“Out of Nowhere” by Gloria Estefan
What it is that has materialized “out of nowhere” into Gloria Estefan’s life is apparently a fresh significant other. Well actually, the romantic aspect of this relationship seemingly has yet to be made official. But by the looks of things, that’s definitely the direction in which all of this is headed.
It also reads as if this may be the case of the vocalist and addressee having already been “best friend(s)” for some time, but now it’s like out of the blue she realizes that he would also make an ideal romantic partner.
Or either way, the vocalist is in a celebratory state due to what appears to have been an unfulfilling trajectory in life suddenly being injected with newfound, completely-unexpected love.
When was “Out of Nowhere” released?
The answer to the question above is April 24, 2001. On the said date, Gloria Estefan actually released this track as a single from her “Greatest Hits Vol. II” album.
Did Gloria Estefan write this song?
No, she didn’t. “Out of Nowhere” was written by her husband, Emilio Estefan, Jr. with assistance from Randall Barlow and Liza Quintana.
In addition to performing the song’s writing duties, both Emilio and Randall went on to handle its entire production.
What Music Genre(s) can “Out of Nowhere” be grouped into?
- Dance
- House
Did Gloria win a Grammy for this song?
She actually almost did. At the 2002 Grammys, the song was nominated in the “Best Dance Recording” grouping. However, in that same grouping was Janet Jackson’s hit song “All for You”, which eventually came out victorious. The following songs also earned nominations for that award:
Chart Performance
“Out of Nowhere” made it onto some of the most important singles charts in the world.
- UK – 80
- U.S. – 79
Greatest Hits Vol. II
The song was released as the only commercial single of Gloria Estafan’s compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. II.
The album is the singer’s fourth compilation album. It is also the third English album of her greatest hits series. Epic Records released the album in February 2001. It was recorded at Crescent Moon Studios, Miami.
Greatest Hit Vol. II consists of Gloria Estafan’s English hits songs that were released between 1994 and 2000. It also includes songs she released in 2001:
- You Can’t Walk Away from Love
- Out of Nowhere
- I Got No Love
- Y-Tu-Conga.
Upon its release, the album received lower exposure and commercial success than the singer’s previous albums. However, some music critics praised it.
Greatest Hit Vol. II reached number 92 on the Billboard 200 chart and peaked at the 60th position on the U.K. Albums chart (O.C.C.).
In addition, it also managed to enter the Top 100 albums of Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Furthermore, it has received a gold certification from PROMUSICAE (Spain).
