"Hasta Que Me Olvides" () is a song by Mexican singer

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from his ninth studio album, ''

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'' (1993). The song was composed by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter

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with Miguel and Kiko Cibrian handling the production. It was released as the album's second

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in August 1993 by

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. A

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, the song narrates the protagonist who insists on loving his partner until he is forgotten. The ballad received positive reactions from

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, who listed it among Miguel's best songs. "Hasta Que Me Olvides" was nominated in the category of Pop Song of the Year at the 1994

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and was a recipient of the Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Latin Award in 1995. Commercially, it became his ninth number one song on the ''

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chart in the United States. The song was

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ed by Mexican entertainer

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for the soundtrack of '' Luis Miguel: The Series'' (2018).

Background and composition

In 1991 Miguel released his eighth studio album ''

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'', a collection of classic

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s. The album, which was produced by

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and arranged by

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, was a commercial success in Latin America and sold over seven million copies worldwide. It revived interest in the bolero genre and was the first record by a Spanish-speaking artist to be certified

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in Brazil, Taiwan and the United States. In spite of the album's success, Miguel did not want to release a follow-up record that was similar to ''Romance''. When asked why he chose not to record more boleros, he replied, "I wanted to try my music, just forgetting a little bit about those boleros that everyone knows." The singer began working with the composers for the album a year before recording in a studio in 1992; in Miguel's words, he wanted to "discuss the works, the themes, and melodies; ... The creation of an album has to be part of me or else I would not be able to interpret it, or sing in it." On 24 August 1992, ''

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'' reported that Miguel had begun collaborating with

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and

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on some compositions, along with English-speaking composers, and selecting

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s for the album. Due to difficulty finding a suitable producer for the record, he decided to co-produce the album with his long-time associate Kiko Cibrian. A chance meeting with Dominican Republic singer-songwriter

in Mexico, led to him writing "Hasta Que Me Olvides" in a napkin for Miguel which the artist recorded for ''

'' (1993). Composed by Guerra, it is a

in which the protagonist "will insist until his partner forgets him, so he waits for an opportunity to recover his love, but if he realizes that she no longer feels anything for him, he will make the decision to leave".

Promotion and reception

"Hasta Que Me Olvides" was released as the album's second

in August 1993 by

. The song was later included on his greatest hits album '' Grandes Éxitos'' (2005). A

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version of the song was featured on his live album ''

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'' (1995) (which was recorded from his Segundo Romance Tour in August 1994), and was released as a

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in Spain in the same year. On the review of the album, the ''

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''s John Lannert praised Miguel for "crooning seductively on Juan Luis Guerra`s emotion-drenched love ode". ''La Prensa de San Antonio'' author Diana Raquel commended the track, along with "Tu y Yo", for exerting "eternal poetry". The track was listed among "10 Luis Miguel Songs You Should Know" by Emily Paulín on Sonica and "20 Best Luis Miguel Songs to Listen on

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" by an editor for '' El Comercio''. "Hasta Que Me Olvides" was nominated in the category of Pop Song of the Year at the 6th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1994, but ultimately lost to "

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" by

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. It was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 1995 BMI Latin Awards. Commercially, it topped the ''

chart in the US, becoming his ninth number one single on the chart. In 2021, Mexican entertainer

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"Hasta Que Me Olvides" on the soundtrack for the second season of '' Luis Miguel: The Series'' (2018).

Personnel

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– keyboards, arranger *

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–

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– rhythmic guitar *

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–

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–

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* The Hollywood String Ensemble – orchestra * Ezra Kliger –

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* Paul C. Shure – violin * Shari Zippert – violin * Roman Volodarsky – violin * Barbara J. Porter – violin * Vladimir Polimatidi – violin * Cordon H. Marron – violin * Charles H. Everett – violin * Norman J. Hughes – violin *

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– violin *

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– violin * Linda Rose – violin * R.F. Peterson – violin * John J. Wittenberg – violin * Leslie J. Woodbury – violin *

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– violin * Alexander Horvath – violin *

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– violin * Herschel P. Wiserenita Koven –

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* Raymond J. Tisher II – viola * James J. Ross – viola * John T. Acevedo –

* Cynthia Morrow – viola * Larry Corbett –

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* Daniel W. Smith – cello * Nancy Stein – cello * Roger Lebow – cello * Steve G. Edelman –

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* Jon C. Clarke –

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* Joseph Meyer –

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* Calvin Smith – French horn * Michael A. Englander – percussion Technical credits * Luis Miguel – producer * Kiko Cibrian – co-producer * Mauricio Abaroa – executive producer * Julio Saenz – executive producer *

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–

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, mixing * Jim Champagne – assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Noel Hazen – assistant engineer, mixing assistant *

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– mastering * Alfredo Gatica – artistic coordination * Ezra Kliger – production coordination * Jose Quintana – production coordination

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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