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"Livin' la Vida Loca" was also commercially successful, reaching number one in more than 20 countries. It is considered to be Martin's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming Martin's first number-one single on the chart. Additionally, it broke several records on Billboard charts. It also spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Canada Top Singles chart and topped the country's year-end chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one and stayed there for three weeks, making Martin the first Puerto Rican artist in history to hit number one. It has received several certifications, including double platinum in the UK. The track was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
The accompanying music video was directed by American director Wayne Isham and filmed in Los Angeles, California. It received a number of awards and nominations. At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, it won a total of five awards and was nominated for several other categories, including Video of the Year, making Martin the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in this category. A Spanish-language version of "Livin' la Vida Loca" was recorded under the same title and reached the summit of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. To promote the original version of the song, Martin performed it on many television programs and award shows, including the MTV Video Music Awards and the World Music Awards in 1999. It is generally seen as the song that began the "Latin pop explosion" and paved the way for a large number of other Latin artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Santana, and Enrique Iglesias. Many bands and singers covered the song, and it has been featured in several films and video games.
In February 1999, Ricky Martin performed his smash hit "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, which was greeted with a massive standing ovation and met with acclaim from music critics.[1][2][3] On October 22, 1998, CNN confirmed that Martin had started working on his first English language album, following the success of Vuelve.[4] On March 6, 1999, almost two weeks after his Grammy performance, Billboard revealed the lead single's name as "Livin' la Vida Loca" in an article and mentioned that it is set for release later that month.[5] Martin wrote about the recording of the song in his book:
I would go so far as to say that during the process of recording the song we actually made magic. For "Livin' la Vida Loca" I had the good fortune of working once again with Draco Rosa and Desmond Child. Although I had made several records, I quickly realized that working with Desmond Child is working at an entirely new level.[6]
Columbia Records released "Livin' la Vida Loca" to radio stations on March 27, 1999, as the lead single from the album.[8] Afterwards, standard-length commercial formats were released in the United States on April 20, 1999.[9][10] It was included as the first track on Martin's fifth studio album Ricky Martin, released May 11, 1999, and the Spanish version was included as the eleventh track.[11] On July 5, three remixes were released as a CD single in Germany,[12] Italy,[13] Spain,[14] and the United Kingdom.[15][16][17]
"Livin' la Vida Loca" was written by American musicians Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, with its production being handled by Desmond Child. Also, Spanish songwriter Luis Gmez Escolar joined the original version's lyricists to write the Spanish version.[28] The original version of the song runs for a total of 4 minutes and 3 seconds,[11] and was recorded without using then-conventional recording studio equipment; instead, the track was created at Desmond Child's Gentlemen's Club Studio,[29] which uses a 169-track Pro Tools digital system.[30] The recording is also noted for its exceptional use of dynamic range compression to increase the track's perceived loudness.[31] Lyrically, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which translates to "Livin' the Crazy Life" in English,[18][32] is about an irresistible, particularly sinister wild woman who lives on the edge, seducing others into her crazy world,[18][19] with lyrics including, "Upside, inside out / She's livin' la vida loca / She'll push and pull you down / Livin' la vida loca".[33] Throughout the song, Martin sings about an evil seductress, who makes him go "dancing in the rain", and leaves him broke and alone in a "funky cheap hotel".[34]
"Livin' la Vida Loca" has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from music critics. Chuck Taylor from Billboard applauded the song, saying it is "so electrifying, so terrifically filled with life, that even folks at the retirement home down the street could get their groove on with couple spins", and described the song as a "frantically-paced, dance-ready track."[36] Also from Billboard, Leila Cobo ranked it as the best track of Ricky Martin (1999), calling it "Awesome". She questions, "Was there a person alive in 1999 whose jaw literally did not drop when they saw Ricky Martin strut and swivel in the video to the song whose title would come to exemplify an era and a lifestyle?"[27] In another article, she labeled it "an irresistible invitation to dance".[37] Also from the same magazine, Harley Brown wrote, "No matter what language it was in, 'La Vida Loca' was a bona fide hit."[32] In addition, Billboard staff praised the single, saying: "The big horns, the seductive bass, the debauchery in the lyrics, and Ricky Martin shaking his bon-bon: how could anyone resist this late '90s anthem penned by Robi Draco Rosa and Desmond Child?"[38]
In her review for O, The Oprah Magazine, Amanda Mitchell ranked the track as Martin's second-best song on her 2019 list.[49] In 2020, MTV Argentina ranked it as one of Martin's best songs,[50] and Luca Mastinu from Optimagazine listed it as one of Martin's five greatest hits.[51] Brittany Berkowitz and Elisa Tang from Good Morning America described "Livin' la Vida Loca" as an "epic dance song",[52] and Katrina Rees from CelebMix described it as infinitely infectious.[53] Metro Weekly's Randy Shulman complimented the track, labeling it "a song with an infectious hook and a sexy, growling delivery".[54] Alejandra Torres from Hola! named its chorus "the greatest chorus of all time".[55] Rafly G. from TheThings called the song "an iconic piece of art".[56] Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune described it as "the year's most ubiquitous hit single" and wrote: "It's the kind of tune that defines the word 'pop': a jolt of instant caffeine, with its fizzy combination of surf guitar, Latin percussion and strutting horns." He also acclaimed its "canny, genre-leaping arrangement, eye-popping production, and Latin-lover lyrics".[57]
"Livin' la Vida Loca" was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, marking Martin's first acknowledgment in one of the four "General Field" categories.[75][76][77] Thus, he became the only mainstream Latin act, who had achieved global success and had major Grammy impact in 2000.[78] The Spanish version was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards.[79] As of 2017, "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "Despacito" are the only songs to be nominated for Record of the Year in both Grammy Awards and Latin Grammy Awards.[78][80] The song won the award for Pop Song of the Year at the 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards,[81] and Latin Pop Track of the Year at the 2000 Latin Billboard Music Awards,[82] both for the second year in a row.[81][83] It also received a respective nomination for Hot Latin Track of the Year at the Latin Billboard Music Awards.[84] "Livin' la Vida Loca" was honored as Song of the Year and was recognized as one of the most performed songs, both in Pop/Ballad category at the 2000 ASCAP Awards.[85][86] The track won Pop/Ballad Song of the Year at the 1999 Premios Globo awards.[87] It was also acknowledged as an award-winning song and Song of the Year at the 2000 BMI Latin Awards,[88] and at the 15th Annual International Dance Music Awards, presented in 2000, the single won the award for Best Latin 12".[89] "Livin 'la Vida Loca" won the Best Song award at the 2001 Music Television Awards.[90] The song also received a nomination for Best Re-Mix at the 2004 Premios Juventud.[91] In 2022, "Livin' la Vida Loca" was selected by the Library of Congress among the recordings being inducted into the National Recording Registry, as "important contributions to American culture and history".[92]
Internationally, "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the charts in more than 20 countries and is considered to be Martin's biggest hit,[33][93] and one of the best-selling singles of all time.[22][42][94] In the United States, the single debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, 1999, becoming Martin's third entry.[95][96] The following week it climbed to number 32,[97] and in its third week, it became Martin's first top 10 in the country.[96][98] In its fourth week, it reached number one and remained at the top for five consecutive weeks,[99][100] making Martin the first solo male artist in over a year to capture the top spot and achieve the first number one hit for his label, Columbia.[101] "Livin' la Vida Loca" also became the first number-one song, which was made entirely in Pro Tools.[32] It finished 1999 as the year's tenth top Billboard Hot 100 song and the decade's 38th top song.[102] The song also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales,[103] Pop Songs,[104] Adult Pop Songs,[105] Rhythmic Top 40,[106] Top 40 Tracks,[107] and Hot 100 Airplay charts.[108] Thus it became the first song in history to top Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay, Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay charts, holding its record as the only song to do so for 14 years.[109] On the US Dance Club Songs chart, it peaked at number 5, becoming Martin's first top 10.[110]
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