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and

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. It was released after the eventual success of " Piel morena", which helped the album reached about 500,000 copies in some Latin countries where it was released at the time. The song was successful in Mexico, appearing on the chart of the newspaper '' El Siglo de Torreón''.

Background and production

After a multimillion contract with

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in early 1994, Thalía and her new label planned a makeover in the singer's repertoire to reach an even larger audience than she had won with ''Love'', which was the best-selling album in her country,

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, with 500,000 copies sold. For the new stage of her career, Thalía counted on the collaboration of several renowned composers, such as producer Emilio Estefan, who produced the first single from the album '' En éxtasis'', entitled " Piel morena", which became the first song by the singer to enter on Latin charts of ''Billboard''. For the second single, the song "Amándote" was chosen, a composition by A. B. Quintanilla III and Ricky Vela that received favorable reviews by

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website and by the critic Joey Guerra of the

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website. The name of the album came after the lyrics of the song in which she sings: "Amándote, quiero vivir, cada hora en éxtasis" (translation: Loving you, I want to live, every hour in ecstasy").

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es of the song were included in the EP ''Bailando en Éxtasis''.

Promotion and commercial reception

The music was promoted on a substantial number of TV programs such as the Siempre en Domingo program on the

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channel. The promotion of the album also included the recording of a music video which was shot in

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and was directed by Peter Begman, the

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was Germán Saracco. It depicts Thalía wearing a pink bikini at a famous beach, playing

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and

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around the city. Then she goes into a retro style and dances with her friends. There is a

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of the Spanish singer

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. It was the second time that they collaborated appearing in a music video. The song became yet another hit in the singer's career, peaking at #4 in

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Track listing

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References

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