Te Busqué
title: "Te Busqué" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2006-songs", "2007-singles", "nelly-furtado-songs", "juanes-songs", "number-one-singles-in-spain", "songs-in-spanish", "songs-written-by-lester-mendez", "songs-written-by-juanes", "songs-written-by-nelly-furtado", "song-recordings-produced-by-lester-mendez", "geffen-records-singles", "mosley-music-group-singles"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Busqué" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Te Busqué |
| cover | Te Busque.png |
| border | yes |
| type | single |
| artist | Nelly Furtado featuring Juanes |
| album | Loose |
| language | |
| released | |
| recorded | 2005 |
| studio | Orange Lounge (Toronto, Canada) |
| The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) | |
| Cubejam (Miami) | |
| genre | Latin pop |
| length | |
| producer | Lester Mendez |
| chronology | Nelly Furtado |
| prev_title | Give It to Me |
| prev_year | 2007 |
| next_title | Do It |
| next_year | 2007 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Juanes |
| type | single |
| prev_title | No Siento Penas |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| title | Te Busque |
| year | 2007 |
| next_title | Mi Libre Canción |
| next_year | 2006 |
| header | |
| :: |
| name = Te Busqué | cover = Te Busque.png | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Nelly Furtado featuring Juanes | album = Loose | language = | B-side =
- "Runaway"
- "Say It Right"
- "Lo Bueno Siempre Tiene un Final"
- "En Las Manos de Dios"
- "Dar" | released = | recorded = 2005 | studio = Orange Lounge (Toronto, Canada) The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) Cubejam (Miami) | genre = Latin pop | length = | label =
- Geffen
- Mosley | writer =
- Nelly Furtado
- Juanes
- Lester Mendez | producer = Lester Mendez | chronology = Nelly Furtado | prev_title = Give It to Me | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Do It | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Juanes | type = single | prev_title = No Siento Penas | prev_year = 2006 | title = Te Busque | year = 2007 | next_title = Mi Libre Canción | next_year = 2006
"Te Busqué" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Nelly Furtado for her third studio album Loose (2006). It features guest vocals from Juanes, who co-wrote the song with Furtado and its sole producer Lester Mendez. The song was released as the fifth European single from Loose on July 20, 2007, by Geffen Records and Mosley Music Group.
Writing and production
Furtado originally wrote the song in mid-2005 to a beat that Lester Mendez had created, with the verses in English and the choruses in Spanish. Furtado disliked the chorus and discussed it with Juanes, who had collaborated with Furtado on his single "Fotografía" (2003) and who had played at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, where Furtado and Mendez were working. Juanes agreed to co-write a duet with Furtado for the album, and he flew from Mexico to Toronto, Ontario, where they wrote the song in two days. Juanes played electric and acoustic guitar on the track.
The song is a smooth Latin pop ballad, which according to Talia Kraines from BBC Music, "it conjures up imaginations of romantic sunsets." Chuck Taylor from Billboard noted that the song "tap[s] into Furtado's portuguese roots.
Release and commercial performance
Due to the limited success of Furtado's hip hop and R&B-influenced 2006 singles "Promiscuous" and "Maneater" in Spain, "Te Busqué" began receiving airplay in the country, despite not being officially serviced to radio. The heavy rotation prompted the song to reach the summit on the Los 40 Principales chart in Spain. Furthermore, an accompanying music video for "Te Busqué" was scheduled to be filmed in December 2006, which ultimately failed to come to fruition.
In select European countries, "Te Busqué" was released as the fifth single from Loose on July 20, 2007, reaching the top 20 in Germany, the Netherlands and Russia. In the US, "Te Busqué" was not released as a single but received enough airplay on Latin radio stations to reach number 24 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.
Track listings and formats
German 2-track CD single
- "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
- "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38
German CD maxi-single and first digital EP
- "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
- "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38
- "Runaway" – 4:19
- "Say It Right" (Reggae Main Mix) (featuring Courtney John) – 3:59
German second digital EP
- "Te Busqué" (album version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:39
- "Te Busqué" (Spanish version) (featuring Juanes) – 3:38
- "Lo Bueno Siempre Tiene un Final" – 4:24
- "En Las Manos de Dios" – 4:29
- "Dar" – 4:40
Credits and personnel
- Nelly Furtado – songwriting, vocals
- Juanes – writing, vocals
- Lester Mendez – writing, producer
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Te Busqué""] | Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position | CIS (TopHit) | Romania (Romanian Top 100) | Russia Airplay (TopHit) | Spain (Los 40 Principales) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 17 | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="2006 year-end chart performance for "Te Busqué""]
| Chart (2006) | Position | Russia Airplay (TopHit) |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | ||
| :: |
::data[format=table title="2007 year-end chart performance for "Te Busqué""]
| Chart (2007) | Position | CIS (TopHit) | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | Netherlands (Single Top 100) | Russia Airplay (TopHit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
| 91 | |||||
| 158 | |||||
| :: |
Release history
::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for "Te Busqué""]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2007 | Universal Music | ||||
| 27 July 2007 | Digital download (second EP) | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- "Nelly Furtado Feat. Juanes – Te Busque".
- (March 27, 2024). "Interview: Nelly Furtado Cover Story". Euphoriazine.
- Moreno, Luis. [http://lamusica.com/nellyfurtado_juanes.html "Nelly Furtado"] {{Webarchive. link. (November 10, 2006 . lamusica.com. Retrieved January 1, 2007; [http://www.burninthespotlight.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5699&page=3&highlight=busque+sad transcript at burninthespotlight.com] {{Webarchive). link. (March 24, 2007 .)
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Loose – Nelly Furtado". [[AllMusic]].
- (June 9, 2006). "BBC - Nelly Furtado Loose Review". [[BBC]].
- (June 24, 2006). "Reviews: Spotlights".
- Iglesias, Gustavo. (July 18, 2006). "Yo también me considero una artista latina". [[Los 40.
- "Nelly Furtado — Te Busque". [[TopHit]].
- (January 15, 2007). "RT100 Editia 562". [[Romanian Top 100]].
- "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Feb 15, 2007". [[TopHit]].
- (December 2, 2006). "La lista 40 de la semana 48 de 2006". [[Los 40.
- "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2006". [[TopHit]].
- "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2007 год". [[TopHit]].
- "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2007". Dutch Top 40.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007". MegaCharts.
- "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2007". [[TopHit]].
- (20 July 2007). "Te Busque (2-Track)". [[Universal Music Group]].
- (20 July 2007). "Te Busque EP". [[Universal Music Group]].
- (3 July 2007). "Te Busque [Maxi-CD]". [[Universal Music Group]].
- (27 July 2007). "Te Busque (5 Track EP)". [[Universal Music Group]].
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