"Caliente"
Shot of a shirtless Jesus Luz holdig Inna while on a beach.
Single by Inna
from the album Party Never Ends
Released4 May 2012
Length3:21
LabelRoton
Songwriter(s)Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu
Producer(s)
Inna singles chronology
"Wow"
(2012)		 "Caliente"
(2012)		 "Crazy Sexy Wild"
(2012)

"Caliente" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna for her third studio album, Party Never Ends (2013). It was released on 4 May 2012 through Roton. The track was written by the singer, while production was handled by Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan. "Caliente" features lyrics in Spanish, marking Inna's first song in that language. It is a salsa and 90s dance music-influenced song.

Music critics gave mixed reviews of the song, with one praising its dance style and another one criticizing it as mediocre. To promote the track, an accompanying music video was shot by both Hamid Bechiri and John Perez in Costa Rica, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It was uploaded onto Inna's official YouTube channel on 13 May 2012 and features the appearance of Brazilian model and disc jockey Jesus Luz. The singer performed "Caliente" twice at the World Trade Center Mexico City in 2012 and 2016. Commercially, it reached number 84 in Romania and position 99 in Italy.

Background and composition

"Caliente" was composed by Inna, while production was handled by Sebastian Barac, Radu Bolfea and Marcel Botezan.[4] In an interview, the singer said that she wrote the song especially for her Mexican fans.[5] She had previously promised to release a track in Spanish at a concert in the country in 2011;[6] "Caliente" marks her first track in Spanish.[3] It was digitally released on 4 May 2012 by Roton in Romania,[7] with its availability in Italy following on 24 May 2012 through DIY.[8] A digital remixes EP was also published.[9]

"Caliente" is a song inspired by salsa and 1990s dance music.[1][2] Regarding its style, Inna confessed in an interview with Pure Charts, "I think it is very good to update the 90s. But we also find something new on each track, original sounds that are unique to me."[1] Italian publication RnB Junk noticed that the beat was similar to her previous work, while also writing that the track showed "a sensual and Latin" side of the singer. "Caliente" begins, translated in English, with the lines "Your love is hot/Your love is hot/I want to dream with you, my love".[10]

Reception

Upon its release, "Caliente" received mixed reviews from music critics. Jonathan Hamard from Pure Charts called the song mediocre both musically and visually,[1] while Spanish portal Excite said that the track "makes [them] dance in the long summer nights".[11] Commercially, it experienced minor success on record charts. The recording entered Romania's Airplay 100 chart at number 93 on 27 May 2012, peaking at number 84 on the chart on 17 June 2012. It spent eight weeks on the chart, exceeding on 22 July 2012.[12] "Caliente" also reached position 99 on the Italian FIMI chart on the week ending 10 June 2012.[13]

Promotion

Inna performed the song on the roof of a building in Mexico City on 25 June 2012 as part of her "Rock the Roof" series,[14] and at the World Trade Center Mexico City in September 2012 along with other material from I Am the Club Rocker.[15] The singer also performed "Caliente" in the same location four years later.[16] An accompanying music video for "Caliente" was uploaded onto Inna's official YouTube channel on 13 May 2012.[17] It was filmed by both Hamid Bechiri and John Perez at a beach and waterfall in Costa Rica, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean in early April 2012 during a span of three days, featuring Brazilian model and disc jockey Jesus Luz.[3][18][19] The artists have previously met in a concert in Russia.[19]

The visual starts with Luz getting out of a body of water, followed by Inna swimming and her posing in front of rocks wearing a black bathing suit. She is also shown sporting a silver petticoat, and Luz appears to run to her through the waves. Subsequently, he secretly watches the singer behind a rock before both are presented standing close to each other. The music video continues in a similar style and ends with Inna running to the water wearing black clothing. Cut scenes show her and Luz climbing rocks and posing at the camera.[17] Spanish website Coverlia called the clip a "paradisiac video", further praising Inna's looks.[6] Portal Excite compared it to the visual of Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Into You" (2011),[11] with Revista Tango labelling it as "erotic".[20]

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Party Never Ends.[4]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Romania (Airplay 100)[21] 84
Italy (FIMI)[13] 99

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Romania[7] 4 May 2012 Digital download Roton
Italy[8] 24 May 2012 DIY

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hamard, Jonathan (18 May 2012). "Inna : l'ex de Madonna dans son nouveau clip "Caliente"" [Inna : Madonna's ex in her new clip "Caliente"] (in French). Pure Charts. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Gavin Rasquinha, Reagan (24 January 2017). "Music Review: The Party Never Ends". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Inna a filmat pe plajele din Costa Rica" [Inna has shot a new video on the beached of Costa Rica] (in Romanian). Libertatea. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 Party Never Ends (Liner notes). Inna. Bucharest, Romania: Roton (Barcode: 7502232240955). 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Interview: Inna". Hit Channel. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Inna presenta su video "caliente" junto al ex de Madonna" [Inna releases her new music video for "Caliente" with Madonna's ex] (in Spanish). Coveralia. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Caliente (Radio Edit) – Single by Inna on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Caliente di Inna su Apple Music". iTunes Store. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Caliente (Remixes) von Inna auf Apple Music". iTunes Store. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Inna – Caliente (video premiere)" (in Italian). RnB Junk. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Inna – Caliente: Inna sube la temperatura junto al ex de Madonna en Caliente" [Inna – Caliente: Inna rises the temperature with the ex of Madonna in "Caliente"] (in Spanish). Excite. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kiss FM – Podcasts – Airplay 100". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "FIMI: Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 2012-06-04 al 2012-06-10)". Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Inna – Caliente | Rock the Roof @ Mexico City". YouTube. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Concierto De Inna En El Pepsi Center WTC De México, Septiembre 2012" [Inna's concert in the Pepsi Center WTC de Mexico, September 2012] (in Spanish). StarMedia. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  16. ↑ Orduña, Nancy (18 March 2016). "Detalles del concierto de Inna en México" [Details about Inna's concert in Mexico] (in Spanish). Star Media Latinoamerica. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Inna – Caliente ( Official Video )". YouTube. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Inna lanseaza videoclipul melodiei "Caliente"" [Inna releases the video for "Caliente"] (in Romanian). Eva.ro. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  19. 1 2 Sandra S. (14 May 2012). "Inna, fierbinte în noul videoclip pentru piesa "Caliente"" [Inna, hot in the new video for "Caliente"] (in Romanian). Unica. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Fostul iubit al Madonnei joaca in noul videoclip al Innei" [Madonna's ex-lover acts in the new music video of Inna] (in Romanian). Revista Tango. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Airplay 100 – 17 iunie 2012". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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