Odio por amor

"Odio por amor"
Single by Juanes
from the album La Vida... Es un Ratico en Vivo and La Vida... Es un Ratico (Re-Release)
Released	September 8, 2008
Format	CD Promo single
Recorded	August 8, 2008
Genre	Latin, Rock en Español
Length	4:02
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Juanes
Juanes singles chronology
"Tres" (2008) "Odio Por Amor" (2008) "Hoy Me Voy" (December 2008)

"Odio por amor" (Eng.: Hate for Love) is the title of a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. This song will be included on his first live album La Vida... Es un Ratico (En Vivo).

Song history

The song received a world wide distribution on September 8, 2008 and was recorded on August 8, 2008 with the band that joins Juanes on tour. It is the first single from the re-released version of his latest album, La Vida... Es un Ratico. The singer said about the song: It is a powerful anthem for love and change, a universal need to change hate for love. This track was written while Juanes was on the Spanish leg of his tour and he refused to wait two years to release it on his next album.^[1] The music video for this single was directed by Agustín Alberdi and shot on a military base near Buenos Aires, Argentina on a twelve hour session on location in Morón. On this video Juanes is shown driving a toy car, travelling through the world collecting flags from different countries.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[3]	5
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[4]	3

References

1. ^ Universal Music Colombia (2008-09-08). ""Juanes presentó la canción 'Odio por amor', un sencillo extra de su álbum 'La vida es un ratico'(In Spanish)"". Estereofonica.com. http://www.estereofonica.com/article.php?sid=10325. Retrieved 2008-09-21. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Universal Music Colombia (2008-09-08). ""Otro Ratico para Juanes"(In Spanish)"". Univision Online. http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1660571. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 
3. ^ "Juanes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Songs for Juanes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
4. ^ "Juanes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Juanes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2 September 2010.