Tu Recuerdo (Ricky Martin song)

"Tu Recuerdo"
Single by Ricky Martin featuring La Mari
from the album MTV Unplugged
Released September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Format Digital download
Recorded August 17, 2006 in Miami, Florida
Genre Latin pop
Length 4:07
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Tommy Torres
Producer(s) Tommy Torres
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"It's Alright"
(2006)		 "Tu Recuerdo"
(2006)		 "Pégate"
(2006)
Music video
"Tu Recuerdo" on YouTube

"Tu Recuerdo" (English: "Your Memory") is the first single from Ricky Martin's live album, MTV Unplugged (2006). It was released on September 26, 2006, and features La Mari of Chambao. The song, written and produced by Tommy Torres, is a Jíbaro ballad as it features elements of traditional Puerto Rican music such as the Puerto Rican cuatro. It became a hit in Spanish-language countries and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Chart performance

"Tu Recuerdo" was very successful on the charts in Spanish-language countries. In the United States, it topped Billboard's Hot Latin Songs for three consecutive weeks and the Latin Pop Airplay chart for thirteen weeks in 2006 and 2007. It peaked at number three on Tropical Songs and number twenty-five on Latin Rhythm Airplay. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Tu Recuerdo" reached number eighty-nine. As of January 2011, it has sold over 82,000 digital copies in the United States.[1] "Tu Recuerdo" also topped the Record Report charts in Venezuela. In Spain, it reached number one for three weeks on the Airplay Chart and peaked at number two on the Digital Singles Chart. In 2007, the digital single was certified 5× Platinum in Spain and 4× Platinum in Mexico. The "Tu Recuerdo" ringtone was also certified 3× Platinum in Spain and Gold in Mexico.

Awards

"Tu Recuerdo" won the ASCAP Latin Award in category Song of the Year Pop/Ballad Winning Song, and also won the Premio EñE de la música for Mejor Artista Solista Masculino de Habla Hispana. It was nominated for the Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 but lost Juan Luis Guerra's "La llave de mi corazón." "Tu Recuerdo" was also nominated for Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Duet or Collaboration and Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Duo or Group at the 2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards. It was also nominated in category Best Ballad at the 2007 Premios Juventud and for Pop Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2008.

Formats and track listings

US promotional CD single

  1. "Tu Recuerdo" (featuring La Mari of Chambao) – 4:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Airplay[2] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Digital Downloads[2] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Ringtones[2] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 89
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[5] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[6] 25
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] 3
Venezuela Top 100 (Record Report)[8] 1
Venezuela Top Latino (Record Report)[9] 1
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[10] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Airplay[11] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Digital Downloads[11] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Ringtones[11] 15
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 3
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[13] 4
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[14] 39

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[15]
Digital download		 4× Platinum 400,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[15]
Ringtone		 Gold 40,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16]
Digital download		 5× Platinum 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16]
Ringtone		 3× Platinum 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ask Billboard - Viva la 'Vida' singer". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ricky Martin feat. La Mari de Chambao y Tommy Torres" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. August 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ricky Martin. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Ricky Martin. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Ricky Martin. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Latin Rhythm Airplay". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ricky Martin – Chart history" Billboard Tropical Airplay for Ricky Martin. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top 100" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2007-02-10. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10.
  9. ↑ "Top Latino" (in Spanish). 2007-02-03. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Pop Rock" (in Spanish). Record Report. 2007-02-03. Archived from the original on 2006-11-25.
  11. 1 2 3 "Listas anuales" (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. February 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hot Latin Songs: Year End 2007". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Latin Pop Airplay Songs: Year End 2007". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Tropical Songs: Year End 2007". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Certificaciones – Ricky Martin" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  16. 1 2 "Spanish single certifications – Ricky Martin – Tu Recuerdo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter 2007 in the field "Year". Select '' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"

External links

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