'Amor Prohibido' | ||||
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Single by Selena | ||||
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B-side | 'Bidi Bidi Bom Bom' | |||
Released | 13 April 1994 | |||
Format | 12', cassette, CD single | |||
Recorded | 1993 at Q-Productions (Corpus Christi, Texas) | |||
Genre | Latin pop, Tejano pop | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | EMI Latin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Selena, A.B. Quintanilla III, Pete Astudillo | |||
Producer(s) | A.B. Quintanilla III, Jose Behar, Abraham Quintanilla Jr, Jorge Alberto Pino, Bebu Silvetti, Brian 'Red' Moore, Gregg Vickers | |||
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'Amor Prohibido'[p] (English: Forbidden Love) is a song by American singer Selena. The song was written by Selena, her brother A.B. Quintanilla III, and Pete Astudillo. It became the lead single from the album of the same name (1994). 'Amor Prohibido' is about the relationship between a man and a woman. Their love is put to the test. These include problems over money, and their parents not supporting their relationship because they both come from different places. Some music reviewers believe the song is similar to the Romeo and Juliet story because of its theme of forbidden love.
'Amor Prohibido' became one of the most successful singles, along with 'No Me Queda Más', of 1994 and 1995. It later became one of Selena's signature songs. The song won awards at the Tejano Music Awards and at the Premio Lo Nuestros in 1994 and for the next three years. 'Amor Prohibido' reached number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Songs and number five on the Latin Regional Mexican Airplay charts on Billboard.
The song helped Selena attract larger and younger audiences to her concerts because of its different sounds. Selena chose to explore Latin dance-pop music with the song. She had usually recorded Tejano sounds. Non-Mexicans also started liking Tejano music because of the new sounds in Selena's music. The music video was filmed in Joshua Tree, California. It was released on all the Spanish-language television channels in the United States and Mexico on Valentine's Day. It was later certified gold by AMPROFON, while 500,000 copies were sold in the United States. Several recording artists worldwide, including non-Hispanics, have since made cover versions of 'Amor Prohibido'.
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Background and inspiration[change | change source]
'Amor Prohibido' was written by Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla III.[1] A former Selena y Los Dinosbackup singer, Pete Astudillo, also helped.[1][2] It was recorded at Q-Productions, a small studio label founded by Selena's father, Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. It was mixed by Brian 'Red' Moore, a family friend.[2] 'Amor Prohibido' was produced and engineered by Jorge Alberto Pino and Argentine composer and arrangerBebu Silvetti.[2] 'Amor Prohibido' was prepared by Joe Ojeda, and Chris Pérez, Selena's husband.[2]
The song was written during Selena's Live! Tour in 1993.[3] It began when Selena began to hum a melody in the tour bus. Her brother and Astudillo began writing down her melody lines. They wanted to write the entire melody into a song.[3] 'Amor Prohibido' was based on Selena's grandparents, Mexicanimmigrants, who were not allowed to be together. Their parents, Selena's great-grandparents, had forbidden them to love each other. This was because they were different from each other. When interviewed about the song, Selena said 'Amor Prohibido' meant a lot to her and her family, and that it is one of her favorite songs. 'Amor Prohibido' became the most successful single, along with 'No Me Queda Mas', of 1994 and 1995.[4][5][6][7]
The song was officially finished after she had won a Grammy Award for 'Best Mexican/American Album' for Selena Live! (1993). 'Amor Prohibido' had a lot of airplay after it was released as a promotional single on April 13, 1994. It became one of Selena's signature songs, and a fan favorite.[3][8]
Selena promoted 'Amor Prohibido' during her Amor Prohibido Tour.[9] Fans in Denver, Colorado were the first crowd to watch Selena perform 'Amor Prohibido' at the start of the tour on January 28, 1994.[3]
Composition[change | change source]
'Amor Prohibido' is a Spanish-language Tejano pop song mixed with modern Latin pop and South American rhythms.[3] It is set in common time with a moderate beattempo of 90 beats per minute. The song is performed in E major with the guitar, tambourine and harp as the main instruments.[10]
'Amor Prohibido' describes a relationship between a man and a woman. The song's message tells listeners to stick with their partner, no matter what may happen, even if their parents forbid them to love each other.[3] Music critics have compared it to the story of Romeo and Juliet because it is also about forbidden love.[11]
Critical reception[change | change source]
'Amor Prohibido' helped Selena attract bigger crowds to her concerts.[12] Selena also began to attract younger audiences to her music. Selena explored other Latin genres, such as Latin dance-pop with 'Amor Prohibido'. This new type of sound was given positive feedback by music critics.[12] This helped other non-Mexicans to enjoy Tejano music.[12][13] The song had South Americanrhythms and sounds.[14] With this new type of sound, more Hispanics became fans of Selena.[13] Most of Selena's songs were written by her brother Quintanilla III.[12] Quintanilla III wrote most of her songs that broke free from 'Tejano' and 'Tex-Mex' (Texas-Mexico) music.[3][12][14] This led Selena to be named 'The Queen of Tejano music', because she was the first and only Tejano artist to ever achieve fame in different styles of music.[3][12][15]
Selena was named the 'Top Latin Artist of the '90s' and 'Best selling Latin artist of the decade' by Billboard. This was because she had fourteen top-ten singles in the 'Hot Latin Songs' chart, including seven number one hits.[16] Music Choice On Demand selected several Selena music videos, including 'Amor Prohibido', as a tribute which was watched in over 42 million homes nationwide in 2010.[17] The Daily Vault called 'Amor Prohibido' a 'seamless track', which made them wonder about Selena's father, Quintanilla Jr, and called him an 'over-influential' on Selena.[18] 'Amor Prohibido' became one of the most successful singles, along with 'No Me Queda Más', of 1994 and 1995.[4][5]
Music video[change | change source]
The music video was filmed in Joshua Tree, California by Tango Productions. It was directed by Cecilia Miniucchi, who directed most of Selena's music videos.[9] Philip Holahan filmed the video, and Clayton Halsey edited the video after it was filmed. Filming began on February 6, 1994. The music video was released on all major Spanish-language television channels in America on Valentine's Day.[9]
The music video begins with Selena running towards an open door in the desert. This symbolizes a new relationship. She then walks outwards from a wall, which shows videos of a couple who are in love. Selena begins singing the song while walking in the desert, with the wind blowing her hair around. She sings of how much she really wants to hear her boyfriend speak. The video then changes scenes to Selena at the open door dancing and singing along with the song. After Selena spins around once, she is seen looking out from a window, seeing herself and her boyfriend dancing. She tells him that their love should not be about money and that they should not worry about what their parents had told them. More love scenes are shown with Selena and her boyfriend laughing and enjoying each other's company. After telling him that their love should be based on how much they love each other, Selena looks at her reflection in a small puddle. While looking out from the window, Selena tells her boyfriend that she is poor and that her love is all she can give to him. The video ends with Selena and her boyfriend running away from the world and going into a new one together.
Track listing[change | change source]
- U.S. Promo Single
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- Mexico Promo Single
- Amor Prohibido - 2:50
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Yolanda Duke[28] | Familia RMM Recordando a Selena | 1996 |
Shakira[29] | N/A | 2002 |
Thalía[30] | El Sexto Sentido | 2005 |
Meiju Suvas (Finnish)[31] | N/A | 2006 |
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Notes[change | change source]
- [p]^ 'Amor Prohibito' is pronounced /ah-Moor pro-ee-Bee-Toe/ with a silent 'h'.[32]
- A^ The certification is for digital downloads and not for the number of shipments or copies the single sold in that country.
- B^ 'Amor Prohibido' sold 200,000 copies in late-1994[33] and in late-1995 the single had sold 400,000 copies in the United States.[34] As of 2005, 'Amor Prohibido' has sold more than 500,000 copies.[27] According to Billboard, singles who have reached 500,000 copies are certified Gold, however, RIAA failed to provide a certification.[35]
- C^ Duet version with Selena and Mexican singer Samo.[36]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.01.1Tarradell, Mario (16 March 1997). 'Film biography captures breadth of singer's appeal'. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4EMI Telvisia (1994) Selena – Amor Prohibido (Liner Notes)EMI Records
- ↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.7Selena Remembered. John Lannert and Edward James Olmos. Q-Productions. N/A, Corpus Christi. 127 minutes in. “Her Life.. Her Music.. Her Dream”
- ↑ 4.04.1'Topping The Charts Year By Year'. Billboard (Prometheus Global Media) 110 (48): LMQ3. 28 November 1998. https://books.google.com/?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA38&dq=rudy+la+scala&cd=1#v=onepage&q=rudy%20la%20scala. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ↑ 5.05.1Rivas, Jorge (31 March 2011). 'Remembering Selena's Trailblazing Music'. Colorlines. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑'Selena, a 13 años de su muerte'. Vanguardia. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑Pérez Dávila, Angie (31 March 2005). 'A 10 años de la muerte de Selena'. Noticieros Televisa. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑Burr, Ramiro (7 June 1995). 'Pura Vida honors Perez and Selena'. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ 9.09.19.2Selena: The Final Notes. Dick Arlett and Dale Dreher. Canada TV. 1997. 60 minutes in.
- ↑Quintanilla-Perez, Selena; Quintanilla III, A.B. (1994). 'Amor Prohibido: Selena Digital Sheet Music'. Musicnotes.com(Musicnotes)
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- ↑ 12.012.112.212.312.412.5Isbell Walker, Donna (26 March 2005). 'Fusion of styles remains part of Selena's appeal'. The Greenville News. Retrieved 17 October 2011.(subscription needed)
- ↑ 13.013.1'Selena: Final Notes'. Dale Dreher, Dick Arlett. Final Notes. 14 November 1995. 60 minutes in.
- ↑ 14.014.1Tarradell, Mario (25 May 1997). 'Astudillo turns Tejano rhythm-side out'. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑'Latin pop and rock groups performing at Dixon May Fair'. Daily Democrat. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑Mayfield, Geoff (25 December 1999). 'Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade'. Billboard (Prometheus Global Media) 111 (52): YE-16–18. ISSN0006-2510. https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&dq=selena. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ↑Hamptons.com. 'This Week In Arts'. Hamptons.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑JB (17 June 1997). 'Dreaming Of You Selena'. Daily Vault. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑'Amor Prohibido > Hot Latin Tracks > Billboard'. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑'Amor Prohibido > Latin Regional Mexican Airplay > Billboard'. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑'Amor Prohibido awarded 'Pop Ballad of the Year' and 'Regional Mexican Song of The Year' by Lo Nuestro'. Univision. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑ 22.022.122.2'Tejano Music Awards Past Award Winners'. Texas Talent Association. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑'History: BMI and Latin Music'. BMI. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑'Top Latin Stars to be Honored at 8th Annual BMI Latin Awards'. BMI. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑Burr, Ramiro (18 May 1996). 'Pete Astudillo Leads BMI Latin Music Awards'. Billboard108 (20): 124. https://books.google.com/books?id=uA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=amor+prohibido+billboard&hl=en&ei=elGCTKPzEMKB8gaikYzRAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=amor%20prohibido%20billboard&f=false. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑ 26.026.1Ruiz, Geraldo (1995). Selena: The Last Song. Warner Pub Service/El Diario Books. ISBN978-1-887599-01-6. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ 27.027.1E. Skidmore, Thomas; Peter H. Smith (2005). Modern Latin America (6. ed. ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-517012-1.CS1 maint: Extra text (link)
- ↑Burr, Ramiro (26 May 1996). 'Shakira shaking up Latin charts'. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑'Otro rollo'. Presenters: Adal Ramones. Otro rollo. Univision, Puebla, Mexico. 19 February 2009.
- ↑Burr, Ramiro (24 July 2005). 'Latin Notes; Thalia follows her inner voice'. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑'Kielletty Rakkaus by Meiju Suvas'. NME magazine. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑'How to pronounce Prohibido'. howtopronounce.com. Feb 2019. Retrieved 1 Feb 2019.
- ↑R. Maciel, David (2000). Chicano renaissance : contemporary cultural trends (1. print. ed.). Univ. of Arizona Press. ISBN0816520208.
- ↑Gwynne, S.C (1995). 'Selena The Tex-Mex Queen'. Time (Time Inc.) 145 (9). https://books.google.com/books?id=fDbgAAAAMAAJ&q=Amor+Prohibido+song&dq=Amor+Prohibido+song&hl=en&ei=NUDNTpeGB4altwfZtJHlCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwADgo. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑Grein, Paul (14 May 1989). 'New Golden Rule: 500,000 Sales Mark for All Singles'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ↑'Amor Prohibido > Latin Pop Songs > Billboard'. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
Books and articles[change | change source]
- Nick Patoski, Joe. Selena Como La Flor. Little Brown and Company. ISBN0316693782.
- Richmond, Clint. Selena: The Phenomenal Life and Tragic Death of the Tejano Music Queen/Selena!. Pocket Books. ISBN0671545221.
- Wheeler, Jill C. Selena: The Queen of Tejano music. Abdo Group. ISBN1562395238.
- Himilce Novas, Rosemary Silva. Remembering Selena: A Tribute in Pictures and Words/Recordando a Selena : UN Tributo En Palabras Y Fotos. TOR Books. ISBN0312141602.
- Celeste Arraras, Maria. El Secreto De Selena : LA Reveladora Historia Detras De Su Tragica Muerte / The Secret Of Selena: LA Reveladora Historia Detras De Su Tragica Muerte. Fireside. ISBN068483135X.
- Ruiz, Geraldo. Selena: The Last Song. Warner Pub Service. ISBN1887599010.
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/ ˈeɪ mɔr /
noun
Origin of Amor
Definition foramor (2 of 3)
[ ah-mohrpah-tree-ahy; Englishey-mawr pey-tree-ee ]
/ ˈɑ moʊr ˈpɑ triˌaɪ; English ˈeɪ mɔr ˈpeɪ triˌi /
nounLatin.
Definition foramor (3 of 3)
[ ohm-nee-ah weeng-kit ah-mohr; Englishom-nee-uhvin-sit ey-mawr ]
/ ˈoʊm niˌɑ ˈwiŋ kɪt ˈɑ moʊr; English ˈɒm ni ə ˈvɪn sɪt ˈeɪ mɔr /
Latin.
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Examples from the Web for amor
- “ROMA” is a story about betrayal, but it was only after I finished writing it that I realized “ROMA” was AMOR spelt backwards.Literary City: Deborah Levy’s London|Henry Krempels|February 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
- Two toddlers carried a sign with “Amor” scrawled in pink letters.How Alleged Colorado Shooter James Holmes Bought His Guns|Christine Pelisek, Eliza Shapiro|July 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
- The same ginger-haired model served Caravaggio for his Amor Vincit Omnia, where Cupid stands astride an unmade bed.Caravaggio's Grand Passions|Adam Eaker|June 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
- Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, award-winning Latin recipe queen Deborah Schneider is out with a new book, Amor y Tacos.What to Eat: Cinco de Mayo|Cookstr.com|May 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
- They say that dilectio is used of a good affection, amor of an evil love.
- She had never got the smallest warning or foreboding of the rogueries, which Amor is wont to play on inexperienced beauties.Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle
- Amor vincit omnia is the motto which springs to the mind as most fit for Catherine of Siena.The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
- In furias ignemque ruunt; amor omnibus idem—They rush into the flames of passion; love is the same in all.Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
- Not in vain was he called at his birth 'Amor,' which, in the Latin tongue signifies 'Love,' as all men know.
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Word Origin for omnia vincit amor
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Released | 23 August 2011 | |||
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Recorded | 2011 | |||
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'El Amor' is a latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 23 August 2011 as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album, Independiente (2011). The song was written and produced by Arjona along with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos, with additional production work from Puerto Ricansinger-songwriterTommy Torres. 'El Amor' is the first single Arjona releases under his new record label, Metamorfosis.
Lyrically, 'El Amor' was written by Arjona in an attempt to show all sides of love, explaining that 'So many good things about love has been shown, that somebody had to turn it around and tell the bad ones'. The song became Arjona's fourth single to reach number one on the US BillboardTop Latin Songs, and the seventh to do so on the Latin Pop Songs chart. It also became his first song ever to reach number one on the Tropical Songs chart, improving his previous peak of number two almost twelve years prior. 'El Amor' also topped several national charts from Latin America.
An accompanying music video for 'El Amor' was released in September 2011. It was directed by Ricardo Calderón and filmed in black and white. The clip shows Arjona singing while a wedding is being celebrated inside a chapel. 'El Amor' was performed by Arjona as part of a televised show broadcast by Televisa, which included guest appearances by Gaby Moreno, Ricky Muñoz from Mexican band Intocable and Paquita la del Barrio. It was also included on the set list for his ongoing tour, the Metamorfosis World Tour.
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Background[edit]
In 2011, Arjona founded his own record label, Metamorfosis. 'El Amor' is the first single released under the label.
Independiente is the first album Arjona released as an independent artist, and through his own record label, Metamorfosis, a company he created to refocus his career.[1] Presided by Arjona and some friends, Metamorfosis is based in Miami and Mexico City,[2] and also includes the photographer and director Ricardo Calderón, Universal Music México's executive Humberto Calderon and BMG's Miriam Sommerz.[2][3] Although the album is marketed with the new label, distribution was handled by Warner Music. Arjona commented many times, that he considered the way he decided to go independent raised more compromise than freedom, saying that 'Inside the word 'Independent', even when it sounds like extreme freedom, there's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate, in the best way possible, such independence.'[4]
Amor Song By Julio Iglesias
Independiente was composed and written within one year,[5] and marks the fourth time Arjona had collaborated with Tommy Torres, who had helped writing, composing, producing and providing backing vocals. The other three albums in which the two artists had worked together are Quién Dijo Ayer, in which Torres helped producing the singles 'Quién' and 'Quiero', and offering additional work on the new versions of Arjona's hits; 5to Piso, and Adentro, respectively. Also, in the album, Arjona returned to his classic and trademark sound, which Torres has helped crafting it since six years now, after the drastic change he made in Poquita Ropa. On that album, the artist made use of the fewest instruments possible, simplifying his sound, and introducing what he called a 'stripped-down version of his music'.[6]
Weeks before the release of Independiente, Arjona issued a letter in which he talked about his past relations with recording companies. In the letter, he revealed that he entered in his first record label as an exchange, commenting that 'a producer, friend of mine, told them [the record label] that if they don't sign me they won't sign two artists he had [at that time]', and that he received the 'minimum royalty percentage' out from his most successful albums.[7]Billboard notes that although other groups have decided to launch independently their works after having a contract with major record labels, Arjona is by far the most important artist in the Latin pop to follow this trend.[2]
Composition[edit]
'El Amor' is a piano and guitar mid-tempo Latin pop ballad written by Arjona and produced by himself alongside longtime collaborators Dan Warner, Lee Levin and Tommy Torres.[8] Recording work was held by Torres, alongside Carlos 'Junior' Cabral, Isaias García, Jerald Romero and Dan Rudin. The song is the first lead single to be produced by Arjona along with Torres since 5to Piso's 'Como Duele' back in 2008.[9]Poquita Ropa's lead single, 'Puente' (2010), was produced by Arjona and Dan Warner.[10] Torres also provided background vocals on the song.[8]
'El Amor' was written by Arjona in an attempt to show all sides of love. As said by Arjona himself, 'So many good things about love has been shown, that somebody had to turn it around and tell the bad ones'.[11] The development of 'El Amor' was motivated by Arjona's idea of showing 'those big dark events within love that nobody talk about', saying that 'love's dark sides are really fundamental to understand its great value'.[12]
In an interview in February 2012, the singer stated that 'El Amor' was the 'most tawdry' song he has released throughout his career. He further added that the fact that they chose the song was a 'contradiction' because it was not 'the song which could better represent the entire album.' He also added that the song was 'very strong' and 'a bit dark'.[13] The song marks the return of the signature and more mainstream sound of Arjona on a music basis, after the multi-genre and politically charged Poquita Ropa's lead single, 'Puente', which failed to make impact on the United States[14] and only managed to reach #36 on the Latin Pop Songs chart.[15]
Chart performance[edit]
In the United States, 'El Amor' became Arjona's first top ten single in the BillboardTop Latin Songs since 'Sin Ti.. Sin Mi' in 2008 and the first to chart there since 'Tocando Fondo' in 2009.[14] The song also restored Arjona's chart success, after the Poquita Ropa era, on which none of the three singles released off the album managed to attain chart success, and eventually only one appeared on any chart.[14] The song finally reached number one position on the list, becoming his fourth chart-topper, and the first to do so since 'El Problema', ten years prior.[14][16] On the Latin Pop Songs chart, 'El Amor' became Arjona's seventh song to reach the top spot of the chart, and the first to do so since 'Como Duele' in 2008.[15][17] Also, 'El Amor' became his first song ever to reach number one on the Tropical Songs chart, breaking his previous record held by 'Cuando', which reached number two twelve years prior, in 2000.[18][19] In Venezuela, 'El Amor' reached a peak of number five.[20] It also reached number six on Mexico.[21] The song also became a hit in the rest Latin America, reaching number one in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.[22][23] On the Billboard year-end charts for 2011, 'El Amor' finished at number 73 on the Top Latin Songs chart.[24] The song also finished within the top fifty songs on the Latin Pop Songs and Tropical Songs charts, appearing at number 41 and number 44, respectively.[25][26]
Release and promotion[edit]
'El Amor' was released as the first single from Independiente on 23 August 2011 in Canada, United States and Mexico as a digital download through the iTunes Store.[27] The single was later made available on the rest of Latin America and some European countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France on 6 September 2011.[27] 'El Amor' is the first single Arjona released under his recently founded record label, Metamorfosis.[2]
Music video[edit]
Arjona performed 'El Amor' alongside new songs and past hits on his Metamorfosis World Tour, as well as on a program broadcast by Televisa in 2011.
Ricardo Arjona released on 8 September 2011 the music video for 'El Amor'.[28] It debuted on Arjona's official website, and then was sent to music channels around United States and Latin America. The clip was shot in Mexico City and was filmed entirely in black-and-white.[28][29] The music video was directed by Ricardo Calderón, who has also directed the music video for Arjona's 2008 single 'Como Duele'.[28] Calderón also produced the video, as well as developing the story and design.[28] Before releasing the video, the singer launched a contest on his website that consisted on uploading to his official YouTube account videos related to the song, and the winner received a trip to Argentina to meet him.[30]
The clip starts with a bride reaching, on a limousine, the chapel on which she's about to get married. As she is shown walking inside the chapel's doors, Arjona starts to sing while sit on the chairs in the empty chapel. Then, the bride is shown again alongside the groom in the altar, ready to make the vows, while the chapel is filled with the invitees. Then, scenes of Arjona playing the piano and singing, and scenes of the ceremony are interpolated, showing the behaviour of the invitees. Later, the invitees are shown involved in discussions and fights while Arjona keeps singing the chorus and verses of the song. As the fights between the invitees increase, the groom rejects the bride and she, stunned, escapes from the chapel. Then, it is shown that all was an illusion from the bride, and they are shown exiting the chapel, married.[31] As of 11 July 2012, the video has reached 14 million views on YouTube.[31]
Live performances[edit]
'El Amor' was in the set list for a televised program in 2011. The special included guest singers such as Gaby Moreno, Ricky Muñoz (from Mexican band Intocable) and Paquita la del Barrio.[32] Broadcast by Televisa, the program was made to showcast the new fourteen songs included on Independiente. Ricky Muñoz commented that he was 'happy to do things for Ricardo [Arjona]' and elaborated that the met each other 'some time ago' and that it was 'a very special situation.'[33] The show was later bordcasted on 5 November 2011 by Canal de las Estrellas.[34] The song is also present on his ongoing Metamorfosis World Tour. It is performed while on the first of the four ambiences on the concert, alongside 'Lo Que Está Bien Está Mal', 'Animal Nocturno', 'Hay Amores' and 'Desnuda'.[35]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits are taken from Independienteliner notes.[8]
- Ricardo Arjona – chorus
- Dan Warner – bass, guitar, recording engineering
- Lee Levin – drums, percussion, recording engineering
- Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond B3, recording engineering
- Tommy Torres – chorus, recording engineering
- Chris MacDonald – arrangement, directing
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- David Angell – violin, viola
- Connie Ellisor – violin
- Mary Katherine VanOsdale – violin
- Karen Winkelmann – violin
- Carolyn Bailey – violin
- Erin Hall – violin
- Zeneba Bowers – violin
- Cornelia Heard – violin
- James Grosjean – viola
- Elizabeth Lamb – viola
- Anthony LaMarchina – cello
- Julia Tanner – cello
- Craig Nelson – bass
- Carlos 'Junior' Cabral – recording engineering
- Isaias García – recording engineering
- Jerald Romero – recording engineering
- Dan Rudin – recording engineering
- David Thoener – mixing
Trackslisting[edit]
- Digital Download
- 'El Amor' – 4:47
- Remix featuring O'Neill
- 'El Amor' (featuring O'Neill) – 4:02
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Yearly charts[edit]
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Release history[edit]
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Canada | 23 August 2011 | Digital download | Metamorfosis / Warner Music |
United States | |||
Mexico | |||
Spain | 6 September 2011 | ||
United Kingdom | |||
France | |||
Argentina | |||
Germany | |||
Venezuela | |||
Chile | |||
Portugal | |||
Brazil | |||
Italy |
References[edit]
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- Canada: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Canada). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- United States: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (United States). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Mexico: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Mexico). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Spain: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Spain). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- United Kingdom: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (UK). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- France: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (France). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Argentina: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Argentina). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Germany: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Germany). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Venezuela: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Venezuela). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Chile: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Chile). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Portugal: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Portugal). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Brazil: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Brazil). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
- Italy: 'El Amor – Single'. iTunes Store (Italy). Apple, Inc. Retrieved on 19 April 2012.
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