"La Bomba" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer

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for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). The song was written by Luis Gómez Escolar, K. C. Porter, and

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, while the production was handled by the latter two. It was released by Columbia Records as the third single from the album on June 16, 1998. A Spanish language

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, dance, and samba song, it is a metaphor in which Martin compares the music that makes the listener high from the rhythm of the dance to an alcoholic drink. The song received widely positive reviews from

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, who complimented the danceable rhythm and highlighted it as one of the album's best tracks. "La Bomba" won the award for Best Danceable Tune at the 1999 Premios ''Eres''. The song was commercially successful, reaching the top-five in several

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, including Guatemala and Spain. The accompanying

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was filmed in Miami, and directed by

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. It shows Martin singing and dancing surrounded by people. The song was included on the

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s for all of Martin's tours since 1998, while he also performed it at the

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. Several contestants on various dance competition talent shows have danced to the song, including Louis Smith and

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Background and composition

In 1995,

released his third studio album ''

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''. On it, he shifted from his traditional

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-style compositions to a riskier fusion of music focused on traditional

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sounds, epitomized by the song " María". Taken aback by the starkly different musical style, the executives at his

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felt the song would ruin Martin's career. Despite this, "María" was chosen as the album's second single and became a breakthrough hit, reaching number one in 20 countries. As of 2014, ''A Medio Vivir'' has sold over three million copies worldwide. While on tour in 1997, Martin returned to the studio and began recording material for his fourth studio album. He said the experience of touring and recording at the same time was "brutal and incredibly intense". On December 7, 1997, Martin confirmed he was completing his next project and that the album would be released in February of the following year. He worked on the album with producers K.C. Porter and

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, and recorded it in studios across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Spain. The album's title, ''Vuelve'', was announced on January 25, 1998. In an interview with

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, he emphasized the album is going to "reaffirm the internationalization of my career and I know that it will help me a lot to destroy the stereotypes that may exist with my culture". The album consists mainly of "red-hot"

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numbers and "melodramatic"

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s. A Spanish language up-tempo dance song, "La Bomba", along with " Por Arriba, Por Abajo" and "Lola, Lola" combines salsa music with elements of

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, and

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. Ramiro Burr of the '' San Antonio Express-News'' described "La Bomba" as " samba-flavored", a statement which ''

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'' editor Mario Tarradell echoed. The track features Cuban musician

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on the

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solo. The song was written by Rosa, Porter, and Spanish musician Luis Gómez Escolar, with the production being handled by Rosa and Porter, It runs for a total of 4 minutes and 34 seconds. The song's title, which translates to "the Bomb" in English, is derived from the Afro-Puerto Rican dance music of the same name. Lyrically, it is a metaphor in which Martin compares the bomba music "to a drink that makes you drunk; the listener is high from the rhythm of the dance".

Release and promotion

"La Bomba" was released on CD as the album's third single on June 16, 1998. The track was included as the sixth track on Martin's fourth studio album ''Vuelve'' on February 12, 1998. A

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, titled "La Bomba (Remixes)", which includes four remixes of the song alongside the original, was released in the US by Sony Discos on November 24, 1998. The song's

was filmed during April 1998 in

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, and directed by American director

, who had also directed the videos for Martin's previous singles " Vuelve" and "

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". It depicts Martin singing and dancing surrounded by people. At the beginning of the visual, he appears in a party on a beach. An author of

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listed it among the "13 Videos to Appreciate Ricky Martin's Talent and Sickening Good Looks". The clip was later included on Martin's video compilation albums '' The Ricky Martin Video Collection'' (1999) and ''La Historia'' (2002). The music video was uploaded on the singer's

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channel on October 3, 2009. The original version of the song was also added to Martin's compilation albums '' La Historia'' (2001), ''

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'' (2011), '' Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition'' (2013), and '' Esencial'' (2018), while the remix version was included on '' 17'' (2008).

Critical reception

"La Bomba" has been met with widely positive reviews from

. An author of Cultura Colectiva gave the song a positive review, saying: "This song is one of those that automatically makes you move your hips and destroy the dance floor." '' Newsday'' critic Richard Torres praised the track's "hip-swaying elegance", while Selene Moral from

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argued that "there was no nightclub that did not play" the song in the summer of 1998.

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's Jose F. Promis mentioned it as one of the album's highlights, as did ''

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'' critic David Wild. Burr stated the singer "stokes the fire" on the track. Tarradell listed "La Bomba", along with "Lola, Lola", and "

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" as being the record's "best of the bunch". In 2016, Marco Salazar Nuñez from ''

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'' placed "La Bomba" on an unranked list of "9 Ricky Martin songs perfect to liven up your own wedding", citing how the song's lyrics "sound perfectly" at the time when drinks would be served. Writing for ''

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'', Amanda Mitchell ranked the track as Martin's ninth best song on her 2019 list, saying like the title suggests, it is, "in fact, 'the bomb'."

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from '' Billboard'' acknowledged the song as one of his "

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dance hits", while Agustin Gurza from the ''

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'' described it as a "festive dance hit".

Accolades

Los 40 ranked "La Bomba" at number two on a list of "20 songs that turn 20 in 2018". In the same year, ''

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'' placed it at number one on the list of "10 songs that turn 20 in top form". The list included the songs that "continue to sound at parties and celebrations" or "have refrains that have never been forgotten" after two decades. In 2021, '' 20 minutos'' listed the track among "20 songs from the summers of the '90s". The song won the ''Eres'' award for Best Danceable Tune in 1999.

Commercial performance

"La Bomba" is one of Martin's most commercially successful songs in his career. It was a top-five hit in Central American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The song debuted at number 32 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart on July 11, 1998, becoming Martin's 16th entry. It subsequently peaked at number 27 on the chart issue dated August 15, 1998. In the same week, the song peaked at numbers 11 and 13 on ''Billboard''s

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and Tropical/Salsa charts, respectively. In Spain, it reached number five, giving Martin his second top-five hit in the country, following his chart-topper hit, "

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" (1998). "La Bomba" also peaked in the top 40 of several non Spanish-speaking countries, such as Australia and Sweden.

Live performances and appearances in media

Martin performed "La Copa de la Vida" and "La Bomba" at the 1998

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. The latter was included as part of the setlist for the Vuelve World Tour, the

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, Live in Mexico, One World Tour, All In, the Movimiento Tour, and the Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert. Martin also performed the song along with his other hits during the 48th, 55th, and 61st editions of the

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in 2007, 2014, and 2020, respectively. A live version of "La Bomba" was recorded and taped as part of Martin's ''

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'' set in Miami on August 17, 2006. The artist then embarked on the Black and White Tour, including four sold-out shows at the

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in Puerto Rico. The concerts in Puerto Rico were compiled into his second live album '' Ricky Martin... Live Black & White Tour'' (2007) which includes his performance of the track. Martin opened the

on November 8, 2007, by performing "Lola, Lola" and "La Bomba", accompanied by

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. "La Bomba" was featured in the British

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'' Born Romantic'' (2000). The song has been used several times on various dance competition talent shows. In 2012, Louis Smith and

danced to it on the tenth series of British television dance contest '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Angelina Kirsch and Massimo Sinató did the same on the tenth season of '' Let's Dance'' in 2017. On its 2021 challenge, Malika Dzumaev and Zsolt Sándor Cseke used the song along with Martin's other tracks, " María" (1995), " She Bangs" (2000), " Casi un Bolero" (1998), and "

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" (1999), to perform a dance rendition in the styles of samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, and jive. In 2019, Nicolás Occhiato and Florencia Jazmín Peña danced to "La Bomba", "She Bangs", and "

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" on season 14 of Argentine dance competition television series ''

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''.

Formats and track listings

*Australian CD maxi-single #"La Bomba" (Remix – Radio Edit) – 4:17 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Long Version) – 9:43 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Dub Mix) – 7:47 #"

" – 4:28 *French CD single #"La Bomba" – 4:34 #"Hagamos el Amor" (Remix) – 3:12 *European CD maxi-single #"La Bomba" – 4:34 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Radio Edit) – 4:17 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Long Version) – 9:43 *European 12-inch single #"La Bomba" – 4:34 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Long Version) – 9:43 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Radio Edit) – 4:17 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Dub Mix) – 7:47 *US CD single #"La Bomba" (Spanglish Remix) – 3:50 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Radio Edit) – 4:17 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Dub Mix) – 7:45 #"La Bomba" (Remix – Long Version) – 9:43 #"La Bomba" – 4:33

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal. *

vocal, associated performer *

composer, lyricist, producer, background vocal, recording engineer * K.C. Porter composer, lyricist, producer, piano * Luis Gómez Escolar composer, lyricist * David Campbell arranger * Jeff Shannon assistant engineer * Jorge M. Jaramillo assistant engineer * Juan Rosario assistant engineer * Jules Condar assistant engineer, recording engineer * Kieran Murray assistant engineer *

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assistant engineer * Robert Valdez assistant engineer * Scott Kieklak assistant engineer * Teresa Cassin assistant engineer * Paul Gordon assistant engineer * Bill Smith assistant engineer * Luis Villanueva assistant engineer * Alberto Pino assistant engineer * Dave Dominguez assistant engineer * Francisco "Panchoî" assistant engineer * Tomaselli assistant engineer * Gene Lo assistant engineer * Iris Salazar assistant engineer * Julia Waters background vocal *

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background vocal *

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background vocal * Carmen Twillie background vocal * Stefanie Spruill background vocal * James Gilstrap background vocal * Kristle Murden background vocal * Marlena Jeter background vocal * Bunny Hill background vocal * GB Dorsey background vocal * Jackeline Simley background vocal * Katrina Harper background vocal * Martonette Jenkins background vocal * Maxine Jeter background vocal *

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background vocal * Reggie Hamilton bass *

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drums * Michael Landau electric guitar * Leo Herrera mixing engineer * Bobby Rothstein mixing engineer * Chris Brooke mixing engineer * Jun Murakawa mixing engineer * Luis Quiñe mixing engineer * Mike Ainsworth mixing engineer * Tony Pelusso mixing engineer * Mike Aarvold mixing engineer * Travis Smith mixing engineer * Chris Carroll mixing engineer * Todd Keller mixing engineer *

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piano * John Beasley piano * Esteban Villanueva project coordintor, recording engineer * Iris Aponte project coordintor * Sarah Wykes project coordintor *

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recording engineer * John Lowson recording engineer * Ted Stein recording engineer * Robert Fernandez recording engineer * Brian Jenkins recording engineer * Doc Wiley recording engineer * Benny Faccone recording engineer * Carlos Nieto recording engineer *

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recording engineer * Danny Vicari recording engineer * Femio Hernandez recording engineer * Héctor Iván Rosa recording engineer * Jeff Poe recording engineer * Jesus "Chuy" Flores recording engineer * John Karpowich recording engineer * Karl Cameron recording engineer * Keith Rose recording engineer * Luis Fernando Soria recording engineer * Matt Ross Hyde recording engineer * Peter McCabe recording engineer * Rik Pekkonen recording engineer

Charts

Release history

References

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