"Te Amo Corazón" is a song by
Prince
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, released as the first
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from his 2006 album, ''
3121
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''. It was officially released by the
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on December 13, 2005. It failed to chart in the US; however, it was a top 25 hit in multiple European countries, charting as high as number two in Spain and number seven in Italy.
The song, whose title roughly translates to "I love you, sweetheart" in Spanish, is slow and influenced by Brazilian bossa nova. The
music video
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was shot in
Marrakesh
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, stars
Mía Maestro
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and was directed by actress
Salma Hayek
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. It charted in the US on ''
Billboard
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''s Smooth Jazz Airplay chart peaking at number 27 on December 25, 2006.
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''Billboard''.
The song was covered by Viktoria Tolstoy
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on her album ''Pictures of Me'', along with another Prince song, "Strollin.
Charts
References
External links
"Te Amo Corazón" video
(via VH1
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)
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2000s ballads
Prince (musician) songs
2005 singles
Songs written by Prince (musician)
NPG Records singles
Song recordings produced by Prince (musician)
Pop ballads
2005 songs