Livin' la Vida Loca
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| Single by Ricky Martin from the album Ricky Martin |
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| Released | May, 1999 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Latin pop | ||||
| Length | 4:05 | ||||
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"Livin' la Vida Loca" ( English: Living the Crazy Life) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released in 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child[1] and Ricky Martin and topped the charts during 1999. It received various Grammy nominations and helped Ricky Martin obtain enormous success inside the United States and worldwide.
The video was directed by Wayne Isham, and received six nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, (Video Of The Year, Best Male Video, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography in a Video and Viewers Choice), winning Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video and two extra awards for Viewers Choice internationally.
"Livin la Vida Loca" was Ricky Martin's first number-one hit (and only to date), it stayed at number one in the U.S. for five weeks and peaked at number 10 on the year-end charts of 1999.
In the Japanese TV show "Bakuten", the Japanese comedian Masaki Sumitani (Razor Ramon HG) uses this song as his theme; in the Hiromi Gō episode, he admits to using this song without permission. Sumitani also used the song as his entrance music for his appearances in the HUSTLE professional wrestling promotion.
This song was named one of the 20 Most Annoying Songs by Rolling Stone.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Album Version)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Trackmasters Remix featuring Big Pun, Cuban Link, & Fat Joe)
- "La Copa de la Vida" (Spanglish version-radio version)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Deep Vocal Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Club Mix)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Radio Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Dubapella)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Club Mix)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanglish Radio Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Scissorhands English Radio Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Alternative Radio Edit)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Carnival Mix)
- "Livin' La Vida Loca" (The Gypsy Pistoleros cover)
[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales
| Country | Peak Position | Certification (If Any) | Sales/shipments |
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| Australia | Platinum | 70,000+ | |
| Germany | Gold | 150,000+ | |
| Norway | Gold | ||
| Sweden | Gold | 10,000+ | |
| United Kingdom | Platinum | 600,000+ |
[edit] Chart Performance
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1999 | US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 (5 weeks) |
| 1999 | US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 (9 weeks) |
| 1999 | UK | 1 (3 weeks) |
| 1999 | Latvia | 1 |
| 1999 | World | 1 |
[edit] Cover versions
- Hiromi Go remade this song, retitled "Goldfinger '99", in Japan in 1999. Masaki Sumitani (Razor Ramon HG) makes a parody of this version in the Hiromi Go episode of Hard Gay, where he spends the day with him to make a PV.
- The Toy Dolls, a punk rock band, performed a version of the song in 2000 on their Anniversary Anthems album.
- A children's version was recorded for the Chuck E. Cheese soundtrack called "Drinkin' a Coca Cola".
- In 2004, a version of the song was performed by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas for the movie Shrek 2; the song appeared in both the film and on the soundtrack.
- Bitter Tasting Omelette (a.k.a. Todd and Gavin Downing) did a parody of this song, which was titled "Livin' la Vida Yoda", a reference to the Star Wars character Yoda. It is frequently misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic.[2]
- In November 2000, ApologetiX (That Christian Parody Band) released "Spoofernatural," including a parody of this song. The parody was titled "Livin' What Jesus Spoke of."
- A speedy cover remix was made for NONSTOP MEGAMIX Dancemania SPEED 4 by CJ CREW feat. GIORGIO. The CD is only available in Japan.
- El Vez covered this song on his 2001 album, Boxing with God.
- At the video game expo E³, blogger Chris Kohler reported that a cover version of "Livin la Vida Loca" was to be included in the 2006 rhythm video game Elite Beat Agents. However, the song was apparently dropped from the game during development.
- A version of this song was included in the CD La Vida Mickey, also released in the same year. This CD featured modern versions of Mexican songs with the voices of the Disney characters in the background singing along.
- Shlock Rock, a group that parodies popular music with a Jewish theme, wrote "Learning to Dance the Hora"
- Ten Masked Men, a british Death Metal-Band covered this song on the album Return Of The Ten Masked Men.
- The Gypsy Pistoleros, Covered "livin la vida loca" for there UK and US versions of the "Para Siempre" album
| 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 and Marc 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 "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single 20 June 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 |
| Preceded by "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
United World Chart number one single June 19, 1999 |
Succeeded by "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
| Preceded by "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
United World Chart number one single July 3, 1999 |
Succeeded by "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
