Corazón Partío

"Corazón Partío"
Single by Alejandro Sanz
from the album Más
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Latin
Length	4:45
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz singles chronology
"La Fuerza del Corazón" (1997) "Corazón Partío" (1997) "Cuando Nadie Me Ve" (2000)

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

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. ^ ^{a b} Birchmeier, Jason. "Alejandro Sanz - Biography". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p29408. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
2. ^ Cobo, Leila (2001-02-17). "Spaniard Sanz a Unique Grammy Pick". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 113 (7): 11. http://books.google.com/books?id=KBQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Alejandro Sanz - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p29408. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Hits of the World". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (26): 65. 1998-06-27. http://books.google.com/books?id=7w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA65#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
5. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (1998-11-28). "Newsline". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) 110 (48): 41. http://books.google.com/books?id=MAoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=JQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA155#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 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). http://www.allmusic.com/album/r561676. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
9. ^ "Noche de Cuatro Lunas - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/album/r485725. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
10. ^ "Es Mi Tiempo - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://allmusic.com/album/es-mi-tiempo-r348753. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 
11. ^ "Undercovers - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/album/r734202. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
12. ^ "11 Numeros Unos - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/album/r666488. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
13. ^ "Ivete Sangalo ao Vivo No Maracanã - Overview". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1072818. Retrieved 2009-12-08.