"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' familiarity with the song by including it on the 1999 release of the self-titled album, Ricky Martin. The song became the main theme of the 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" Santiago.
Tracklist
European CD Single
- "María" (Spanish Radio Edit) (4:38)
- "María" (Album Version) (4:23)
Certifications, Peaks & Sales
| Country
| Peak Position
| Certification (If Any)
| Sales/shipments
|
| Australia
|
| Platinum
| 70,000+
|
| Germany
|
| Gold
| 150,000+
|
| Switzerland
|
| Gold
| 25,000+
|
| France
|
| Diamond
| 1,400,000+
|
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