"Disparo al Corazón" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer

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, released on January 13, 2015, as the second single from his Grammy Award–winning Spanish-language album, '' A Quien Quiera Escuchar'' (2015). It was written by Ricky Martin, Pedro Capó, Yoel Henriquez and Rafael Esparza Ruiz, and produced by

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Background and release

Martin started working on his tenth studio album in 2012. He released " Adiós" on September 23, 2014, as the

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from the album, which was still untitled at the time. He revealed the album's title as '' A Quien Quiera Escuchar'' and track list in December 2014, with "Disparo al Corazón" being included as the second track. On January 8, 2015, it was announced that "Disparo al Corazón" would be a

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and released to radio stations on January 12, 2015, as the second single from the album. The song was released for digital download and

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on January 13. During an interview with ''

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'' explained that the song was the favorite song of one his twin boys: "So maybe the boys influenced the choice of single." A remix featuring the Spanish producer Brian Cross was released simultaneously with the original song.

Music and lyrics

Musically, "Disparo al Corazón" is a Spanish language soft

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ballad, that uses several instruments including guitar, piano,

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, violin, and drum. The song was written by Rafael Esparza-Ruiz, Yoel Henriquez, Pedro Capó, and Martin. The production was handled by

, and the track runs for a total of 3 minutes and 50 seconds. Lyrically, "Disparo al Corazón" which translates to "Shot to the Heart", is a metaphor full of "sensitivity, delivery, and honesty". The lyrics begin with, "Aquí va mi confesión / Antes de ti no fui un santo / He pecado como no / Pero eso es cosa del pasado / Desde que llegaste tú lanzaste al aire la moneda" (Here goes my confession / Before you I was not a saint / I have sinned, why not? / But that's a thing of the past / Since you arrived, you flipped the coin).

Critical reception

Upon release, "Disparo al Corazón" was met with widely positive reviews from

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. In their review of the song, '' El Economista'' staff labeled Martin "one of the most admired artists on the world" and praised his "masterful interpretation" in the track. Andrew Le from '' Renowned for Sound'' described his vocals as "proficient". He highlighted "the unusually emotional instrumental ending, as the banjos, drums and strings lamentfully fade away into the distance" as the best part of the song. An author of '' ABC'' named the song "a full-fledged confession", stating that Martin "opened his heart and soul" in it. In 2020, MTV Argentina ranked it as one of the singer's best songs.

Accolades

"Disparo al Corazón" has received a number of awards and nominations. It was nominated for both

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and Song of the Year at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, but lost to " Hasta la Raíz" by

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in the categories.

Commercial performance

On January 19, 2015, "Disparo al Corazón" debuted at number thirty-four on the US

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chart and at number nineteen on

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. Martin extended his lead for most top twenty hits on the Latin Pop Airplay to forty (followed by

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with thirty-six). "Disparo al Corazón" also debuted at number thirty-five on

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becoming Martin's forty-second hit on the chart. Additionally, the song opened at number seven on the US Latin Pop Digital Songs. Two weeks later, "Disparo al Corazón" also debuted at number twenty-three on the

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chart. On February 16, 2015, "Disparo al Corazón" topped Latin Pop Airplay. So far, it spent four consecutive weeks at the top. The song also reached a new peak on Hot Latin Songs, climbing to number nine in its fifth week. On March 2, 2015, Martin earned his fourteenth Latin Airplay number one with "Disparo al Corazón." In the chart's history, only Enrique Iglesias boasted more leaders (twenty-six), and

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ranks third with eleven number ones. Eventually, "Disparo al Corazón" peaked at number nine on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, number one on Latin Airplay and number twenty on Latin Digital Songs. It also reached number one on Latin Pop Airplay, number seven on Latin Pop Digital Songs, and number twelve on Tropical Songs. On the 2015 ''Billboard'' Year-End charts, "Disparo al Corazón" reached number fourteen on Latin Pop Songs, number forty-six on Latin Airplay, and number fifty-five on Hot Latin Songs. The song peaked at number two on the Mexican Espanol Airplay chart and number ten on Mexico Airplay. In Spain, it reached number thirty-one.

Music video

The music video for "Disparo al Corazón" was released on

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on March 20, 2015.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' A Quien Quiera Escuchar''. *Songwriting –

, Pedro Capó, Yoel Henriquez, Rafael Esparza Ruiz *Production –

*Recording – Carlos Fernando López, Dan Warner, Guillermo Vadalá, Julio Reyes Copello, Lee Levin, Ricardo López Lalinde *Vocals engineering – Enrique Larreal *Arrangement – Carlos Fernando López, Julio Reyes Copello, Ricardo López Lalinde *Strings arrangement – Carlos Fernando López, Julio Reyes Copello *Acoustic and electric guitar – Dan Warner *Banjo and triple – Ricardo López Lalinde *Bass – Guillermo Vadalá *Cello – Wells Cunningham *Drums – Lee Levin

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Disparo al Corazon 2015 songs 2015 singles Ricky Martin songs Sony Music Latin singles Songs written by Ricky Martin Songs written by Rafael Esparza Songs in Spanish Pop ballads Songs written by Yoel Henriquez Songs written by Pedro Capó Song recordings produced by Julio Reyes Copello