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| name = Nunca Te Olvidaré |
| name = Nunca Te Olvidaré |
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| cover = Nunca Te Olvidaré single cover.jpg |
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| alt = Black-and-white photo of Enrique Iglesias wearing a white buttoned shirt and a black tie. |
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| type = single |
| type = single |
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| artist = [[Enrique Iglesias]] |
| artist = [[Enrique Iglesias]] |
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| album = [[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]] |
| album = [[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]] |
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| released = {{Start date| |
| released = {{Start date|1999|01}} |
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| recorded = 1998 |
| recorded = 1998 |
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| studio = Ocean Way Recording<br>(Los Angeles, California) |
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| genre = <!--Do not add genre without providing a reliable source.--> |
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| length = {{duration|m=4|s=23}} (album version)<br> {{duration|m=3|s=59}} (radio edit) |
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| genre = [[Latin pop]] · [[latin ballad]] |
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| length = 4:24 |
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| label = [[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]] |
| label = [[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]] |
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| writer = Enrique Iglesias |
| writer = [[Enrique Iglesias]] |
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| producer = Rafael Pérez-Botija |
| producer = Rafael Pérez-Botija |
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| prev_title = [[Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)|Esperanza]] |
| prev_title = [[Esperanza (Enrique Iglesias song)|Esperanza]] |
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| next_title = [[Bailamos]] |
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| next_year = 1999 |
| next_year = 1999 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pRrjt4htXlE|"Nunca Te Olvidaré"}}}} |
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"'''Nunca Te Olvidaré'''" ({{trans|"I'll Never Forget You"}})<ref>{{cite news |title=Forget-Me-Not |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105960046/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |date=21 March 1999 |page=18 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220359/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105960046/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is a song by Spanish singer [[Enrique Iglesias]] for his third studio album ''[[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]]'' (1998). It was written by Iglesias with Rafael Pérez-Botija handling its production. A [[sentimental ballad|power ballad]], it is a confessional song of staying in love through time and other lovers. Upon its release, it was met with generally positive reactions from [[music journalism|music critics]], although one reviewer was less impressed with it along with the other ballads from the album. The song was featured as the main theme for the 1999 Mexican telenovela [[Nunca te olvidaré (TV series)|of the same name]]. |
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"'''Nunca Te Olvidaré'''" (English: ''I'll Never Forget You'') is a song performed by [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[Enrique Iglesias]], released as the second and final single from his third Spanish studio album, ''[[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]]'' (1998), It was released by [[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]] on November 16, 1998 (see [[1998 in music]]). |
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"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was released as the second single from ''Cosas del Amor'' in January 1999 and was included on the [[set list]] for the Cosas del Amor Tour (1999). The song's accompanying [[music video]] was filmed in Mexico and features several woman watching the artist sing through their windows. The track was a recipient of an [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP) Latin Award in 1999. Commercially, it topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] and [[Latin Pop Airplay]] charts in the United States. |
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==Song information== |
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The track was written by Enrique Iglesias, produced by Rafael Pérez-Botija and was featured on the Mexican [[Televisa]]'s [[telenovela]] ''[[Nunca te olvidaré (telenovela)|same title]]'' (1999), produced by [[Juan Osorio]] and [[Carlos Moreno Laguillo]], starring [[Edith González]] and [[Fernando Colunga]] and the singer himself performed the track on an episode. The video for "Nunca Te Olvidaré" was directed by [[Guillermo del Bosque]].{{fact|date=September 2020}} |
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==Background and composition== |
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==Chart performance== |
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On 30 July 1998, Iglesias announced that he was recording his third studio album, ''[[Cosas del Amor (Enrique Iglesias album)|Cosas del Amor]]'', at [[Ocean Way Recording]] in Los Angeles, California. It was produced by Spanish producer Rafael Pérez-Botija, who had previously worked with Iglesias on his past records.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enrique Iglesias regresa feliz a Miami |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/641728627/ |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=[[El Nuevo Heraldo]] |date=30 July 1998 |language=es |url-access=subscription |trans-title=Enrique Iglesias happily returns to Miami |archive-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116202619/https://www.newspapers.com/image/641728627/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Cosas del Amor'', which was released on 22 September 1998,<ref>{{cite web |title=Cosas del Amor Enrique Iglesias {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosas-del-amor-mw0000044625 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=16 November 2021 |archive-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116202619/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosas-del-amor-mw0000044625 |url-status=live }}</ref> features a collection of [[power ballad]]s. One of the ballads from the album, "Nunca Te Olvidaré", was written by Iglesias. The ballad is about a "confessional moment, a vow to stay in love through the passage of time and other lovers".<ref name="guerra">{{cite news |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=The 'I's Have It: Iglesias, Isaak Produce Standouts |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=4 October 1998 |page=6|quote=It's a confessional song of forgiveness and love, highlighted by Iglesias' nuanced vocal style and a winsome arrangement.}}</ref> According to Iglesias: "It is one of the songs that I have sent the most joy and sadness when writing. Say that there are times in life, this sounds very philosophical, what do you know that there are people you meet and you end up loving them very much, but you know that no matter how much you love them you will not be able to be together; due to circumstances, ways of being or because you are very different, they are one of those people that you will never, ever to be able to forget".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Maria |title=Que cosas, no Enrique? |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/316150149/53C0C0FC520A428DPQ |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=El Norte |date=6 September 1998 |pages=28–33 |language=es |via=ProQuest |url-access=subscription |quote=Hay una que se llama 'Nunca te Olvidare', ja! (interjeccion espanola). Es una de las canciones que mas alegria y mas tristeza he mandado al escribir. Habla que hay veces en la vida, esto suena muuy filosofico, que sabes que hay gente que te encuentras y acabas queriendo mucho, pero sabes que por mucho que la quieras no vais a poder estar juntos; por circunstancias, por formas de ser o porque sois muy distintos, son de esas personas que nunca, nunca, vas a poder olvidar. |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220403/https://www.proquest.com/docview/316150149/53C0C0FC520A428DPQ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ballad is backed by a [[piano]] and a "cinematic" orchestra while Iglesias performs with a [[falsetto]].<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Villa |first1=Lucas |title=Enrique Iglesias: Our 10 Favorite Hits |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/enrique-iglesias-best-songs-9468449/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404173344/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/enrique-iglesias-best-songs-9468449/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The track debuted on the United States ''Billboard'' [[Top Latin Songs|Hot Latin Tracks]] chart at number 34 on January 16, 1999<ref>{{cite web |title="Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-01-16/latin-songs |date=January 16, 1999|accessdate=December 3, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and peaked at number 1 for one week from 6 March 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title="Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-03-06/latin-songs |date= March 6, 1999|accessdate=December 3, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The song spent 11 weeks inside the top ten and 25 non-consecutive weeks in the top 40. |
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==Promotion and reception== |
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On the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay chart, the track also peaked at number 1 for one week<ref>{{cite web |title="Hot Latin Tracks" on Billboard.com |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1999-02-06/latin-pop-songs |date=February 6, 1999|accessdate=December 3, 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> but charted from January 16, 1999, to February 5, 2000, spending 34 non-consecutive weeks in the chart. |
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"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was released as the released as the second single from ''Cosas del Amor'' in January 1999 by [[Fonovisa Records]].<ref name="single">{{cite AV media notes | title=Nunca Te Olvdaré|others=Enrique Iglesias| year=1999| publisher=[[Fonovisa Records|Fonovisa]]|location=United States|id=PRO 1223}}</ref><ref name="telenovela">{{cite news |title=Novadades musicales |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1999/01/09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03700&PageLabel=73 |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=9 January 1999 |page=73 |language=es |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220400/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1999%2F01%2F09&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03700&PageLabel=73 |url-status=live }}</ref> The song was featured on the Mexican ''telenovela'' [[Nunca te olvidaré (TV series)|of the same name]] which began airing in the same month.<ref name="telenovela"/> "Nunca Te Olvidaré" was later included on Iglesias' compilation albums ''[[The Best Hits (Enrique Iglesias album)|The Best Hits]]'' (1999) and ''[[Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Hits – Enrique Iglesias {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-hits-mw0000603749 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=4 May 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414214013/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-hits-mw0000603749 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Farias |first1=Andree |title=UNO: 95/08 – Enrique Iglesias {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/uno-95-08-mw0002407652 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=4 May 2021 |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015001104/https://www.allmusic.com/album/uno-95-08-mw0002407652 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the review of ''Cosas del Amor'', a writer for ''[[El Norte (Monterrey)|El Norte]]'' called "Nunca Te Olvidaré" "one of the best tracks on the album".<ref>{{cite news |title=Audicion Privada: Cosas del Amor : Mas solido y - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/316151423/53C0C0FC520A428DPQ |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=[[El Norte (Monterrey)|El Norte]] |date=24 September 1998 |page=10 |language=es |via=ProQuest |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220404/https://www.proquest.com/docview/316151423/53C0C0FC520A428DPQ |url-status=live }}</ref> Joey Guerra of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' praised Iglesias' "nuanced vocal style" and the song's "winsome arrangement".<ref name="guerra"/> Russell McCrory from ''[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]]'' noted Iglesias "lamenting his way" in the song and cited it along with "Contigo" where the artist "understands that girls (his primary audience) can't help but like a sensitive man".<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCrory |first1=Russell |title=Enrique Iglesias Soars on 'Amor' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/330481724/ |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]] |date=16 October 1998 |page=7F |url-access=subscription |archive-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116211548/https://www.newspapers.com/image/330481724/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' critic Mario Tarradell unfavorably cited the song as one of the ballads on the album being "underbaked".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tarradell |first1=Mario |title=What's in the Changer? |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=15 October 1998 |page=2C|quote=A few ballads are underbaked, especially 'Nunca Te Olvidare,' and the album doesn't explode with pop hooks.}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' editor Lucas Villas listed it as one of "Our 10 Favorite Hits" by the artist on the website and commented that Iglesias "tapped into his falsetto for a performance that's truly unforgettable."<ref name="billboard"/> |
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"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was included on the [[set list]] of Iglesias's second world tour—the Cosas del Amor Tour (1999).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |title=A Show to Make 'Em Swoon |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/279248782/A15483118ED740FAPQ |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |page=B3 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220404/https://www.proquest.com/docview/279248782/A15483118ED740FAPQ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Latin Music Stars Shine with McDonald's(R) at Fiesta Broadway |url=https://hispanicprwire.com/en/las-estrellas-de-la-musica-latina-brillan-con-mcdonaldsr-en-fiesta-broadway/ |publisher=Hispanic PR Wire |access-date=22 December 2021 |date=11 May 2004 |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220411/https://hispanicprwire.com/en/las-estrellas-de-la-musica-latina-brillan-con-mcdonaldsr-en-fiesta-broadway/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The accompanying [[music video]] was filmed in [[San Miguel de Allende]], Mexico and features Mexican actress [[Edith González]], who is also the lead actress of the ''telenovela''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inicia telenovela con grandes toques de romance 'Nunca te olvidaré' |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1999/01/18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03500&PageLabel=69 |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=18 January 1999 |page=69 |language=es |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220401/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1999%2F01%2F18&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03500&PageLabel=69 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the video, Iglesias is performing the track with an orchestra while several women watch outside their windows.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Iglesias, Enrique |date=1999 |title=Nunca Te Olvidaré |type=online video |language=es |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrjt4htXlE |access-date=20 July 2022 |location=San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |publisher=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620202304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrjt4htXlE |url-status=live }}</ref> It was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Latin Awards under the pop/ballad category in 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|title=ASCAP Congratulates Our 2000 'El Premio' Winners|magazine=Billboard|date=May 20, 2000|volume=112|issue=21|page=16|access-date=May 5, 2012|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720220400/https://books.google.com/books?id=PA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|url-status=live}}</ref> Commercially, "Nunca Te Olvidaré" topped the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Latin Songs]] and [[Latin Pop Airplay]] charts in the US.<ref name="latinsongs"/><ref name="latinpopsongs"/> |
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# Nunca Te Olvidaré (radio edit){{spaced en dash}}3:59 |
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# Nunca Te Olvidaré (club version mix){{spaced en dash}}6:01 |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999]] |
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from the album Cosas del Amor | ||||
Released | January 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Studio | Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Length | 4:23 (album version) 3:59 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Fonovisa | |||
Songwriter(s) | Enrique Iglesias | |||
Producer(s) | Rafael Pérez-Botija | |||
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"Nunca Te Olvidaré" on YouTube |
"Nunca Te Olvidaré" (transl. "I'll Never Forget You")[1] is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias for his third studio album Cosas del Amor (1998). It was written by Iglesias with Rafael Pérez-Botija handling its production. A power ballad, it is a confessional song of staying in love through time and other lovers. Upon its release, it was met with generally positive reactions from music critics, although one reviewer was less impressed with it along with the other ballads from the album. The song was featured as the main theme for the 1999 Mexican telenovela of the same name.
"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was released as the second single from Cosas del Amor in January 1999 and was included on the set list for the Cosas del Amor Tour (1999). The song's accompanying music video was filmed in Mexico and features several woman watching the artist sing through their windows. The track was a recipient of an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 1999. Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States.
Background and composition
[edit]On 30 July 1998, Iglesias announced that he was recording his third studio album, Cosas del Amor, at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles, California. It was produced by Spanish producer Rafael Pérez-Botija, who had previously worked with Iglesias on his past records.[2] Cosas del Amor, which was released on 22 September 1998,[3] features a collection of power ballads. One of the ballads from the album, "Nunca Te Olvidaré", was written by Iglesias. The ballad is about a "confessional moment, a vow to stay in love through the passage of time and other lovers".[4] According to Iglesias: "It is one of the songs that I have sent the most joy and sadness when writing. Say that there are times in life, this sounds very philosophical, what do you know that there are people you meet and you end up loving them very much, but you know that no matter how much you love them you will not be able to be together; due to circumstances, ways of being or because you are very different, they are one of those people that you will never, ever to be able to forget".[5] The ballad is backed by a piano and a "cinematic" orchestra while Iglesias performs with a falsetto.[6]
Promotion and reception
[edit]"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was released as the released as the second single from Cosas del Amor in January 1999 by Fonovisa Records.[7][8] The song was featured on the Mexican telenovela of the same name which began airing in the same month.[8] "Nunca Te Olvidaré" was later included on Iglesias' compilation albums The Best Hits (1999) and Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Éxitos (2008),[9][10] On the review of Cosas del Amor, a writer for El Norte called "Nunca Te Olvidaré" "one of the best tracks on the album".[11] Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle praised Iglesias' "nuanced vocal style" and the song's "winsome arrangement".[4] Russell McCrory from The Monitor noted Iglesias "lamenting his way" in the song and cited it along with "Contigo" where the artist "understands that girls (his primary audience) can't help but like a sensitive man".[12] The Dallas Morning News critic Mario Tarradell unfavorably cited the song as one of the ballads on the album being "underbaked".[13] In 2020, Billboard editor Lucas Villas listed it as one of "Our 10 Favorite Hits" by the artist on the website and commented that Iglesias "tapped into his falsetto for a performance that's truly unforgettable."[6]
"Nunca Te Olvidaré" was included on the set list of Iglesias's second world tour—the Cosas del Amor Tour (1999).[14][15] The accompanying music video was filmed in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and features Mexican actress Edith González, who is also the lead actress of the telenovela.[16] In the video, Iglesias is performing the track with an orchestra while several women watch outside their windows.[17] It was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the ASCAP Latin Awards under the pop/ballad category in 2000.[18] Commercially, "Nunca Te Olvidaré" topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the US.[19][20]
Formats and track listings
[edit]Radio edit[7]
- Nunca Te Olvidaré (radio edit) – 3:59
- Nunca Te Olvidaré (club version mix) – 6:01
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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See also
[edit]- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999
- List of Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number ones of 1999
References
[edit]- ^ "Forget-Me-Not". San Francisco Examiner. 21 March 1999. p. 18. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Enrique Iglesias regresa feliz a Miami" [Enrique Iglesias happily returns to Miami]. El Nuevo Heraldo (in Spanish). 30 July 1998. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Cosas del Amor Enrique Iglesias | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Guerra, Joey (4 October 1998). "The 'I's Have It: Iglesias, Isaak Produce Standouts". Houston Chronicle. p. 6.
It's a confessional song of forgiveness and love, highlighted by Iglesias' nuanced vocal style and a winsome arrangement.
- ^ Silva, Maria (6 September 1998). "Que cosas, no Enrique?". El Norte (in Spanish). pp. 28–33. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via ProQuest.
Hay una que se llama 'Nunca te Olvidare', ja! (interjeccion espanola). Es una de las canciones que mas alegria y mas tristeza he mandado al escribir. Habla que hay veces en la vida, esto suena muuy filosofico, que sabes que hay gente que te encuentras y acabas queriendo mucho, pero sabes que por mucho que la quieras no vais a poder estar juntos; por circunstancias, por formas de ser o porque sois muy distintos, son de esas personas que nunca, nunca, vas a poder olvidar.
- ^ a b Villa, Lucas (19 October 2020). "Enrique Iglesias: Our 10 Favorite Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b Nunca Te Olvdaré (Media notes). Enrique Iglesias. United States: Fonovisa. 1999. PRO 1223.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Novadades musicales". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 9 January 1999. p. 73. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "The Best Hits – Enrique Iglesias | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Farias, Andree. "UNO: 95/08 – Enrique Iglesias | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Audicion Privada: Cosas del Amor : Mas solido y - ProQuest". El Norte (in Spanish). 24 September 1998. p. 10. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ McCrory, Russell (16 October 1998). "Enrique Iglesias Soars on 'Amor'". The Monitor. p. 7F. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Tarradell, Mario (15 October 1998). "What's in the Changer?". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2C.
A few ballads are underbaked, especially 'Nunca Te Olvidare,' and the album doesn't explode with pop hooks.
- ^ Gettelman, Parry. "A Show to Make 'Em Swoon". Orlando Sentinel. p. B3. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Latin Music Stars Shine with McDonald's(R) at Fiesta Broadway". Hispanic PR Wire. 11 May 2004. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Inicia telenovela con grandes toques de romance 'Nunca te olvidaré'". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 18 January 1999. p. 69. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Iglesias, Enrique (1999). Nunca Te Olvidaré (online video) (in Spanish). San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "ASCAP Congratulates Our 2000 'El Premio' Winners". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. 20 May 2000. p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b "1999: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. 25 December 1999. pp. 76, 78. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2011.