''A Medio Vivir'' ( en, Half Living) is the third studio album by the Puerto Rican singer
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
, released by
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
and
Columbia on September 12, 1995 (US).
Commercial performance
The album has sold over three million copies, worldwide.
That number includes 1.3 million copies sold in Europe.
''A Medio Vivir'' was released at first in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
in 1995. It peaked at number eleven on the
Top Latin Albums
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in the US. Five songs from this album charted on the
Hot Latin Songs
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, including "
María" and "
Volverás", which both peaked at number six, "
Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" () is a song performed by Puerto Rican-American recording artist Ricky Martin for his third studio album, ''A Medio Vivir'' (1995). The song was written by Carlos Lara, while the production was handled by K.C. P ...
" which reached number nine, "
Nada es Imposible" (number twenty-three) and "
A Medio Vivir
''A Medio Vivir'' ( en, Half Living) is the third studio album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, released by Sony Music and Columbia on September 12, 1995 (US).
Commercial performance
The album has sold over three million copies, worldw ...
" (number thirty-six). The album was certified 6× Platinum in Argentina.
In 1996, "María" debuted on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and peaked at number eighty-eight. The album has sold 287,000 copies in the US and was certified Gold by the
RIAA
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for shipping 500,000 copies. The same year, "María" charted in Spain and Finland, and ''A Medio Vivir'' followed peaking inside top ten in both countries. It was certified 4× Platinum in Spain and Gold in Finland.
However, the real international breakthrough came in 1997, when "
María" became a hit all over Europe. ''A Medio Vivir'' debuted on the charts in various countries, peaking inside top ten in France and Belgium Wallonia. It was certified Platinum by the
IFPI
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, after selling one million copies in Europe. It was certified Platinum in France
[ and Belgium and Gold in Switzerland.
After the success of " María", "]Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" () is a song performed by Puerto Rican-American recording artist Ricky Martin for his third studio album, ''A Medio Vivir'' (1995). The song was written by Carlos Lara, while the production was handled by K.C. P ...
" was released as the second international single. It peaked inside top ten in France and Belgium Wallonia. " Volverás" was released as the third single and peaked at number forty-eight in France. " Corazón" was released in Finland reaching number twenty.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
The European Tour DVD
''Europa: European Tour'' is a DVD release by Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
recorded during his sold-out tour in Europe in 1997 while promoting ''A Medio Vivir''.
Track listing
See also
*1995 in Latin music
This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 1995.
Events
* January 7: Fonovisa, Global Records, and Sony Discos settle out o ...
*List of best-selling albums in Argentina
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*List of best-selling Latin albums
This is a list of the world's best-selling Latin albums of recorded music. "Latin music" has different meanings in the music industry. For example, the Latin music market in the United States defines Latin music as any release sung mostly in Sp ...
References
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1995 albums
Ricky Martin albums
Spanish-language albums
Albums produced by K. C. Porter
Sony Discos albums
Columbia Records albums