Adiós (Ricky Martin song)

"Adiós" (English: "Goodbye") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015). It was released as the album's lead single on September 23, 2014 through Sony Music Latin. "Adiós" was written and produced by Martin, Yotuel Romero and Antonio Rayo with an additional production from Jesse "Belief" Shatkin. Four versions were released of the song: Spanish, English, English-French and English-Turkish (the latter featuring Turkish singer Ayşe Hatun Önal).

"Adiós"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album A Quien Quiera Escuchar
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Recorded2014
GenreDance-pop
Length3:58
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Vida"
(2014)		 "Adiós"
(2014)		 "Perdón"
(2014)

Writing and release

"Adiós" was written and produced by Martin, Latin rapper Yotuel Romero and Japanese-Spanish flamenco virtuoso Antonio Rayo with an additional production from American producer Jesse "Belief" Shatkin.[1] It was launched as the lead single from Martin's tenth studio album set to be released in early 2015. Regarding it, Martin spoke, "We chose [the song] because it represents who I am today. The title is a reference to the opening of another cycle."[2] "Adiós" premiered on September 22, 2014 on Uforia's radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico.[3] The single has been released to digital retailers on September 23 in three versions, Spanish, English and English-French.[4] A mambo remix of the song was released on September 30, 2014 and features fellow Puerto Rican performer Nicky Jam.[5]

Composition

"Adiós" is a world music-flavored song with a length of three minutes and fifty-eight seconds.[2] Idolator's Mike Wass opined that the diversity of the personnel behind the song contributed to its sound.[6] The single features "original sound" and influences from throughout different parts of the world in which Martin traveled in 2014.[3]

Reception

Critical

Haley Longman of OK! praised Martin's multilingualism and wrote that with "Adiós" he transformed it in a song form.[4] Mike Wass of the website Idolator noted how the song's release in various languages was due to Martin's worldwide stardom. He further found the singer in a "sedate mood", similar to "Michael Bublé with a very exotic twist" and was more in favor of the Spanish version, noting how its chorus and instrumental breakdown were its key parts.[6]

Commercial

"Adiós" debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart becoming his 41st entry on the chart. Subsequently, it debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard Latin Digital Songs chart and sold more than 6,000 digital downloads of the song in its first week.[1] Following Martin's performance at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, "Adiós" jumped from number 16 to number 9 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and became the singer's 24th top-ten single on the chart. With that feat, it pushed Martin ahead of singer Gloria Estefan on the list of acts with the most top-ten hits on the chart. He is only behind, Luis Miguel with 39 entries, Enrique Iglesias with 34, Chayanne and Cristian Castro with 29 and Marco Antonio Solís with 25 entries. Additionally, the performance boosted the tune's digital sales for 151 percent (to 3,000 downloads) for the week ending November 23 according to Nielsen SoundScan. The rise in sales had driven the track 15-4 on Latin Digital Songs chart.[7] Additionally, it peaked at number 2 on Latin Pop Digital Songs, number 4 on Latin Pop Airplay, and number 5 on Latin Airplay. On the 2014 Billboard Year-End charts, "Adiós" reached number 96 on the Hot Latin Songs. On the 2015 Billboard Year-End charts, it placed at number 86 on Hot Latin Songs and number 40 on Latin Digital Songs.[8]

"Adiós" was more successful on the Mexican Pop Chart, part of Monitor Latino where it peaked at number 1.[9] It also topped the Mexican Espanol Airplay chart and reached number 5 on Mexico Airplay, and was certified gold in Mexico by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) in May 2015. "Adiós" experienced moderate success on the Spanish Singles Chart. It debuted at number 37 on September 28, 2014, but fell off the chart next week. It re-entered the chart at number 41 on October 26, 2014 and reached its peak of 12 on December 14, 2014.[10] Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE) awarded the single with a gold certification, denoting shipments of 20,000 copies in that country.[11]

Live performances

Martin performed "Adiós" at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 20, 2014.[12]

Formats and track listing

Charts
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