Enrique Iglesias - "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" review

Leave it to  to channel lust into a dance hit all about f-ing. The Spanish singer just has this impossible-to-pinpoint, irresistible charm that excuses his chauvinistic qualities and makes him radio gold.But at least he knows he's a pig, and this is the second song where he implores a lady at a club to forgive his forwardness. His rumored girlfriend Anna Kournikova better watch out, with all these groupies at the clubs Iglesias is going after.

In  he sang, "Girl, please excuse me if I'm coming too strong," and in his current single, the eerily similar, "Tonight," he belts, "Please excuse me, I don't mean to be rude, but tonight I'm fucking you." (In the radio version, he so much more nicely substitutes "loving" for "fucking".) Well, Enrique, since you said "please"...

How exactly does he aim to win the girl over? Ever the gentleman, he sings, "You're so damn pretty, if I had a type, then baby it'd be you. I know you're ready. If I never lied, then baby you'd be the truth." Then he straight-up admits his player qualities, singing, "You know my motivation, given my reputation." Once again, poor Kournikova is getting played!

Ludacris plays wingman to Iglesias--at least, hopefully they're not pursuing the same woman. His rap, surprisingly, is all about sex, not dating. He raps, "Winter n' summertime, when I get you on the springs, I'm a make you fall." Aw, how sweet--he compares their hook-up to the seasons.

Why is it that so many performers are only focused on sex and not on actual relationships when they see pretty girls? And why is it that hooking up with a different girl every night is acceptable to these guys? Iglesias seems to have convinced himself that he can have mattress mambo with any girl he chooses, and that's a scary thought considering there's little courtship involved.

and here are the lyrics:

You

I know you want me

I made it obvious that I want you, too

So, put it on me

Let's remove the space between me and you

Now rock your body (oh-oh)

Damn, I like the way that you move

So, give it to me (oh oh-oh)

'Cause I already know what you wanna do

Here's the situation:

Been to every nation

Nobody's ever made me feel the way that you do

You know my motivation

Given my reputation

Please excuse me 

I don't mean to be rude

But tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

You're so damn pretty

If I had a type then, baby, it would be you

I know you're ready

If I never lied then, baby, you'd be the truth

Here's the situation:

Been to every nation

Nobody's ever made me feel the way that you do

You know my motivation

Given my reputation

Please excuse me 

I don't mean to be rude

But tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

[Ludacris:]

Luda

Tonight I'm gonna do

Everything that I want with you

Everything that you need

Everything that you want I wanna honey

I wanna stunt with you

From the window to the wall

Gotta give you my all

Winter and the summertime

When I get you on the springs

I'ma make you fall

You got that body

That make me wanna get on the boat

Just to see you dance

And I love the way you shake that ass

Turn around and let me see them pants

You stuck with me

I'm stuck with you

Lets find something to do

Please excuse me

I don't mean to be rude

[Enrique:

But tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Oh-oh, you know

That tonight, I'm lovin' you

Yeah

J Frank E's status as an in-demand pop producer is rising. He visited the upper reaches of the pop singles chart earlier this year working with Alex Da Kid on "Airplanes" by B.o.B.Now he has two of his own production projects simultaneously on the rise. Here he works with Enrique Iglesias, while he is also the producer behind Chris Brown's hit "Yeah 3X.""Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" powers along on an intense galloping beat decorated with electronic effects that rivet a listener or dancer's attention.

Enrique Iglesias has made a powerful comeback to mainstream pop this year. Earlier this year "I Like It" became his first top 10 pop hit in the US in nine years. Now it looks like "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" will head there as well within a few weeks. For these hits Enrique Iglesias has largely left Latin influences behind. Instead, he has jumped the club dance bandwagon with quality work to become one of the world's top pop stars all over again.