"Tu Recuerdo" | ||||
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Single by Ricky Martin featuring La Mari | ||||
from the album MTV Unplugged | ||||
Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | August 17, 2006 in Miami, Florida | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 4:07 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tommy Torres | |||
Producer(s) | Tommy Torres | |||
Ricky Martin singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Tu Recuerdo" on YouTube |
"Tu Recuerdo" (English: "Your Memory") is the first single from Ricky Martin's live album, MTV Unplugged (2006). It was released on September 26, 2006, and features La Mari of Chambao. The song, written and produced by Tommy Torres, is a Jíbaro ballad as it features elements of traditional Puerto Rican music such as the Puerto Rican cuatro. It became a hit in Spanish-language countries and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
"Tu Recuerdo" was very successful on the charts in Spanish-language countries. In the United States, it topped Billboard's Hot Latin Songs for three consecutive weeks and the Latin Pop Airplay chart for thirteen weeks in 2006 and 2007. It peaked at number three on Tropical Songs and number twenty-five on Latin Rhythm Airplay. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Tu Recuerdo" reached number eighty-nine. As of January 2011, it has sold over 82,000 digital copies in the United States. "Tu Recuerdo" also topped the Record Report charts in Venezuela. In Spain, it reached number one for three weeks on the Airplay Chart and peaked at number two on the Digital Singles Chart. In 2007, the digital single was certified 5× Platinum in Spain and 4× Platinum in Mexico. The "Tu Recuerdo" ringtone was also certified 3× Platinum in Spain and Gold in Mexico.