"Píntame" () is a song by Puerto Rican American singer

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from his 1999 second studio album of the same name. The song was written by Crespo with Luis Angel Cruz and Robert Cora handling its productions. It is a merengue song in which Crespo asks an artist to materialize his lover by painting her. The song was met with positive reactions from three

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s who found the song to be catchy. An accompanying

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for the single features Crespo dancing with other performers in a white background. Commercially, "Píntame" peaked at number two and one on the ''

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and

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charts in the United States. An English-language version of the song was released to dance radio stations in the US. The track garnered several accolades including the

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in 2000. In 2019, Dominican Republic singer

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the song with Crespo and their version topped the merengue charts in the Dominican Republic.

Background and composition

In 1998, Elvis Crespo released his solo debut album, '' Suavemente'', in 1998 which became an immediate success by topping the ''

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chart in the United States. Its first two singles, the

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and " Tu Sonrisa" reached number one on the ''Billboard''

in the US and was certified

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by the

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. This led to Crespo to launch a follow-up record to ''Suavemente'' in 1999 titled '' Píntame''. According to the singer: After recording a disc like ''Suavemente'', which became a notable hit and inspired me, the most important thing of the time is to enter the studio a consistent disc that demonstrates my versatility as a vocalist". Like its predecessor, it is a merengue album with "danceable

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". One of the merengues in the album is the title track, in which Crespo "yearns for his ladylove to materialize at the tip of a painter's brush." The song was written by Crespo with

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s being handled by Luis Angel Cruz and Robert Cora.

Promotion and reception

"Píntame" was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by

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. An English-language remix of the song was released to

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stations in the US. The accompanying

for the song features Crespo performing the track along with other dancers in a white background. Crespo performed the song live in Las Vegas in 2008 and was later included in his live album, ''Elvis Crespo Lives: Live from Las Vegas'' (2008). The original version was featured on Crespo's compilation album ''Suavemente...Los Exitos'' (2008). An editor for

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praised the

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s for carrying "the title track to a fever pitch". In spite of the availability of English-language remixes of the single,

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of the ''

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'' suggested that "for a real experience", listeners should "move to the album’s frenetic tunes in Spanish like the title track". The ''

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'' critic Parry Gettelman called it one of the album's "best cuts". A writer for ''

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'' found to be "übercatchy" At the 12th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2000", "Píntame" won Tropical Song of the Year. In the same year, the song was nominated in the category of "Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year" at the 7th Annual ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. The record was also nominated for "Best Merengue Song" the 1999 Premios Globos, but ultimately lost both awards to "

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" (1998) by

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. It was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 2001 BMI Latin Awards. Commercially, "Píntame" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart and became his third number one on the

chart in the US. The track was the third best-performing tropical song of the year in the US. In 2019, Dominican Republic singer

"Píntame" on his studio album, ''Morisoñando, Vol. 1'', with Crespo's participation. Their version peaked at number 15 on the Tropical Airplay chart and topped the merengue charts in the Dominican Republic according to

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Formats and track listings

Promotional single # Píntame4:20 # Suavemente (Hot Head Mix)3:16 The Remixes # Pintame (Off The Hook Club)7:49 # Pintame (Hothead Mix)6:42 # Pintame (Cibola Mix)6:10 # Pintame (Eddie's Painted Dance Mix)6:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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