Maybe (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Maybe"
"Maybe"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Escape
B-side	"La chica de ayer"
Released	25 November 2002
Studio	Larrabee (North Hollywood, California); Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida);
Length	3:14
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Enrique Iglesias; Steve Morales; Kara DioGuardi; David Siegel;
Producer(s)	Steve Morales
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
Music video
	"Maybe" on YouTube

"Maybe" is a song written by Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Kara DioGuardi, and David Siegel for Iglesias' second English-language album, Escape (2001). Iglesias stated in many interviews that the song was his favorite track from the album Escape. In 2002, the album was reissued with two new tracks, one of which was a reworking of the song dubbed the "Mark Taylor Mix". This version changed the song from a rhythmic piano based ballad into a slower guitar-driven song. This version of the song was released as the fifth single from the album.

"Maybe" caused minor controversy when Britney Spears debuted a new song during her Dream Within a Dream Tour called "My Love Was Always There", which features similar lyrics to the chorus of Iglesias's "Maybe" as well as the same melody throughout the song.^[1] The single was released on 25 November 2002, reaching number one in Romania and becoming a top-40 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Track listings

European CD single^[2]

"Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
"Maybe" (album version)

UK CD1^[3]

"Maybe" (Mark Taylor's mix)
"Hero" (from The One and Only)
"Maybe" (from The One and Only)
"Maybe" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD2^[4]

"Maybe" (Mark Taylor's Mix)
"La chica de ayer" (album version)
"Love to See You Cry" (from The One and Only)

UK cassette single^[5]

"Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
"Hero" (from The One and Only)

Australian CD single^[6]

"Maybe" (Mark Taylor mix)
"Maybe" (album version)
"Don't Turn Off the Lights" (Fernando Garibay & Giorgio Moroder remix edit)
"La chica de ayer" (album version)
"Don't Turn Off the Lights" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Escape album booklet.^[7]

Studios

Recorded at Larrabee Studios (North Hollywood, California) and Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio (Hollywood, California)

Personnel

Enrique Iglesias – writing, vocals, co-production, vocal production
Steve Morales – writing, background vocals, production, vocal production
Kara DioGuardi – writing, background vocals, vocal production
David Siegel – writing, keyboards
Aaron Fishbein – acoustic and electric guitar
Lee Levin – drums
Dave Way – mixing
Shane Stoner – engineering
Fabian Marasciullo – engineering
Marc Lee – assistant engineering
Ivy Skoff – production coordination
Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	45
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[10]	15
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	38
Germany (GfK)^[12]	62
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	16
Italy (FIMI)^[14]	43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	21
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	29
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[18]	1
Scotland (OCC)^[19]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	53
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	44
UK Singles (OCC)^[22]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[23]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United Kingdom	25 November 2002	CD cassette	Interscope	^[24]^[25]
Australia	12 January 2003	CD	Interscope	^[26]

References

^ [1]^[usurped]
^ Maybe (European CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 819-2.
^ Maybe (UK CD1 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978222.
^ Maybe (UK CD2 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978232.
^ Maybe (UK cassette single sleeve). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978234.
^ Maybe (Australian CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 818-2.
^ Escape (European CD album booklet). Interscope Records. 2001. 493 182-2.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 20. Retrieved 6 May 2021. See last week column.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maybe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 11, saptamina 24.03–30.03, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Melodini, Amanda (30 November 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 49. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 November 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "New Releases". Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

[1] [1]^[usurped]

[2] Maybe (European CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 819-2.

[3] Maybe (UK CD1 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978222.

[4] Maybe (UK CD2 liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978232.

[5] Maybe (UK cassette single sleeve). Interscope Records. 2002. 4978234.

[6] Maybe (Australian CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 2002. 497 818-2.

[7] Escape (European CD album booklet). Interscope Records. 2001. 493 182-2.

[sc_Australia_Enrique_Iglesias-8] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Flanders_Enrique_Iglesias-9] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Enrique_Iglesias-10] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[11] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 20. Retrieved 6 May 2021. See last week column.

[sc_Germany_Enrique_Iglesias-12] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-13] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maybe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Italy_Enrique_Iglesias-14] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Dutch40_-15] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Enrique_Iglesias-16] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Enrique_Iglesias-17] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[18] "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 11, saptamina 24.03–30.03, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Enrique_Iglesias-20] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_Enrique_Iglesias-21] "Enrique Iglesias – Maybe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[sc_UK_-22] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[23] "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[24] Melodini, Amanda (30 November 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 49. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[25] "New Releases – For Week Starting 25 November 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 November 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[26] "New Releases". Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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v t e Enrique Iglesias singles
Enrique Iglesias	"Si Tú Te Vas" "Experiencia Religiosa" "Por Amarte" "No Llores Por Mí" "Trapecista"
Vivir	"Enamorado Por Primera Vez" "Sólo En Ti" "Miente" "Revolución" "Lluvia cae" "Al Despertar"
Cosas del Amor	"Esperanza" "Nunca Te Olvidaré"
Enrique	"Rhythm Divine/Ritmo Total" "Be with You/Sólo Me Importas Tu" "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" "Sad Eyes"
Escape	"Hero/Heroé" "Escape/Escapar" "Don't Turn Off the Lights" "Love to See You Cry" "Maybe"
Quizás	"Mentiroso" "Quizás" "Para Qué la Vida "
7	"Addicted/Adicto" "Not In Love"
Insomniac	"Do You Know?/Dímelo" "Somebody's Me" "Tired of Being Sorry" "Push"
95/08 Éxitos	"¿Dónde Están Corazón?" "Lloro Por Ti"
Greatest Hits	"Can You Hear Me?" "Away" "Takin' Back My Love"
Euphoria	"Cuando Me Enamoro" "I Like It" "Heartbeat" "No Me Digas Que No" "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" "Dirty Dancer" "Ayer"
Sex and Love	"I Like How It Feels" "Finally Found You" "Turn the Night Up" "Loco" "Heart Attack" "El Perdedor" "I'm a Freak" "Bailando" "Noche y De Día"
Final (Vol. 1)	"El Perdón" "Duele el Corazón" "Súbeme la Radio" "El Baño" "Move to Miami" "Me Pasé" "Pendejo" "Te Fuiste"
Final (Vol. 2)	"Asi Es La Vida" "Fría" "Space in My Heart" "La Botella"
Other singles	"Bailamos" "Naked" "Nos Fuimos Lejos" "I Don't Dance (Without You)" "Después Que Te Perdí" "Tamo Bien"
Featured singles	"To Love a Woman" "Gracias a Ti" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "I Like (The Remix)" "Messin' Around" "Don't You Need Somebody" "Lalala (Remix)"
Promotional singles	"La Chica de Ayer" "Beautiful"
Other songs	"Fútbol y Rumba"
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