Vuelve (Ricky Martin song)

"Vuelve" (English: "Come Back") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. Written by Franco De Vita and produced by K. C. Porter and Draco Rosa, it premiered in December 1997 as a theme song to the Mexican telenovela Sin ti.[2] In January 1998, it was released as the first single from Vuelve (1998) in the United States and Latin America.[1] In Europe and Asia, "The Cup of Life" was chosen as the lead single instead.[1] "Vuelve" was also issued as the third single in Austria and Germany in December 1998.[3] It was successful on the US charts topping Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Airplay and Tropical Songs.[4][5]

This article is about the song by Ricky Martin. For other songs, see Vuelve.

"Vuelve"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Vuelve
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)[1]
Recorded1997
GenreLatin pop
Length5:08
Label
Songwriter(s)Franco De Vita
Producer(s)
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Corazón"
(1997)		 "Vuelve"
(1998)		 "The Cup of Life"
(1998)
Music video
"Vuelve" on YouTube

Music video

A music video was shot by Wayne Isham in December 1997 at the interior of the Ennis House in Los Angeles and released in January 1998.[6]

Commercial performance

"Vuelve" became Martin's first song to reach number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs (for two weeks), Latin Pop Airplay (for three weeks) and Tropical Songs (for one week) in the United States.[4][5] It was also successful on Billboard Year-End charts of 1998: number one on Latin Pop Airplay and number four on Hot Latin Songs.[7]

Awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Award Result
1999 Billboard Latin Music Awards Hot Latin Track of the Year Nominated
Latin Pop Track of the Year Won
Premio lo Nuestro Pop Song of the Year Nominated

Formats and track listings

Mexican promotional single[8]

  1. "Vuelve" – 5:08

Austrian CD single[9]

  1. "Vuelve" – 5:08
  2. "Entre el Amor y los Halagos" – 4:20

German CD maxi-single[10]

  1. "Vuelve" – 5:08
  2. "Entre el Amor y los Halagos" – 4:20
  3. "Vuelo" – 3:58
  4. "Susana" – 4:54

Charts

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Mexico December 8, 1997 Television premiere Sony Mexico [2]
United States January 27, 1998 Radio premiere Sony Discos [1]
  • Austria
  • Germany
 December 2, 1998 CD single Columbia [3]

See also

References
  1. John Lannert. "Sony's Ricky Martin Is Making Waves" (PDF). Billboard. p. 9. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. John Lannert. "U.S. Latino Market Could Rebound" (PDF). Billboard. p. 39. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. "Vuelve - Ricky Martin". Amazon.de. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. "Ricky Martin - Vuelve". imvdb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. "1998: The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. pp. 66–70. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. "Ricky Martin - Vuelve promotional single". Discogs. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. "Ricky Martin - Vuelve CD single". Discogs. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  10. "Ricky Martin - Vuelve CD maxi-single". Discogs. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  11. "Ricky Martin y Alejandro Sanz destacan en PR". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). June 1, 1998. p. 44. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  12. "Sanz, Arjona y Ricky Martin dominan lista de popularidad". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). June 14, 1998. p. 78. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  13. "Ricky Martin, Arjona y Sanz se disputan la popularidad". El Siglo de Torreón. June 29, 1998. p. 40. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  14. "Celine Dion y Ricky Martin comparten su popularidad". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). March 25, 1998. p. 38. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  15. "Ricky Martin desplaza a Celine Dion en Perú". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). April 7, 1998. p. 30. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  16. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  17. "Ricky Martin es el número uno". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). March 22, 1998. p. 69.
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