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Livin' la Vida Loca


Livin' la Vida Loca

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"Livin' la Vida Loca"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999
FormatCD single, digital download
Recorded1998
GenreLatin pop, dance-pop, pop rock
Length4:03
LabelColumbia
Writer(s)Luis Gómez Escolar, Desmond Child, Draco Rosa
ProducerDesmond Child, Draco Rosa
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Corazonado"
(1999)		"Livin' la Vida Loca"
(1999)		"She's All I Ever Had"
(1999)
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (English: "Livin' the Crazy Life") is a number-one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin (he had previously released several albums in Spanish). It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999. It received various Grammy Awards nominations and helped Ricky Martin obtain enormous success inside the United States and worldwide. In 2007, the song was ranked at number twenty-eight on the list of 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's by VH1.[1] It is Martin's signature song.
"Livin' la Vida Loca" is generally seen as the song that began the Latin pop explosion of 1999 and made the transition of other Spanish-speaking artists (first Jennifer Lopez andEnrique Iglesias, then later Shakira and Thalía) into the English-speaking market easier. Before this time, most non-Latino Americans had never heard of Ricky Martin until whatCNN reported was a show-stopping performance of "La Copa de la Vida" at the 41st Grammy Awards show, which became a catalyst in bringing Latin pop to the forefront of the U.S. music scene.[2] Livin' la Vida Loca sold over 8 million copies, making it one of the best selling singles of all time

Recording

This song was the first U.S. number one single to be recorded without using then-conventional recording studio equipment; instead the track was created in an entirely computerised environment using the Pro Tools software package.[3] The recording is also noted for its exceptional use of dynamic range compression to increase the track's perceived loudness.[4]

[edit]Music video

The video directed by Wayne Isham in March 1999 in Los Angeles, aired later the same month, and received six nominations at the1999 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Choreography in a Video and Viewer's Choice. It won two primary awards for Best Pop Video, and Best Dance Video, and was voted three additional awards in the international Viewers Choice categories. It won also Ritmo Latino Music Award for Music Video of the Year.

[edit]Chart success

"Livin' la Vida Loca" is Ricky Martin's biggest hit. It is his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining at number one in the United States for five consecutive weeks and ranking at number ten on the year-end chart of 1999. The single was certified Platinum for sales over one million physical copies in the US alone. It topped the Hot Latin Songs for nine weeks, and Latin Pop Songs for ten weeks. Although released long before the digital era, it has sold 502,000 digital copies in the US, becoming Martin's best-selling downloaded track.[5] On the Canadian RPM Top Singles the song stayed at the top for eight weeks, and on the Canadian Singles Chartfor three weeks.
In the United Kingdom, "Livin' la Vida Loca" debuted at number one and stayed there for three weeks. It has sold 832,000 copies and was certified Platinum. The song also reached number one in Ireland and New Zealand. "Livin' la Vida Loca" peaked inside top ten around the world and was certified Platinum, Gold and Silver in various countries.

[edit]Awards

"Livin' la Vida Loca" was nominated at the 42nd Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). The Spanish version of the song was also nominated forRecord of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000.
Out of many nominations for various awards, "Livin' la Vida Loca" won Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year,[6] Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Male Artist, BMI Music Award for Song of the Year, and International Dance Music Award for Best Latin Dance Track.

[edit]Formats and track listings

Australian CD maxi-single #1
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix) – 7:09
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Trackmasters Remix) – 3:46
  4. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
  5. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Dub-apella) – 7:51
Australian CD maxi-single #2
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version)
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version)
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanglish Version)
European CD single
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands English Radio Mix) – 3:43
European CD maxi-single
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix) – 10:04
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands English Radio Mix) – 3:43
  4. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Radio Edit) – 4:08
Japanese CD maxi-single
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix) – 7:09
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:46
  4. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix) – 10:04
  5. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
UK CD maxi-single #1
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "La Copa de la Vida" (Spanglish Version - Radio Version) – 4:35
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Deep Vocal Edit) – 6:45
UK CD maxi-single #2
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Amen Eurostamp Mix) – 7:18
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Carnival Mix) – 8:48
US CD single
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) – 4:03
US CD maxi-single
  1. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix) – 7:09
  3. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Trackmasters Remix) – 3:46
  4. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
  5. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Dub-apella) – 7:51

[edit]Charts and certifications

[edit]Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7]1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7]7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7]6
Canada (RPM)[8]1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9]1
Canada Dance (RPM)[10]1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11]4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7][12]1
France (SNEP)[7]7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[13]6
Ireland (IRMA)[14]1
Italy (FIMI)[15]5
Japan (Oricon)[16]5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17]9
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7]1
Norway (VG-lista)[7]1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18]2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]1
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[19]1
US Billboard Hot 100[20]1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[21]1
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs[20]1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[20]5
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[20]1
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[20]1
US Billboard Tropical Songs[21]1
US Billboard Pop Songs[20]1
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[21]1
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[7]1

[edit]Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Australian Singles Chart[22]21
Belgian Flandres Singles Chart[23]35
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart[24]40
Canadian RPM Top Singles[25]1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[26]14
Dutch Single Top 100[27]52
French Singles Chart[28]34
Swedish Singles Chart[29]12
Swiss Singles Chart[30]18
UK Singles Chart[31]6
US Billboard Hot 100[32]10
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[32]13
US Billboard Hot Singles Sales[32]9
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs[32]14
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[32]2
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[32]5
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[32]2
US Billboard Pop Songs[32]3
US Billboard Tropical Songs[32]8

[edit]Certifications

CountryCertification
AustraliaPlatinum[33]
BelgiumGold[34]
FranceSilver[35]
GermanyGold[36]
New ZealandGold[37]
NorwayGold[38]
SwedenGold[39]
United KingdomPlatinum[40]
United StatesPlatinum[41]
Chart procession and succession
Preceded by
"Si Te Pudiera Mentir" by Marco Antonio Solís		Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single
April 24, 1999 – June 19, 1999		Succeeded by
"No Me Ames" by Jennifer Lopez andMarc Anthony
Preceded by
"No Scrubs" by TLC		Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
May 8, 1999 – June 5, 1999		Succeeded by
"If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez
Preceded by
"No Scrubs" by TLC		Canadian RPM Dance/Urban number-one single
June 14, 1999 - June 21, 1999 (2 weeks)		Succeeded by
"Skin" by Charlotte
Preceded by
"I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys		RIANZ (New Zealand)
number-one single
June 20, 1999		Succeeded by
"You Needed Me" by Boyzone
Preceded by
"9pm (Till I Come)" by ATB		UK Singles Chart number-one single
July 11, 1999 – July 31, 1999		Succeeded by
"When You Say Nothing at All" by Ronan Keating

[edit]Cover versions

  • The 1999 album La Vida Mickey features modern versions of Spanish songs with the voices of the Disney characters in the background singing along.
  • Japanese singer Hiromi Go remade the song as "Goldfinger '99". Masaki Sumitani (Razor Ramon H.G., who refers to it as "the song that I used without permission") uses this as his theme song, to which he thrusts his crotch at the beginning of each episode. A parody of this version is made into a music video in the "Hiromi Go" episode of Hard Gay.
  • The Toy Dolls, a punk rock band, perform a version of the song on their 2000 Anniversary Anthems album.
  • In November 2000, ApologetiX (That Christian Parody Band) released Spoofernatural, including a parody of this song, "Livin' What Jesus Spoke of".
  • An uptempo cover remix by CJ Crew feat. Giorgio for the 2000 Dancemania compilation Speed 4 was later included on Dancemania Speed Best 2001.
  • El Vez covered this song on his 2001 album Boxing with God.
  • WPLJ did a parody of this song in 2001 titled Livin' la Vida Choka.
  • A eurobeat cover by Italian singer Dave Rodgers, Livin' La Vida Mickey, was recorded for Eurobeat Disney 3.
  • In 2002, Serbian rock band Night Shift covered the song on their debut album Undercovers.
  • A version of the song performed by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas played at the end of the 2004 movie Shrek 2. It also appears on its soundtrack.
  • A version of the song performed by Blue Day It also appears on its 2004 album Shaka Rock.
  • A children's version called "Drinkin' a Coca Cola" was recorded for the Chuck E. Cheese's soundtrack.
  • Jimmy Fallon parody the song as "Livin' la Vida Yoda", a reference to Star Wars character Yoda on the same episode of Saturday Night Live which coincidentally, Martin performed the song as the musical guest.
  • Shlock Rock, a group that parodies popular music with a Jewish theme, wrote "Learning to Dance the Hora".
  • Knockout Theory, a New Jersey punk rock band, often performs a version of the song at their live shows.
  • Ten Masked Men, a British death metal band, covered this song on the album Return of the Ten Masked Men.
  • Dave Ryan in the Morning from St. Paul MN radio station KDWB did a cover titled "Livin' in Minnesota".
  • Nashville Star contestant Gabe Garcia sang a country version of the song in 2008.
  • English metalcore band Bury Tomorrow released their cover onto Myspace on September 9, 2010.
  • Christian comedian Mark Lowry parodied this song as "Livin' For Deep-fried [Okra]".
  • Draumurinn did a cover in Icelandic in January 2011, called "Farið er allt til fjandans".
  • Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a cover titled "Livin' Like John Travolta" for his 1999 album Juddmental.
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