Adiós (Ricky Martin Song)
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"Adiós" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer
Ricky Martin Enrique Martin 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 incorporati ...
for his tenth studio album, '' A Quien Quiera Escuchar'' (2015). The song was written by Antonio Rayo Gibo, Martin, and
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, while the production was handled by Romero,
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, and Rayo. It was released for digital download and
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by
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on September 23, 2014, as the
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from the album. The single contained Spanish/French, English, and English/French versions, and was accompanied by numerous
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es. An
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-flavored EDM song with elements of
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, amongst others. it is about "how difficult it is to say sorry, to betray an oath, an anniversary without promises, without even a single kiss". "Adiós" received widely positive reviews from
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, who complimented its
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and "catchy" melody. It was nominated for Best Latin Dance Track at the 31st
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. The song was commercially successful, reaching number one in Colombia, as well as the top 10 in Mexico and ''
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''s
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in the United States. An accompanying
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, released on October 21, 2014, was directed by Ethan Ladder and filmed in
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, the underground
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Harvelle's. It depicts Martin playing five characters: a policeman, a
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, and a singer. To promote the song, he performed it on several television programs and award shows, including the
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.


Background and release

On September 11, 2014,
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announced that his new single, entitled "Adiós", would be released on September 23, 2014. He shared the artwork "bit by bit" on
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. One week later, ''
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'' confirmed that it is set to be the
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from Martin's tenth studio album and would be premiered via
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radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico, one day earlier than the song's original release date. On September 22,
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revealed that the single contains three versions, "Spanish, English and English with some words in French". In a statement, Martin expressed: "Adiós" was released for digital download and
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by
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on September 23, 2014. In the same year, a
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remix of the song, featuring American singer
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, was released on September 30, and a
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remix, featuring Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda, was released on November 10. On November 24, two
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s, titled ''Adiós (Dance Remixes)'' and ''Adiós (Flylife Remixes)'' were released, both including four remixes of the song. Another EP, containing the three original versions of "Adiós", as well as the mambo remix, was released on February 3, 2015. "Adiós" was included as the first track on Martin's tenth studio album, ''A Quien Quiera Escuchar'', released February 10, 2015, while a Turkish version of the song, featuring Turkish singer
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was included as the eleventh track on the Turkish edition. "Adiós" was also later added to Martin's
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, '' Esencial'' (2018).


Music and lyrics

Musically, "Adiós" is an
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,
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,
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. The song features a
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that is sung in
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. It was written by Antonio Rayo Gibo, Martin, and
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, with its production being handled by Romero,
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, and Rayo. The track "features an original sound and rhythmic influences from different parts of the world" and runs for a total of four minutes. Lyrically, "Adiós" which translates to "Goodbye", tells "how difficult it is to say sorry, to betray an oath, an anniversary without promises, without even a single kiss", with lyrics including: "Adiós / Te tengo que decir adiós / Me estoy volviendo loco /Loco, loco, loco, loco por tu amor" (Goodbye / I have to say goodbye / I'm going crazy / Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy for your love).


Critical reception

Upon release, "Adiós" was met with widely positive reviews from
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. Haley Longman of ''
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'' praised Martin's
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and wrote that with "Adiós" he transformed it in a song form. Mike Wass of the website Idolator noted how the song's release in various languages was due to Martin's worldwide stardom. He further found the singer in a "sedate mood", similar to "
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with a very exotic twist" and was more in favor of the Spanish version, noting how its chorus and instrumental breakdown were its key parts. A writer of Radio Corazón labeled the track "a great song about Goodbye". Jaromír Koc from musicserver.cz described its melody as "catchy" and stated that "the song sounds really fresh and a hit on the first listen". Also, an author of ''
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'' labeled the track "a catchy song".


Accolades

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ranked "Adiós" among the "7 songs to overcome the return to the routine" in 2019. The song was nominated for Best Latin Dance Track at the 31st
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.


Commercial performance

"Adiós" debuted at number 22 on the US ''
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''
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chart on October 11, 2014, becoming Martin's 41st entry on the chart. Additionally, it debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard''
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chart, with a first-week tally of 6,000 downloads sold. Following the singer's performance of the song at the
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, it climbed to number 9 on Hot Latin Songs November 23, 2014, giving Martin his 24th top-ten hit. Therefore, Martin broke away from a tie with
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for the sixth slot of most top 10s, coming behind
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,
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, and
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. "Adiós" also peaked at numbers number four and five on
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and
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, respectively. Besides the United States, "Adiós" peaked at number one in Colombia and reached the top-five in Mexico. In 2017, it was certified platinum + gold by the
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(AMPROFON), for track-equivalent sales of over 90,000 units in Mexico. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted at number 37 on September 28, 2014. It subsequently peaked at number 12 on the chart issue dated December 14, 2014, giving Martin his 18th top-20 hit in the country. "Adiós" has since become Martin's longest-charting solo hit in Spain, spending 25 weeks on the chart. The track was also certified gold by the
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(PROMUSICAE), for track-equivalent sales of over 20,000 units in the country.


Promotion


Music videos

On October 3, 2014, Martin shared a video of himself on the set of filming "Adiós"
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, announcing that the visual would be available on October 20, 2014. He exclusively premiered the video on Twitter on the specified date, and uploaded the music videos for both Spanish/French and English versions on his
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channel the following day. It was set in early-1930s
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, filmed in
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, the underground
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Harvelle's, which opened its doors during
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in 1931, and directed by Ethan Ladder. Martin portrays five characters in the video: a policeman, a
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, a
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, a
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, and a singer. The visual also features several female
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dancers,
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to a few men in the crowd. Martin stated about the early-1930s: "There is something about that era and the style that I love." Writing for his website,
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praised Martin's different roles for being "each more dashing than the next", while Sophie Schillaci from ''
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'' described the video as "sexy" and "
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". As of September 2018, the Spanish/French version has received over 100 million views on YouTube.


Live performances

On November 20, 2014, Martin performed the song at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, along with "dancers in
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s and
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belts", doing Charleston dance moves. On February 1, 2015, he gave it a performance, surrounded by 40 contestants from the auditions of 2015 edition of the American
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, ''
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''. On February 10, 2015, he performed "Adiós", "
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" and " Livin' la Vida Loca" on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater. The following day, he performed the English version of "Adiós" on ''
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''. Kevin Apaza from Direct Lyrics praised Martin's "showmanship" and stated: "He killed it." One day later, he performed "Adiós", "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "The Cup of Life" on ''
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''. "Adiós" was included on the
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s for Martin's the One World Tour and the Ricky Martin en Concierto.


Track listings

*Digital download and streaming # "Adiós" – 3:58 # "Adiós" (English/French Version) – 3:58 # "Adiós" (English Version) – 3:58 *Digital download and streaming – mambo remix # "Adiós" (feat. Nicky Jam) ambo Remix– 3:52 *Digital download and streaming – ranchera remix # "Adiós" (Ranchera Remix)
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– 3:51 *Digital download and streaming – dance remixes # "Adiós" (Supermatik Club Mix Extended) – 5:06 # "Adiós" (Supermatik Club Mix Radio Edit) – 3:43 # "Adiós" (Supermatik Mix Extended) – 5:08 # "Adiós" (Supermatik Mix Radio Edit) – 3:44 *Digital download and streaming – Flylife remixes # "Adiós" (Danny Verde Remix) – 6:47 # "Adiós" (Steven Redant Vocal Mix) – 6:43 # "Adiós" (Steven Redant Remix) – 6:43 # "Adiós" (
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Remix) nglish Version– 5:18 *Digital download and streaming – EP # "Adiós" – 3:58 # "Adiós" (English/French Version) – 3:58 # "Adiós" (English Version) – 3:58 # "Adiós" (feat. Nicky Jam) ambo Remix– 3:52


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from
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Ricky Martin Enrique Martin 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 incorporati ...
vocal, composer, lyricist, associated performer * Antonio Rayo Gibo composer, lyricist, producer, engineer, misc. prod., programmer *
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producer, engineer, programmer * Isabel De Jesús A&R coordinator * Alex Gallardo A&R coordinator * Justin Hergert assistant engineer * Tom Coyne mastering engineer * Antonio Baglio mastering engineer * Enrique Larreal misc. prod. * David Cabrera misc. prod. * Tony Maserati mixing engineer


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


See also

* List of number-one songs of 2014 in Mexico * List of number-one songs of 2015 in Colombia


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adios (Ricky Martin song) Songs about parting 2014 songs 2014 singles Ricky Martin songs Nicky Jam songs Spanglish songs Song recordings produced by Jesse Shatkin Sony Music Latin singles Songs written by Ricky Martin Songs written by Rayito Number-one singles in Colombia Songs written by Yotuel Romero