"Morir de amor" is a pop song recorded by

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an band

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and is the third single for their third studio album, ''

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''. The release of the single was accompanied by a campaign against gender violence, supported by the

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Song information

The song is the third official single from the album ''

'', and was released as

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on 19 February 2009. The song was written during 2007 by Carlos Lara and Kudai in

. The song contains hard social lyrics and themes like

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are recurrent in the song and says no to

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. The single was released in the first week of April in

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and the rest of

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Music video

This music video for "Morir De Amor" was shot in

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on 15-16 February 2009. The filming lasted 48 hours and was directed by Ariel Evasio. The video addresses the story of two young people who are entangled in a loving relationship charged with extreme violence, which leads to fear, insecurity and confusion. Some scenes in the video are strong, "because we wanted people to identify the first signs of this violence that affects women and men." The music video was premiered in their

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on March 28, 2009, and premiere on television on 30 March 2009.

Track listing

;CD Single # "Morir de Amor" (Album Version) – 3:56 # "Morir de Amor" (Radio Edit) – 3:54

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 2009 singles Kudai songs Songs written by Koko Stambuk 2008 songs Songs written by Carlos Lara (songwriter) EMI Records singles