Disparo al Corazón

"Disparo al Corazón" (English: "Shot to the Heart") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, released on January 13, 2015 as the second single from his Grammy Award-winning Spanish-language album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015).[1] It was written by Ricky Martin, Pedro Capó, Yoel Henriquez and Rafael Esparza Ruiz, and produced by Julio Reyes Copello.[1]

"Disparo al Corazón"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album A Quien Quiera Escuchar
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:50
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
  • Ricky Martin
  • Pedro Capó
  • Yoel Henriquez
  • Rafael Esparza Ruiz
Producer(s)Julio Reyes Copello
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Perdón"
(2014)		 "Disparo al Corazón"
(2015)		 "Mr. Put It Down"
(2015)
Music video
"Disparo al Corazón" on YouTube

Critical reception

"Disparo al Corazón" received nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 16th Latin Grammy Awards.[2] It also won Lo Nuestro Award for Pop Song of the Year in 2016.[3] "Disparo al Corazón" was acknowledged as an award-winning song in the pop category at the 2016 ASCAP Latin Awards.[4]

Commercial performance

On January 19, 2015, "Disparo al Corazón" debuted at number thirty-four on the US Latin Airplay chart and at number nineteen on Latin Pop Airplay.[5] Martin extended his lead for most top twenty hits on the Latin Pop Airplay to forty (followed by Enrique Iglesias with thirty-six).[6] "Disparo al Corazón" also debuted at number thirty-five on Hot Latin Songs becoming Martin's forty-second hit on the chart.[6] Additionally, the song opened at number seven on the US Latin Pop Digital Songs.[6] Two weeks later, "Disparo al Corazón" also debuted at number twenty-three on the Tropical Songs chart.[7] On February 16, 2015, "Disparo al Corazón" topped Latin Pop Airplay.[8] So far, it spent four consecutive weeks at the top.[9] The song also reached a new peak on Hot Latin Songs, climbing to number nine in its fifth week.[10] On March 2, 2015, Martin earned his fourteenth Latin Airplay number one with "Disparo al Corazón."[11][12] In the chart's history, only Enrique Iglesias boasted more leaders (twenty-six), and Gloria Estefan ranks third with eleven number ones.[11][12]

Eventually, "Disparo al Corazón" peaked at number nine on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, number one on Latin Airplay and number twenty on Latin Digital Songs.[13][14] It also reached number one on Latin Pop Airplay, number seven on Latin Pop Digital Songs, and number twelve on Tropical Songs. On the 2015 Billboard Year-End charts, "Disparo al Corazón" reached number fourteen on Latin Pop Songs, number forty-six on Latin Airplay, and number fifty-five on Hot Latin Songs.[15]

The song peaked at number two on the Mexican Espanol Airplay chart and number ten on Mexico Airplay. In Spain, it reached number thirty-one.

Music video

The music video for "Disparo al Corazón" was released on Vevo on March 20, 2015.[16][17]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Result
2015 Latin Music Italian Awards My Favorite Lyrics[18] Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards Record of the Year [19] Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
2016 Premio Lo Nuestro Pop/Rock Song of the Year Won
BMI Latin Awards Latin Publisher of the Year[20] Won
Award Winning Songs Won
ASCAP Latin Awards Pop Winning Song[21] Won

Track listing
Digital single
No.TitleLength
1."Disparo al Corazón"3:50
Digital single
No.TitleLength
1."Disparo al Corazón" (Remix featuring Brian Cross)4:11

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of A Quien Quiera Escuchar.[22]

  • Songwriting – Ricky Martin, Pedro Capó, Yoel Henriquez, Rafael Esparza Ruiz
  • Production – Julio Reyes Copello
  • Recording – Carlos Fernando López, Dan Warner, Guillermo Vadalá, Julio Reyes Copello, Lee Levin, Ricardo López Lalinde
  • Vocals engineering – Enrique Larreal
  • Arrangement – Carlos Fernando López, Julio Reyes Copello, Ricardo López Lalinde
  • Strings arrangement – Carlos Fernando López, Julio Reyes Copello
  • Acoustic and electric guitar – Dan Warner
  • Banjo and triple – Ricardo López Lalinde
  • Bass – Guillermo Vadalá
  • Cello – Wells Cunningham
  • Drums – Lee Levin

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[32] Platinum 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 13, 2015 Digital download Sony Music Latin [33]
February 17, 2015 Digital download (Remix) [34]

See also

References
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  2. "La lista completa de nominados a los Latin Grammy 2015" (in Spanish). infobae. September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. "Premio Lo Nuestro 2016 Winners: Luis Coronel, Marc Anthony, Prince Royce Take Home Awards, Plus Ceremony's Highlights". IBT Media. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. "2016 El Premio ASCAP". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. Trust, Gary (January 19, 2015). "Chart Highlights: Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson Debut; Cage the Elephant Tops Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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  9. Trust, Gary (March 16, 2015). "Chart Highlights: Taylor Swift's 'Style' Fashionably Flies to No. 1 on Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  20. "Gloria Trevi and Top Latin Songwriters Honored at 23rd Annual BMI Latin Music Awards". BMI. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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  22. A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Media notes). Ricky Martin. Sony Music Latin. 2015.CS1 maint: others (link)
  23. Monitor Latino)[14 Archived April 10, 2015, at Archive.today
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  29. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  30. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2015 – Dominican Republic". Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  31. "Hot Latin Songs: Year End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  32. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved December 21, 2015. Type Ricky Martin in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Disparo al Corazón in the box under TÍTULO
  33. "Disparo al Corazon (2015) - Ricky Martin". 7digital (US). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  34. "Disparo al Corazon (2015) - Ricky Martin feat. Brian Cross". 7digital (US). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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