Here We Are

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Here We Are
Image:Gloria-Estefan-Here-We-Are-20009.jpg
Single by Gloria Estefan
from the album Cuts Both Ways
Released	December 16, 1989 (U.S.) January 1, 1990 (Japan) February 22, 1990 (UK) June 4, 1990 (Germany)
Format	CD maxi single Cassette Single 7-inch Vinyl Single 12 inch Vinyl Single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Length	04:51
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Gloria Estefan
Chart positions
#6 (Billboard Hot 100) #12 (Australia) #14 (The Netherlands) #23 (UK)
Gloria Estefan singles chronology
"Get on Your Feet" (1989)	"Here we Are" (1989/1990) >	"Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)" (1989/1990)

"Here We Are" is a single by Gloria Estefan. It was released in 1989 at U.S. and in 1990 to the rest of the world as the third single of the album Cuts Both Ways and showed a strong adult hit potential.

Contents 1 Song History 2 Formats and track listings 3 Chart performance 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 Links

Song History

This was the third single of the successful album Cuts Both Ways, this song is a powerful ballad that showed an impressive adult success. The song is much in the style of "Can't Stay Away from You", also this two songs were mixed to make a great medley for the Live & Re-Wrapped Tour and was also mixed with "Cuts Both Ways", "I See your Smile" and "Words Get in the Way", as a medley called "Ballad Medley" for the "Evolution World Tour" that on the Miami performance, Jon Secada performed with Gloria this medley. Also this medley can be found at the "You'll be Mine (Party Time)" Single.

The Single was released with a b-side song: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", that was included on the European Version later of the "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" album.

The song is also a great hit, cause Celine Dion sang the song on the special concert "All the Way Concert" doing a medley with Gloria, Celine sang "Here we Are" and Gloria sang Celine's smash hit "Because you Loved me".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Here we Are".

UK Maxi-CD single (655473 2)

1. "Here we Are" (Album Version)
2. "Dr. Beat" (Live from the Homecoming Concert)
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Chart performance

The single reached at U.S. the Top Ten and almost the Top Five, but after all was showed the potential at the AC charts for 6 weeks, an amazing performance, for Gloria that never hasn't happened something like that to her on the charts, at other places such as Ireland remained at the Top Ten, becoming in Gloria's 3rd Top Ten hit from this album there and at UK just reached the number #23, the same number that the past single, "Get on Your Feet".

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia Singles Chart	12
German Singles Chart	64
Irish Singles Chart	7
Dutch Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	1 (6 weeks)
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 Singles	6

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	Gold

Links

• Music video at YouTube

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