María (song)

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"María"
"María" cover
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album A Medio Vivir
Released June 18, 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1995 (album version)
Genre Latin
Length 4:23
Label Sony
Writer(s) --
Producer(s) --
Certification -- (RIAA)
Chart positions
Ricky Martin singles chronology
-- "María"
(1996)
"The Cup of Life"
(1998)

"María" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his third album, A Medio Vivir (1995). In 1996 (see 1996 in music), Martin released the song as a CD single, his first in the United States. The song had great success on the Hot Latin Tracks airplay chart, peaking at #6, which coincided with the CD single sales to place him at #88 on The Billboard Hot 100. Martin later revamped fans familiarty with the song by including it on the 1999 release of the self-titled album, Ricky Martin. The song became the main theme on a Brazilian telenovela Salsa e Merengue in 1996 and was very well received from the Brazilian Airplay. The song was written for a Puerto Rican love-interest Ricky Martin met on one of his tours, a "Maria" Santaigo.