Corazón Partío

"Corazón Partío"
Single by Alejandro Sanz
from the album Más
Released 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Latin pop
Length 4:45
Label WEA Latina
Writer(s) Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz singles chronology
"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?"
(1997)		 "Corazón Partío"
(1997)		 "Amiga Mía"
(1998)

"Corazón Partío" (In english: "Broken heart") is a song written and performed by Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz from his 1997 album Más. Released as a single, the flamenco-influenced upbeat song was his international breakthrough[1][2] and entered several Billboard charts in the United States, including Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Dance Singles Sales.[3] A remix of the song, released in 1998, reached number one in Spain.[4]

Reception

Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier called "Corazón Partío" a "key hit single [...] that transcended his core female audience," adding that it was "a hit so big it changed the course of Sanz's career."[1] The song was honored with wins at the Premios Ondas[5] and BMI Latin Awards.[6] The song is a staple of Sanz's live shows, with Sanz noting that "I can't stop playing that or they will throw rocks at me".[7] A live version of the song is included on Sanz's 2001 MTV Unplugged album.[8]

Other versions

Julio Iglesias recorded a cover version of "Corazón Partío" on his 2000 album Noche de Cuatro Lunas.[9] Manny Manuel covered the song in merengue in his 1998 album, Es Mi Tiempo.[10] Clave Norteña performed a Regional Mexican version which peaked at #15 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart.[11]

Portuguese jazz singer Maria João covered the track on her 2002 Undercovers album.[12] American pianist Arthur Hanlon included his rendition of the song on his 2003 album 11 Numeros Unos.[13] Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo performed the song with Sanz on her 2007 live CD/DVD Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã.[14]

Chart performance

Chart (1997-1998) Peak
position
Spanish Singles Chart[4] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[3] 41
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[3] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[3] 3
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay[3] 7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Birchmeier, Jason. "Alejandro Sanz - Biography". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  2. ↑ Cobo, Leila (2001-02-17). "Spaniard Sanz a Unique Grammy Pick". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 113 (7): 11. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Alejandro Sanz - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (26): 65. 1998-06-27. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  5. ↑ Llewellyn, Howell (1998-11-28). "Newsline". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (48): 41. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Five Songwriters Win Top Honors at BMI Latin Awards". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 112 (20): 155. 2000-05-13. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  7. ↑ Tarradell, Mario (2004-05-07). "Spanish Artist Consistently Pushes the Envelope of Latin Pop". The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo.
  8. ↑ "MTV Unplugged - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  9. ↑ "Noche de Cuatro Lunas - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  10. ↑ "Es Mi Tiempo - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Clave Norteña - Album & Song Chart History: Regional Mexican Songs". Billboard. Promethue Global Media.
  12. ↑ "Undercovers - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  13. ↑ "11 Numeros Unos - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  14. ↑ "Ivete Sangalo ao Vivo No Maracanã - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-08.

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