{{Short description|1999 single by Enrique Iglesias}} {{For|the song by Shirley Bassey and Yello|The Rhythm Divine}} {{Good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Rhythm Divine | cover = Rhythm_Divine_1.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Enrique Iglesias]] | album = [[Enrique (album)|Enrique]] | B-side = "[[Bailamos]]" ([[Erick Morillo|Eric Morillo]] main vocal mix) | released = {{start date|df=yes|1999|10|8}} | recorded = | studio = Dreamhouse (London, England) | genre = [[Dance-pop]] | length = {{duration|m=3|s=30}} | label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] | writer = * [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]] * [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] | producer = * Taylor * [[Brian Rawling]] | prev_title = [[Bailamos]] | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = [[Be with You (Enrique Iglesias song)|Be with You]] | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|UZrzOZaI7UE|"Rhythm Divine"}}}} {{External music video|{{YouTube|-FhGb0MR7sA|"Ritmo Total (Rhythm Divine)"}}}} }} "'''Rhythm Divine'''" is a song by Spanish singer [[Enrique Iglesias]] from his fourth studio album, ''[[Enrique (album)|Enrique]]'' (1999). The song was written by [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]] and [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] with Taylor and [[Brian Rawling]] handling its production. It is a [[dance-pop]] rhythmic [[sentimental ballad|romantic ballad]] that mixes with [[Latin music|Latin]] and [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] music. Lyrically, Iglesias asks the listener if they can hear the rhythm, and one [[music journalism|music journalist]] compared it to [[USA for Africa]]'s "[[We Are the World]]" (1985). A Spanish-language translation of the song titled "'''Ritmo Total'''" was also recorded and features additional lyrical contributions by Rafael Pérez-Botija.
Upon its release, "Rhythm Divine" was met with positive reactions from music critics, who found it to be catchy and among the album's best tracks. Commercially, it reached number one in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Spain and peaked within the top 10 in Canada, Finland, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, and Norway, as well as on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Dance Club Songs]] in the United States. It was certified [[Music recording certification|gold]] in New Zealand for sales of 5,000 copies. "Ritmo Total" topped the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs|Hot Latin Tracks]] and [[Latin Pop Airplay|Latin Pop]] charts in the US.
Iglesias performed the song live at several concerts hosted by local radio stations in 1999 and 2000 and was subsequently included on the [[set list]]s for the Escape Tour (2002), the 7 Tour (2004), the Insomniac Tour (2007–08), the Greatest Hits Tour (2009), the [[Euphoria Tour (Enrique Iglesias)|Euphoria Tour]] (2011–12), and the [[Enrique Iglesias & Jennifer Lopez Tour]] (2012). The [[music video]] for "Rhythm Divine" was directed by [[Francis Lawrence]] and was filmed in Hawaii; [[Malibu, California]]; and [[Chinatown, Los Angeles]]. Throughout the video, Iglesias is seen chasing a woman who disappears into the ocean at the end. A video for "Ritmo Total" was also filmed and features the same plot as the original. The Spanish version won Best Clip of the Year in the Latin field at the 2000 ''Billboard'' Video Music Awards.
==Background== Since his debut studio album, ''[[Enrique Iglesias (album)|Enrique Iglesias]]'' (1995), Iglesias had established himself as one of the best-selling [[Latin music|Latin]] recording artists of all time, having sold over 13 million copies by 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |title=The Son Is Very Hot: Singer Enrique Iglesias Carries the Torch to a New Generation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/01/28/the-son-is-very-hot-singer-enrique-iglesias-carries-the-torch-to-a-new-generation/2ac92507-7ba8-466f-848a-c97156ac3d53/ |access-date=29 May 2023 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=28 January 1999 |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405225813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/01/28/the-son-is-very-hot-singer-enrique-iglesias-carries-the-torch-to-a-new-generation/2ac92507-7ba8-466f-848a-c97156ac3d53/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, he released his third studio album, ''[[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]]'', and embarked on the Cosas del Amor Tour (1999) to further promote the record.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cantor |first1=Judy |title=McDonald's Looks to Latinos |magazine=Billboard |date=28 November 1998 |volume=110 |issue=48 |pages=7, 74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7-IA5 |access-date=26 May 2023 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526123218/https://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&pg=PA7-IA5#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> During one of his concerts, American actor and rapper [[Will Smith]] attended one of Iglesias's shows and was at the time working on the film ''[[Wild Wild West]]'' (1999) and its [[Wild Wild West (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].<ref name="hola">{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Shirley |title=Enrique Iglesias Shares His Kids' Reaction after seeing him and Anna Kournikova in a Music Video |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211125312746/enrique-iglesias-kids-react-to-his-music-video-with-anna-kournikova/ |website=[[¡Hola!]] |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526124420/https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211125312746/enrique-iglesias-kids-react-to-his-music-video-with-anna-kournikova/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Smith later contacted Iglesias and requested the artist to contribute to the film's soundtrack. "He told me that he wanted me to be in the soundtrack. I'm a huge fan of his so I was like (gasp)! He called me over my portable phone and I was like, 'whoa who's this?' I didn't want to believe it the first time", Iglesias recalled.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crossan |first1=Ashley |title=TBT: Did Will Smith Contribute to Enrique Iglesias' Fame in 1999? {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/music/149819_did_will_smith_contribute_to_enrique_iglesias_fame |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=14 August 2014 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526124820/https://www.etonline.com/music/149819_did_will_smith_contribute_to_enrique_iglesias_fame |url-status=live }}</ref> When Smith asked if Iglesias had an English-language song, Iglesias told Smith that he had recorded a song titled "[[Bailamos]]" but had not yet released it.<ref name="hola"/><ref name="hinckley">{{cite news |last1=Hinckley |first1=David |title=Olé, Enrique Julio Iglesias' Son Dances Into His Own With a Hit Song from the Movie 'Wild Wild West' and a New $40m Recording Contract |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/ole-enrique-julio-iglesias-son-dances-hit-song-movie-wild-wild-west-new-40m-recording-contract-article-1.825183 |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=New York Daily News |date=27 June 1999 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526125705/https://www.nydailynews.com/ole-enrique-julio-iglesias-son-dances-hit-song-movie-wild-wild-west-new-40m-recording-contract-article-1.825183 |url-status=live }}</ref>
"Bailamos" was subsequently released as the soundtrack's second [[single (music)|single]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valdes-Rodriguez |first1=Alisa |title='My Life Has Gotten Crazy' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-19-ca-28805-story.html |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=19 April 1999 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526131249/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-19-ca-28805-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and it became Iglesias's first number-one song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrique Iglesias Single to Reach #1 |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/s90w7o/enrique-iglesias-single-to-reach-1 |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=26 May 2023 |date=26 August 1999 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526131247/https://www.mtv.com/news/s90w7o/enrique-iglesias-single-to-reach-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The single, along with [[Ricky Martin]]'s "[[Livin' la Vida Loca]]" and "[[I Need to Know (Marc Anthony song)|I Need to Know]]" by [[Marc Anthony]], contributed to the "Latin Pop Explosion" of 1999.<ref name="Haack">{{cite web |last1=Haack |first1=Brian |title=1999: The Year Latin Pop Conquered America |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/1999-year-latin-pop-conquered-america |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=21 June 2022 |date=6 October 2017 |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616151422/https://www.grammy.com/news/1999-year-latin-pop-conquered-america |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the release of "Bailamos", Iglesias was approached by multiple [[record label]]s, including [[Bertelsmann Music Group]], [[Universal Music Group]], and [[Warner Music Group]], to sign a contract with one of them.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alvarez |first1=Ethel |title=Se pelean por Enrique |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/316213042 |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=[[El Norte (Monterrey)|El Norte]] |date=11 May 1999 |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|316213042}} |language=es}}</ref> According to his manager, Fernán Martinez, Iglesias eventually settled with Universal Music Group's contract deal of $44 million (the highest amount ever paid to a Latin artist) due to them having previously distributed his previous albums outside of the US, signing with their [[Interscope Records]] division.<ref name="lannert1">{{cite magazine |last1=Lannert |first1=John |title=Iglesias Signs $44 UMG/Interscope Deal |magazine=Billboard |date=10 July 1999 |volume=111 |issue=28 |pages=4, 87 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7-IA3 |access-date=26 May 2023 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526134321/https://books.google.com/books?id=jggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&pg=PA7-IA3#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> Part of Universal's pitch involved the artist to release an English-language album as early as the winter holiday season.<ref name="hinckley"/>
As part of the deal with the label, Iglesias would release three albums in Spanish and three in English. The first record would be in English and produced in part by [[Brian Rawling]].<ref name="lannert1"/> The album was eventually released on 23 November 1999 as ''[[Enrique (album)|Enrique]]''.<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |author1-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Enrique Iglesias - Enrique Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/enrique-mw0000252114 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527175436/https://www.allmusic.com/album/enrique-mw0000252114 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Bailamos" writer [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]] and its producers, Taylor and Rawling, worked with Iglesias again to compose and produce the album's opening track, "Rhythm Divine".<ref name="billboard review"/> The song was recorded at the Dreamhouse Studios in London, England. A Spanish-language version of song, "Ritmo Total", was also recorded with additional lyrical contributions from Spanish musician Rafael Pérez-Botija.<ref name="liner"/>
==Music and lyrics== "Rhythm Divine" is a "[[flamenco]]-flavored" rhythmic romantic [[dance-pop]] [[sentimental ballad|ballad]] that mixes [[Latin music|Latin]] and [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]] music with "classic [[pop music|pop]] touches like synthesized beats".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=Recordings |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/395724884 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=21 November 1999 |page=Z33|id={{ProQuest|395724884}} |url-access=subscription|quote=...from the flamenco-flavored first single, Rhythm Divine...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosas |first1=Hector |title=Iglesias lanza hoy su 'ritmo divino'|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/316154473 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[El Norte (Monterrey)|El Norte]] |date=15 November 1999 |page=11 |id={{ProQuest|316154473}} |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Daniel |title=Iglesias Has a Style All His Own |work=[[Orange County Register]] |date=18 November 1999 |page=F04 |quote=The album's first single, 'Rhythm Divine,' blends Latin rhythms with classic pop touches like synthesized beats...}}</ref><ref name="burr">{{cite news |last1=Burr |first1=Ramiro |title=Enrique en English Has Power, Confidence |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/261973938 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=28 November 1999 |page=5H |id={{ProQuest|261973938}} |quote=Iglesias is at his best on rhythmic romantic ballads, exemplified here on the flamenco-flavored 'Rhythm Divine'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reed |first1=Bill |title=Sexy Enrique Enraptures Audience |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/268231314 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|The Gazette]] |date=28 October 2002 |page=Life10|id={{ProQuest|268231314}} }}</ref> It is performed as a mid-tempo track.<ref name="varga">{{cite news |last1=Varga |first1=George |title=Sounding Off |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/271689665 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=15 May 2000 |page=E-1 |id={{ProQuest|271689665}} |quote=...set, which also included 'Rhythm Divine' (a mid-tempo 'Bailamos' sound-alike)}}</ref> Lyrically, ''[[The Village Voice]]'' editor Grace Bastidas compared it to "[[We Are the World]]" by [[USA for Africa]], calling it "the kind of anthem that's supposed to unite nations of the Olympics-'from the coast of Ipanema to the island of Capri'".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bastidas |first1=Grace |title=Señoritas' Choice |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/12/21/seoritas-choice-2/ |website=[[The Village Voice]] |access-date=28 May 2023 |date=21 December 1999 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706231156/https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/12/21/seoritas-choice-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the lyrics, Iglesias asks "can you feel the rhythm" and chants "viva la música" ("long live music").<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Kevin C |title=Music |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/403987017 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=9 December 1999 |page=23|id={{ProQuest|403987017}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Collard |first1=James |title=It's in the Genes |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/318209010 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[The Times]] |date=11 December 1999 |page=66|id={{ProQuest|318209010}} }}</ref>
==Release and promotion== "Rhythm Divine" was released as the album's [[lead single]] in Latin America on 8 October 1999 by Interscope Records.<ref name="costa rica">{{cite news |title=Al ritmo de Enrique |url=https://www.nacion.com/archivo/breves/4TNHVJO2URGZJJWHJGCGUHWGUI/story/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |newspaper=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]] |date=9 October 1999 |language=es |quote=Ayer, en una cadena de radio, se realizó el lanzamiento oficial en Costa Rica del tema The Rhythm Divine que interpreta... |url-access=subscription |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528231543/https://www.nacion.com/archivo/breves/4TNHVJO2URGZJJWHJGCGUHWGUI/story/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the United States, Interscope serviced the track to [[contemporary hit radio]] two weeks later, on 26 October.<ref name="usrel"/> Across Europe, it was issued as two [[CD single]]s on 15 November 1999, with both discs containing various remixes of the song.<ref name="spa"/><ref name="eurcd1"/><ref name="eurcd2"/> The single was then released in the United Kingdom on 6 December 1999 as two CDs and a [[cassette single]];<ref name="ukrel"/> the first CD and cassette contain the [[Eric Morillo]] main vocal remix of "Bailamos".<ref name="ukcd1"/><ref name="ukcs"/> In Japan, a CD single was issued on 8 December 1999 with various remixes of "Rhythm Divine".<ref name="jpncd"/><ref name="jpnrel"/> Another CD that also contains assorted remixes of the track was distributed in Australasia as well.<ref name="auscd"/> In New Zealand, a CD and cassette single were released on 13 December 1999.<ref name="nzrel">{{cite web|url=http://netcd.co.nz/netCD/NewReleases.html|title=New Releases|website=netcd.co.nz|date=13 December 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991217175753/http://netcd.co.nz/netCD/NewReleases.html|archive-date=17 December 1999|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref> The song was later included on Iglesias's compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits (Enrique Iglesias album)|Greatest Hits]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Enrique Iglesias - Greatest Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000800953 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424134300/https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000800953 |url-status=live }}</ref> while "Ritmo Total" was featured on ''[[Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Farias |first1=Andre |title=Enrique Iglesias - UNO: 95/08 Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/uno-95-08-mw0002407652 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 May 2023 |language=en |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015001104/https://www.allmusic.com/album/uno-95-08-mw0002407652 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The accompanying [[music video]] for "Rhythm Divine" was directed by [[Francis Lawrence]]; the budget for the shoot was $1 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rando |first1=Paloma |title=Vida y obra de Jennifer Lopez resumidas en sus 17 mejores videoclips |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/jennifer-lopez-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award-dinero-el-anillo-if-you-had-my-love/32672 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=29 May 2023 |language=es-ES |date=1 August 2018 |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204221306/https://www.revistavanityfair.es/sociedad/celebrities/articulos/jennifer-lopez-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award-dinero-el-anillo-if-you-had-my-love/32672 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Valdes-Rodriguez |first1=Alisa |title=Joking With the Real 'It Boy' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-02-ca-39527-story.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2 December 1999 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409202147/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-02-ca-39527-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was filmed in Hawaii, at one of the beaches in [[Malibu, California]], and in [[Chinatown, Los Angeles]], with over 700 extras involved.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vargas |first1=Doraluz |title=El ritmo divino de Enrique Iglesias |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald/125491400/ |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[El Nuevo Herald]] |date=20 November 1999 |page=6E |language=es |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529070207/https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald/125491400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the video, Iglesias is seen chasing a woman starting from a hotel room in Hawaii, to a salon, and finally through a party crowd street in Chinatown. By the end of the video, the woman goes to the ocean in Malibu and disappears into the sea.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Iglesias, Enrique |date=1999 |title=Rhythm Divine |type=online video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZrzOZaI7UE |access-date=29 May 2023 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212233/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZrzOZaI7UE |url-status=live }}</ref> In the US, the video was first added to the playlists of [[MTV]] on the week ending 3 October 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94|title=Video Monitor|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=43|page=94|date=23 October 1999|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512191248/https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, [[VH1]] added the song to their playlists, followed by [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]] on the week ending 17 October.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|title=Video Monitor|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=44|page=68|date=30 October 1999|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=28 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428120619/https://books.google.com/books?id=eAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA89|title=Video Monitor|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=45|page=89|date=6 November 1999|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424221054/https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> A music video for the Spanish version was also filmed and follows the same plot as the original version.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Iglesias, Enrique |date=1999 |title=Ritmo Total|language=es }}</ref> The Spanish version won in the category of Best Clip of the Year in the Latin field at the 2000 ''Billboard'' Video Music Awards.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Hay|first1=Carla|title=Gilman Sweeps Billboard Video Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=25 November 2000|volume=112|issue=48|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101|access-date=20 April 2017|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501004220/https://books.google.com/books?id=jBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA101|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Critical reception== In the review of ''Enrique'', [[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] noted that while "Bailamos" was a breakthrough hit for the artist, he stated that the song "pales in comparison with much of the first half of the album", citing "Rhythm Divine" as one of the tracks.<ref name="Erlewine"/> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' editor [[Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|Chuck Taylor]] felt that "Rhythm Divine" is "masterfully produced" and "passionately sung", and the magazine predicted that it would allow Iglesias to increase his commercial potential.<ref name="billboard review">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|editor-last=Taylor|editor-first=Chuck|editor-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=111|issue=43|page=31|date=23 October 1999}}</ref> The Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith called the track a "bold" anthem, regarded it as one of "the most memorable cuts" of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=6236|title=''Enrique'' – Enrique Iglesias|last=Smith|first=Michael R.|publisher=The Daily Vault|date=13 September 2009|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924125202/https://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=6236|url-status=live}}</ref> Jim Sullivan of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' described it as an "easy, swaying new single".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Jim |title=Metallica's 'S&M' Comes with Strings Attached |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/405318983 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=23 November 1999 |page=C5:1|id={{ProQuest|405318983}} }}</ref> ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''{{'}}s Ernesto Portillo Jr. found the track to be a "near-copy" of "Bailamos".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Portillo Jr. |first1=Ernesto |title=Heir Apparent? Enrique Iglesias Aims to be the Next Big Thing |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/271664369 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=25 November 1999 |page=22|id={{ProQuest|271664369}} }}</ref>
Calling it "infectious", Edna Gundersen of ''[[USA Today]]'' referred to "Rhythm Divine" as one of the album's "several deeply romantic tracks that reveal the Iglesias gene for seductive crooning".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gundersen |first1=Edna |title=Experimental Metallica, Quirky Q-Tip, Grand Grimaud |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408861017 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=30 November 1999 |page=D4-1|id={{ProQuest|408861017}} }}</ref> Writing for the ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', Kevin C. Johnson responded to Iglesias's "can you hear the rhythm" with a "resounding yes".<ref name="Johnson">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Kevin C. |title=Music |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/403987017 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[St. Louis Post - Dispatch]] |date=9 December 1999 |page=23|id={{ProQuest|403987017}} }}</ref> The ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' critic Joey Guerra called it a "sensual first single".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=Enrique Iglesias Makes a Connection with Fans |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/284880430 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=18 December 1999 |page=A9|id={{ProQuest|284880430}} }}</ref> Ramiro Burr of the ''[[San Antonio Express-News]]'' felt that the singer is "at his best on rhythmic romantic ballads, highlighting "Rhythm Divine" as an example.<ref name="burr"/> In a mixed review of ''Enrique'', the ''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]''{{'}}s Chuck Campbell listed "Bailamos" and "Rhythm Divine" as the "singer's best gimmick" in "his sweeping (albeit sterile) dance songs that combine romance with anthemic choruses".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Chuck |title=Crow's Friends Muscle in on Act |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/393487715 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=24 December 1999 |page=21|id={{ProQuest|393487715}} }}</ref> J.D. Considine of the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'', who was not impressed with the album, wrote that the song "may roll along to a Latin [[tropical music|tropical]] groove".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=J.D. |title=Latin-Pop Lite |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/388165843 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Baltimore Sun]] |date=9 December 1999 |page=3E|id={{ProQuest|388165843}} }}</ref>
==Chart performance== ===Europe=== In Spain, "Rhythm Divine" debuted atop the [[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]] Singles Chart on 20 November 1999, giving Iglesias his second number-one single in his home country, after "[[Bailamos]]". The song spent eight weeks at the top, until 15 January 2000, when it fell to number three. It spent 14 weeks inside the Spanish top 20.<ref name="spa"/> At the end of 1999, AFYVE ranked the track at number 10 on their year-end chart.<ref name="spaye"/> The song also reached number one in the Czech Republic and Romania.<ref name="cze"/><ref name="rt100"/> In the later country, the song topped the [[Romanian Top 100]] for a single week in early 2000 and remained on the ranking for 18 weeks. At the end of 2000, it appeared at number 43 on the chart's annual airplay report.<ref name="rt100"/> On Norway's [[VG-lista]] chart, the track debuted at number six in late 1999 and peaked at number three the following week, totalling nine weeks in the top 20.<ref name="nor"/> The single additionally entered the top 10 in Finland, Hungary, and Italy, peaking at number eight, six, and nine, respectively.<ref name="fin"/><ref name="hun"/><ref name="ita"/>
In Switzerland, "Rhythm Divine" stayed on the [[Swiss Singles Chart]] for 30 weeks, peaking at number 11 for two weeks in January 2000; it ended the year as Switzerland's 73rd-most-successful hit.<ref name="swi"/><ref name="swiye"/> The song became a top-20 hit in the [[Wallonia]] region of Belgium, where it debuted at number 31 on 25 December 1999 and climbed to its peak of number 17 six weeks later, on 5 February 2000. Logging 12 weeks on Wallonia's [[Ultratop]] ranking, it appeared at number 95 on the year-end edition.<ref name="wal"/><ref name="walye"/> The song charted within the top 20 of Sweden's [[Sverigetopplistan]] chart, reaching number 18, as well as on the [[Dutch Top 40]] in the Netherlands, where it peaked at number 20 in December 1999.<ref name="swe"/><ref name="d40"/> The single also charted within the top 40 in Austria, France, Germany, and the [[Flanders]] region of Belgium.<ref name="aut"/> In the United Kingdom, the track stalled outside the top 40, reaching number 45 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in December 1999.<ref name="uk"/> Overall, "Rhythm Divine" was Europe's 92nd-best-performing song of 2000 according to ''[[Music & Media]]'' magazine, peaking at number 14 on the [[Eurochart Hot 100]].<ref name="eurye"/><ref name="eur"/>
===North America and Australasia=== On the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], "Rhythm Divine" debuted at number 90 on the chart dated 4 December 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-12-04/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=4 December 1999|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=27 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427223548/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-12-04/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song rose up the ranking over the next seven weeks, settling at a peak of number 32 on 22 January 2000 to give Iglesias his second top-40 single on the Hot 100. It remained on the chart for 17 issues.<ref name="hot100"/> The track became a hit in US dance clubs, reaching number four on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] chart in February 2000.<ref name="usd"/> It also appeared on the ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40]] and [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic Top 40]] listings, peaking at number 15 on the former chart and number 40 on the latter.<ref name="usps"/><ref name="usr"/> The Spanish version, "Ritmo total", gave Iglesias his 12th number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs|Hot Latin Tracks]] chart, topping the ranking for four weeks in 1999 and 2000.<ref name="usls"/> It also reached number one on the [[Latin Pop Airplay|Laton Pop]] chart, where it stayed for two issues; it remained on the ranking for 25 weeks.<ref name="uslps"/> In addition, "Ritmo Total" reached number four on the [[Tropical Airplay|Tropical/Salsa]] chart and number 22 on the [[Regional Mexican Airplay|Regional Mexican]] chart.<ref name="uslps"/><ref name="usta"/><ref name="usmex"/> In Mexico, the song received a gold disc in January 2000, denoting sales of over 109,000 copies.<ref name="Mexsales"/>
In Canada, on 6 December 1999, "Rhythm Divine" appeared at number 29 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' 100 Hit Tracks chart, becoming that week's highest debut.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9992&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9992.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9992|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=6 December 1999|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004093550/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9992&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.9992.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9992|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, on 31 January, the single peaked at number seven during its seventh week on the chart.<ref name="can"/> It lingered within the top 100 for 37 weeks, making its final appearance on 7 August.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7188&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7188.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7188|title=RPM 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|date=7 August 2000|access-date=27 April 2023|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518035353/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7188&URLjpg=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Fobj%2F028020%2Ff4%2Fnlc008388.7188.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7188|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also successful on Canadian [[adult contemporary]] radio, climbing to number 20 on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks ranking in February 2000.<ref name="canac"/> In Australia, "Rhythm Divine" spent four weeks on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]], reaching number 36 during its third week in the top 50.<ref name="aus"/> On New Zealand's [[RIANZ Singles Chart]], the song became a number-two hit in January 2000, logging 14 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 50.<ref name="nz"/> The [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] (RIANZ) [[Music recording certification|certified]] the song gold for sales exceeding 5,000 copies.<ref name="rianz"/>
==Live performances== Iglesias performed "Rhythm Divine" at several holiday concerts promoted by local radio stations in Houston,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Michael D. |title=Full Slate of Acts Mars Jingle Jam |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/395364702 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=15 December 1999 |page=D15|id={{ProQuest|395364702}} }}</ref> Boston,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodman |first1=Sarah |title=Music Review: Enrique, Alanis Help Jingle Ball Rock |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/401782422 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |date=17 December 1999 |page=S26 |id={{ProQuest|401782422}} |language=}}</ref> and New York.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwam |first1=Shirlee R. |title=Latino Recording Artists Rocks Z-100 Fans at MSG |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/367997478 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[New York Beacon]] |date=12 January 2000 |page=29|id={{ProQuest|367997478}} }}</ref> He then sung the track at the [[American Music Awards of 2000|27th Annual American Music Awards]] on 17 January 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ensaya su ritmo |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/316119631 |work=El Norte |date=16 January 2000 |page=6 | id={{ProQuest|316119631}} |language=es}}</ref> A month after the performance at the award ceremony, he sang "Rhythm Divine" at the 2000 [[Viña del Mar International Song Festival]] and later at the [[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]].<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Iglesias, Enrique |date=2000 |title=Enrique Iglesias, Rhythm divine, Festival de Viña 2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjjC8UVnwB8 |access-date=28 May 2023 |location=Viña del Mar, Chile |publisher=Viña del Mar |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529030653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjjC8UVnwB8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/395755125 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=25 February 2000 |page=A28|id={{ProQuest|395755125}} }}</ref> In March, he played the song at two shows in Europe, namely at ''[[The Dome (TV program)|The Dome]]'' in Germany and at the [[Avicii Arena|Stockholm Globe Arena]] in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrique Iglesias Setlist at Festival The Dome 13 |date=10 March 2000 |url=https://guestpectacular.com/artists/enrique-iglesias/events/2000-03-10/germany/riesa/sachsen-arena |publisher=Guestpectacular |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529030654/https://guestpectacular.com/artists/enrique-iglesias/events/2000-03-10/germany/riesa/sachsen-arena |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moreno |first1=Ricardo |title=Enrique Iglesias, el latino que tomó estocolmo |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2000/08/30/revistaverano/967586407_850215.html |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[El País]] |date=29 August 2000 |language=es}}</ref> "Rhythm Divine" was one of three songs Iglesias performed along with "Bailamos" and "[[Be with You (Enrique Iglesias song)|Be with You]]" after being interviewed by [[Dan Matheson]] on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s ''[[Canada AM]]'' on 5 April 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=On His Career (Part 1) |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/190430875 |access-date=28 May 2023 |publisher=[[CTV News]] |date=5 April 2000| id={{ProQuest|190430875}} }}</ref> A month later, he performed at the "Your Smoke Free" Concert in San Diego and was present at [[KDWB-FM|KDWB]]'s Star Party 2000 in Minneapolis.<ref name="varga"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bream |first1=Jon |title=Short Sets Let Down Dressed-Up Star Party Crowd |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/427273175 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=22 May 2000 |page=5B|id={{ProQuest|427273175}} }}</ref>
Radio personality [[Howard Stern]] obtained an "off-the-board feed" tape of Iglesias singing "Rhythm Divine" while the artist was lip syncing to the song during a performance in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enrique Takes Stern's Bait, Agrees to Sing |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/270007647 |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |date=8 June 2000 | id={{ProQuest|270007647}} |language=en |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> During the tape, Iglesias could be heard "discordant voice caterwauling" the song.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vigoda |first1=Arlene |title=Live! With Howard Stern and a Singing Enrique Iglesias |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408853309 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=8 June 2000 |page=2D|id={{ProQuest|408853309}} }}</ref> The artist agreed to perform the song on Stern's show and did so as an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] take with [[Tony Rey]] on the guitar. After hearing him perform, Stern declared, "That proves it. You can sing".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hinckley |first1=David |title=Iglesias Proves He Sings Divinely on Stern's Show |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/313753734 |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=New York Daily News |date=9 June 2000 |page=2|id={{ProQuest|313753734}} }}</ref> Afterwards, Iglesias sang the track at the [[WBBM-FM|B96]] Summer Bash Saturday in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taubeneck |first1=Anne |title=A Marathon Bash |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-19-0006190034-story.html |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=19 June 2000 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419220516/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-19-0006190034-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2000, Iglesias was the opening act at the [[Aladdin Theater]] following the venue's remodeling.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maddox |first1=Kate |title=Iglesias to Ignite Aladdin Opening |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/jul/14/columnist-kate-maddox-iglesias-to-ignite-aladdin-o/ |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=14 July 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elfman |first1=Doug |title=Iglesias Uses Lips Tosing, Kiss Fans |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/260103036 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=21 August 2000 |page=4B|id={{ProQuest|260103036}} }}</ref>
"Rhythm Divine" was subsequently included on the [[set list]] for his Escape Tour (2002),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Regenstreif |first1=Mike |title=Short But Sweet: Iglesias Ignites the Audience's Party Mood in Brief Show |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/433806213 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |date=13 March 2002 |page=F5|id={{ProQuest|433806213}} }}</ref> the 7 Tour (2004),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Jim |title=Enrique Iglesias Knows How to Have Fun |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/351885766 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Oakland Tribune]] |date=26 February 2004 |page=1|id={{ProQuest|351885766}} }}</ref> the Insomniac Tour (2007–08),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corpus |first1=Lorena |title=Qué seductor, Enrique |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/312150992 |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=El Norte |date=28 April 2008 |page=14 |id={{ProQuest|312150992}} |language=es}}</ref> the Greatest Hits Tour (2009),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Novum |first1=Door |title=Enrique Iglesias in duet met Esmée Denters |url=https://www.nu.nl/concertrecensies/1959853/enrique-iglesias-in-duet-met-esmee-denters.html |website=NU |access-date=29 May 2023 |language=nl |date=6 May 2009 |archive-date=18 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418012104/http://www.nu.nl/concertrecensies/1959853/enrique-iglesias-in-duet-met-esmee-denters.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Euphoria Tour (Enrique Iglesias)|Euphoria Tour]] (2011–12),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/03/19/review-enrique-iglesias-o2/ |title=Review: Enrique Iglesias at The O2 |author=Cuffe, Aidan |date=19 March 2011 |work=Goldenplec Music Magazine |access-date=21 June 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20110707165529/http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/03/19/review-enrique-iglesias-o2/ |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the [[Enrique Iglesias & Jennifer Lopez Tour]] (2012).<ref name="setlist">{{cite web |url= http://jam.canoe.com/Music/ConcertReviews/2012/07/18/19998921.html|title=Air Canada Centre – July 17, 2012 |author=Stevenson, Jane |date=18 July 2012 |work=[[Jam!]] |publisher=[[Quebecor|Quebecor Inc.]] |access-date=23 July 2012|url-status= usurped|archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1343088002GSYNDQZNMV?url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/ConcertReviews/2012/07/18/19998921.html |archive-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> During Iglesias's concert at the [[Kaseya Center|American Airlines Arena]] in 2002, ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' writer Sean Piccoli noted that the song "in particular, spurred a rousing, full-house crowd chorus that Iglesias looked ecstatic to be conducting, if not exactly leading with his voice".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Piccoli |first1=Sean |title=A Chip Off the Suave Block |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2002/11/05/a-chip-off-the-suave-block/ |access-date=29 May 2023 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |date=5 November 2002}}</ref>
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''European CD1'''<ref name="eurcd1">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=European CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Interscope Records]]|id=497 207-2}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" – 3:29 # "Rhythm Divine" ([[Fernando Garibay|Fernando G]] club mix) – 5:34
'''European CD2'''<ref name="eurcd2">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=497 208-2}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" – 3:29 # "Rhythm Divine" ([[David Morales|Morales]] radio mix) – 3:13 # "Rhythm Divine" (stereo dub mix) – 7:20 # "Rhythm Divine" (Lord G's Divine dub) – 6:46
'''UK CD1'''<ref name="ukcd1">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=497 224-2}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" – 3:29 # "[[Bailamos]]" ([[Erick Morillo|Eric Morillo]] main vocal mix) – 6:30 # "Rhythm Divine" (CD-ROM video)
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=497 225-2}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" (Morales radio mix) – 3:13 # "Rhythm Divine" (Fernando G club mix) – 5:34 # "Rhythm Divine" (Mijango's extended mix) – 6:57 {{col-2}} '''UK cassette single'''<ref name="ukcs">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Interscope Records|id=497 224-4}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" – 3:29 # "Bailamos" (Eric Morillo main vocal mix) – 6:30
'''Australasian CD single'''<ref name="auscd">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=4972352}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" (album version) # "Rhythm Divine" (Fernando's English radio edit) # "Rhythm Divine" (Morales club mix) # "Rhythm Divine" (Fernando's English club mix) # "Rhythm Divine" (Lord G's Divine dub) # "Rhythm Divine" (Mijango's English extended mix)
'''Japanese CD single'''<ref name="jpncd">{{cite AV media notes|title=Rhythm Divine|year=1999|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Interscope Records|id=MVCT-12018}}</ref> # "Rhythm Divine" # "Rhythm Divine" (Morales radio mix) # "Rhythm Divine" (stereo dub mix) # "Rhythm Divine" (Lord G's Divine dub) {{col-end}}
==Credits and personnel== Credits are lifted from the ''[[Enrique (album)|Enrique]]'' album booklet.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Enrique|title-link=Enrique (album)|year=1999|type=European CD album booklet|publisher=Interscope Records|id=4905662}}</ref>
'''Studios''' * Recorded at Dreamhouse Studios (London, England) * "Ritmo total" additionally recorded at Circle House Studios (London, England) {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Personnel''' * [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]] – writing, background vocals * [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] – writing, production, mixing * [[Sylvia Mason-James]] – background vocals * [[Adam Phillips (musician)|Adam Phillips]] – guitars * [[Brian Rawling]] – production {{col-2}} '''Additional "Ritmo total" personnel''' * Rafael Pérez-Botija – adaption and Spanish vocal direction * Ivy Scoff – production coordination * Mark Taylor – engineering * Carlos Paucar – engineering * Niko Marzouca – assistant engineering {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Rhythm Divine" !Chart (1999–2000) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Australia|36|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="aus"}} |- {{single chart|Austria|26|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="aut"}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|31|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|17|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="wal"}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=9707|rowheader=true|access-date=17 September 2019|refname="can"}} |- {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|20|chartid=9710|rowheader=true|access-date=17 September 2019|refname="canac"}} |- !scope="row"|Czech Republic ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref name="cze">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Hitparada radia 2000|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000303224417/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=3 March 2000|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref name="eur">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=17|issue=4|page=27|date=22 January 2000|access-date=8 February 2020|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626122309/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-01-22.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |14 |- {{single chart|Finland|8|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="fin"}} |- {{single chart|France|27|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023}} |- {{single chart|Germany|24|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|songid=4054|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023}} |- !scope="row"|Hungary ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|Mahasz]])<ref name="hun">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-03-11.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=17|issue=11|page=13|date=11 March 2000|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609145718/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-03-11.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref name="ita">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-25.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=52|page=9|date=25 December 1999|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804223750/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-25.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-18.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=51|page=17|date=18 December 1999}}</ref> |2 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|20|year=1999|week=51|rowheader=true|access-date=17 September 2019|refname="d40"}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|25|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="nz"}} |- {{single chart|Norway|3|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="nor"}} |- !scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2000.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122081829/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2000.html|archive-date=22 January 2005|access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref> |1 |- {{single chart|Scotland|45|date=19991218|rowheader=true|access-date=17 September 2019}} |- {{single chart|Spain|1|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="spa"}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|18|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="swe"}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Enrique Iglesias|song=Rhythm Divine|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="swi"}} |- {{single chart|UK|45|date=19991218|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="uk"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|32|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="hot100"}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usd"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|15|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usps"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|40|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usr"}} |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Ritmo Total" !Chart (1999–2000) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardlatinsongs|1|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usls"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|1|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="uslps"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardregionalmexican|22|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usmex"}} |- {{single chart|Billboardtropicalairplay|4|artist=Enrique Iglesias|rowheader=true|access-date=24 April 2023|refname="usta"}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+1999 year-end chart performance for "Rhythm Divine" !Chart (1999) !Position |- !scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite book|last=Racca|first=Guido|title=musica e dischi Top 100 Year-End 1960 - 2018|language=it|isbn=9781980329121|chapter=1999|pp=108–110}}</ref> |100 |- !scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|title=Jaarlijsten 1999|language=nl|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=11 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527110147/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1999.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |149 |- !scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE)<ref name="spaye">{{cite web|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/anuario2000/frames.html|title=Tabla 16. CD-Singles Más Vendidos en 1999|trans-title=Table 16. Top Selling CD-Singles in 1999|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]]|language=es|page=206|access-date=11 November 2021|archive-date=31 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031133212/http://www.anuariossgae.com/anuario2000/frames.html|url-status=live}} ''Click on'' Música grabada.</ref> |10 |} {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2000 year-end chart performance for "Rhythm Divine" !Chart (2000) !Position |- !scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref name="walye">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000|title=Rapports annuels 2000|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=fr|access-date=17 September 2019|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019012249/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2000|url-status=live}}</ref> |95 |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref name="eurye">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2000|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=17|issue=52|page=9|date=23 December 2000|access-date=8 February 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025125525/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2000/MM-2000-12-23.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |92 |- !scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref name="rt100"/> |43 |- !scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref name="swiye">{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000|language=de|access-date=17 September 2019|archive-date=4 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704105559/http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2000|url-status=live}}</ref> |73 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2000 year-end chart performance for "Ritmo total" !Chart (2000) !Position |- !scope="row"|US Hot Latin Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA32-IA2|title=The Year in Music 2000: Hot Latin Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=11|issue=53|page=YE-76|date=30 December 2000|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=19 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319204048/https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA32-IA2|url-status=live}}</ref> |26 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Rhythm Divine"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|title=Rhythm Divine|artist=Enrique Iglesias|award=Gold|certref=<ref name="Mexsales">{{cite news|url=https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=8029188&idImagen=2015293175&posicion=1|title=Enrique Iglesias obtiene un disco de oro en México|language=es|date=December 28, 1999|access-date=March 26, 2025|page=43|newspaper=La Tribuna de Toledo}}</ref>|relyear=1999|salesamount=109,300|salesref=<ref name="Mexsales"/>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Rhythm Divine|artist=Enrique Iglesias|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=1999|relyear=1999|id=1999-12-17|source=newchart|access-date=20 November 2024|refname="rianz"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for "Rhythm Divine" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|Latin America |8 October 1999 |rowspan="2"|[[Contemporary hit radio]] |rowspan="6"|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]] |<ref name="costa rica"/> |- !scope="row"|United States |26 October 1999 |<ref name="usrel">{{cite magazine|title=CHR/Pop: Going for Adds|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1322|page=51|date=22 October 1999}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Europe |15 November 1999 |CD |<ref name="spa"/> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |6 December 1999 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |<ref name="ukrel">{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 6 December, 1999: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=25|date=4 December 1999}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Japan |8 December 1999 |CD |<ref name="jpnrel">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50268/products/163018/1/|title=リズム・ディヴァイン {{!}} エンリケ・イグレシアス|trans-title=Rhythm Divine {{!}} Enrique Iglesias|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=30 August 2023|archive-date=30 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830174645/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50268/products/163018/1/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|New Zealand |13 December 1999 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |<ref name="nzrel"/> |}
==See also== * [[List of number-one singles of 1999 (Spain)]] * [[List of number-one singles of 2000 (Spain)]] * [[List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s]] * [[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999|List of number-one ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks of 1999]] * [[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 2000|List of number-one ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks of 2000]] * [[List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1999|List of ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1999]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Enrique Iglesias singles}}
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