"Live for Loving You" is a song by Cuban–American singer-songwriter

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. It was released on September 30, 1991 by

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worldwide as the fifth and final single from her second solo album, '' Into the Light'' (1991). The song was written by Estefan, her husband

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and

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, and produced by Estefan, Jr., Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald. Estefan dedicated the song to her husband, like she did with "

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", "

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" and "Hoy". "Live for Loving You" peaked at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the first single from the album to appear on the

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charts.

Critical reception

Scottish ''

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'' wrote that "Live for Loving You" has a "great feel to it and nice vocals from the

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queen of rock. Makes you feel as though like you’re on a tropical island". In an retrospective review, Matthew Hocter from Albumism named it as one of three singles, that "truly stand out" of the album, noting its "infectious pop sound". Also

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editor Jason Birchmeier higlighted the song, with its "memorable" and "cooing singalong".

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from ''

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'' declared it as a "formidable return to her

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roots." Henderson and DeVaney from '' Cashbox'' called it a "happy, innocuous, mid-tempo, slightly

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-flavored pop song". The Daily Vault's Mark Millan viewed it as a "sweet" song, picking it as one of three "real hits" of the album, with "

" and "

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". Pan-European magazine ''

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'' constated that Estefan "waits for the second verse to add her well known

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influences. Up to then, the overall feel is more African. Suddenly a piano slips in and the rhythm changes slightly. This clever arrangement adds to the song's excitement." A reviewer from ''

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'' described it as a "bouncy insubstantial number which recalls her earlier work", and added, "A hit for sure".

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It is set in an animated Miami setting and features Gloria's Dalmatian dog, her husband, and her son. A video was also produced for the "Underground Remix". The original video is included in the ''Everlasting Gloria'' video collection.

Official versions and remixes

Original Versions # Album Version — (4:37) # 2007 iTunes Originals Version — (4:14)

Pablo Flores Pablo Flores is a Puerto Rican DJ, record producer, remixer and arranger. Remixes for Gloria Estefan * " Abriendo Puertas" * " Bad Boy" * "Bailando!'" (Special edition Megamix) * " Betcha Say That" * "Cherchez La Femme" * "Como Me Duele Perder ...

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Remixes # Single Remix (aka Remix) — (4:19) # Pablo Flores 12" — (7:10) # South of the Border Mix — (7:11) # South of the Border Percapella — (4:37) Tommy Musto Remixes # Underground Club Remix — (7:16) # Underground Club Edit — (4:30) # Live For Clubbing You — (6:35) # Live For Dubbing You — (4:35) John Haag Remixes # John Haag's 12" — (6:49)

Charts

Formats and track listings

Release history

References

External links

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