"Bombón de Azúcar" ( English: "Sugar Bonbon") is the sixth single from

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's album, ''

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'' (1995). It was released as a promotional single in the United States on October 15, 1996 and in August 1997 in Spain. The song reached number twelve on the

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in the United States. The remixes of "Bombón de Azúcar" were produced by Carlos Gutierrez and Marco Figueroa, and featured on the promotional single in 1996. Two of them were included later on the commercial singles in Europe: " María" and "

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." "Bombón de Azúcar" was written by

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in 1995 for Martin. In 1999, the band covered the song on '' Bombón de Azúcar'' album. It was also covered by

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and fellow Puerto Rican singer Charlie Cruz on his debut album ''Imagínate'' (1999). His version peaked at number 3 on the

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chart.

Formats and track listings

US/Mexican promotional CD single #"Bombón de Azúcar" – 4:58 #"Bombón de Azúcar" (M+M Classic Club Mix) – 6:14 #"Bombón de Azúcar" (M+M Classic Radio Mix) – 4:18 #"Bombón de Azúcar" (Disco Solution Remix) – 7:09 #"Bombón de Azúcar" (Disco Solution Radio Edit) – 4:10 #"Bombón de Azúcar" (Disco Solution Dream Dub) – 5:20

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bombon de Azucar (song) 1996 singles 1999 singles Ricky Martin songs Charlie Cruz songs Songs in Spanish 1995 songs Song recordings produced by K. C. Porter Columbia Records singles