Santos". iTunes. May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.