"Mil Pedazos" ("Thousand Pieces") is a song performed by Colombian singer-songwriter

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for his sixth

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'' Loco de Amor'' (2014). Written by the singer, and the member of the Mexican band

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, and produced by Juanes with the collaboration of

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released the song as the second

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from ''Loco de Amor'' on March 7, 2014.

Production and release

"Mil Pedazos" was written by

himself and

, member of the Mexican band

. Production of the song was helmed by Juanes and co-produced by

. Matty Green engineered the song and mixed it together with Lillywhite. "Mil Pedazos" was recorded in two studios:

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, and

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. The song was included on Juanes' sixth studio album '' Loco de Amor'', which was released worldwide on April 11, 2014.

Chart performance

In Colombia, "Mil Pedazos" debuted at number 10 on the

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ending April 14, 2014. In the United States, the song debuted at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Songs chart, and in Mexico on the ''Billboard'' Mexican Airplay chart peaked at number 33.

Credits and personnel

;Recording *Recorded at

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and

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. ;Personnel *

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– Juanes,

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– Juanes, Steve Lillywhite *Vocal engineering and recording – Matty Green *Mixing – Steve Lillywhite, Matty Green Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Loco de Amor'',

, Parce Music LLC ( BMI).

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2014 songs 2014 singles Juanes songs Songs written by Juanes Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Spanish-language songs Universal Music Latino singles