She's All I Ever Had

"She's All I Ever Had"
Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
Released June 15, 1999 (1999-06-15)
Format CD single
Genre Pop
Length 4:52
Label Columbia
Writer(s) George Noriega, Jon Secada, Draco Rosa
Producer George Noriega, Jon Secada, Draco Rosa
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Livin' la Vida Loca"
(1999)		 "She's All I Ever Had"
(1999)		 "Shake Your Bon-Bon"
(1999)

"She's All I Ever Had" is the second single taken from the multiplatinum first English-language album by Ricky Martin, called simply Ricky Martin. It was released on June 15, 1999. The Spanish-language version is called "Bella" ("Beautiful").

The track was written by Jon Secada, Draco Rosa and George Noriega and produced by Secada and Noriega.

Contents

Reception

According to the review by Billboard: "There was no doubt that this delectable anthemic ballad was the one to go with as the second single from Ricky Martin. "Livin' la Vida Loca" certainly fulfilled the hype with a deserved five-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and this follow-up will do nothing but advance Martin's place not only as the leading pop male vocalist of the day but as a valid phenomenon. "She's All I Ever Had" absolutely succeeds on all levels. Lyrically, Martin narrates the tale of a man missing his woman, as he continues to live and breathe for her. Martin's vocal is tender and heartfelt, boasting a versatility that contrasts nicely with "La Vida," while the lush production is savvy and creatively executed.

Music video

The video for this single, which Charlotte Ayanna appears in, was directed by Nigel Dick in Los Angeles and shot in June 1999, and aired in August 1999.

Chart performance

"Bella" peaked at number one for three weeks on the Hot Latin Songs, and also reached the top for seven weeks on the Latin Pop Songs. The original English version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was listed at number fifty-two on the year-end chart of 1999. It was certified Gold for selling over 500,000 copies.

"She's All I Ever Had" also peaked inside top ten in Canada, New Zealand and Finland. In Australia, the single was certified Gold.

Awards

In the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 the Spanish version of this single, "Bella", received a nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It was also nominated for Latin Pop Track of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards. The music video won Lo Nuestro Award for Clip of the Year, and was nominated for Video of the Year at the Imagen Awards.

Formats and track listings

Australian CD maxi-single

  1. "She's All I Ever Had" (English Radio Edit) – 4:12
  2. "She's All I Ever Had" (Pablo Flores Radio Edit - English) – 4:22
  3. "She's All I Ever Had" (Pablo Flores Club Mix - English) – 10:14
  4. "Bella" (Pablo Flores Club Dub - Spanish) – 7:00
  5. "Livin' la Vida Loca" (Trackmasters Remix) – 3:46

European CD single

  1. "She's All I Ever Had" (English Radio Edit) – 4:12
  2. "She's All I Ever Had" (Pablo Flores Radio Edit - English) – 4:22

European CD maxi-single

  1. "She's All I Ever Had" (English Radio Edit) – 4:12
  2. "She's All I Ever Had" (Pablo Flores Radio Edit - English) – 4:22
  3. "Bella" (Pablo Flores Club Mix - Spanglish) – 10:14
  4. "She's All I Ever Had" (Pablo Flores Club Dub - English) – 7:00

US CD single

  1. "She's All I Ever Had" - 4:55
  2. "Bella" (Spanglish Radio Edit) - 4:12

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[1] 28
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[1] 32
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart[1] 30
Canadian Singles Chart[2] 9
Canadian RPM Top Singles[3] 3
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 16
Finnish Singles Chart[1][6] 10
Finnish Top 50 Hits[6] 1
Finnish Airplay Chart[6] 4
German Singles Chart[7] 18
New Zealand Singles Chart[1] 8
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 21
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 2
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 4
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs[8] 20
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[9] 1
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[9] 1
US Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay[9] 39
US Billboard Tropical Songs[2] 7
US Billboard Pop Songs[8] 11
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[2] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Australian Singles Chart[10] 87
Canadian RPM Top Singles[11] 37
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[12] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 52
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[13] 57
US Billboard Hot Singles Sales[13] 71
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs[13] 14
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[13] 4

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Gold[14]
United States Gold[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Ricky Martin - She's All I Ever Had (song). Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Billboard Singles. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 3, November 08 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Adult Contemporary - Volume 70, No. 3, November 08 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  5. ^ Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c Pennanen, Timo (2006) (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 205. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5. 
  7. ^ Single-Chartverfolgung. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c Bella - Ricky Martin. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1999.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
  11. ^ Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  12. ^ Adult Contemporary - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d e "The Year in Music 1999". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1999-12-25. http://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
  14. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1999 Singles. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  15. ^ Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
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