"Perdido Sin Ti" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer

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for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). The song was written by

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, and Luis Gómez Escolar, while the production was handled by Porter and Rosa. It was released by

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as the fourth

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from the album on August 18, 1998. A heart-wrenching, slow

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, its protagonist is nostalgia. The song received positive reviews from

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, who complimented its "sweetness" and "dreamy

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". "Perdido Sin Ti" was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 2000 BMI Latin Awards. The song reached number one on ''

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''s

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and

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charts in the United States, as well as number three in both Panama and Puerto Rico. The accompanying

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was directed by

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and premiered at the

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in October 1998. The track was included on the

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s for Martin's the

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tour and the

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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

-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, his

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executives felt the song would ruin Martin's career. Despite this, "María" was chosen as the album's second

and became a breakthrough hit, reaching number one in France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and the whole of South America. As of 2014, ''A Medio Vivir'' had 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

and

, 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 was 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 consisting mainly of "red-hot"

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numbers and "melodramatic"

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s. "Perdido Sin Ti" was written by Porter, Rosa, and Luis Gómez Escolar, and runs for a total of four minutes and ten seconds. An "aching, slower-placed" ballad, in which nostalgia is the protagonist. In the lyrics, he cites "No me dejes solo quédate en mi casa, sin ti me falta todo, sin ti no queda nada" ("Don't leave alone, stay in my house, I'd lack everything without you, nothing remains you").

Release and promotion

"Perdido Sin Ti" was released on August 18, 1998, as the album's fourth single. The song was also later added to Martin's compilation albums '' La Historia'' (2001), ''Personalidad'' (2015), and '' Esencial'' (2018). The track was included as the ninth track on Martin's fourth studio album, ''Vuelve'', released February 12, 1998. The European maxi-single for "Perdido Sin Ti" includes "

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" taken from Martin's second studio album, '' Me Amaras'' (1993), as well as " Vuelo" and " Susana" from his debut studio album, ''

'' (1991). The accompanying

was directed by Argentine director

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, and premiered in October 1998 at the

in Miami. Martin uploaded the visual on

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on October 15, 2019. "Perdido Sin Ti" was included as part of the setlists for the

tour and the

. A

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version of "Perdido Sin Ti" was recorded and taped as part of his ''

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'' set in

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on August 17, 2006.

Reception

"Perdido Sin Ti" was met with positive reviews from

. John Lannert of ''Billboard'' magazine mentioned the track as one of the album's potential hits. Writing for ''

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'' magazine, Carmen Teresa Roiz remarked that the song, along with "

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" and "

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, "reflects the most intimate part of the interpreter". The ''

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'' critic Richard Torres praised the track's "sweetness". ''

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'' reviewer Mario Tarradell labeled it "a bedroom staple with a dreamy

and a simmering feel". An author of

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named "Perdido Sin Ti" among Martin's "most important songs" and Melissa Martinez from the ''

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'' named it as one of her favorites. In 2015,

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staff ranked the track as Martin's seventh-best ballad. The following year, Marco Salazar Nuñez from ''

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'' placed it on an unranked list of "9 Ricky Martin songs perfect to liven up your own wedding", stating: "A wedding is not a wedding without the romantic dance." It was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 2000 BMI Latin Awards. The track peaked at number three in both Panama and Puerto Rico. In the United States, "Perdido Sin Ti" debuted at number 28 on the ''Billboard''

on the week of September 5, 1998. The single reached on top of the chart two weeks later, succeeding "

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" by

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, becoming Martin's second number one on the chart. It was replaced by

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's song " Decir Adios" the following week. The track also reached the top of the

subchart, displacing Martin's own " Vuelve" making him the first artist on the chart's history to replace himself; it spent a total of two weeks in this position.

Formats and track listings

European CD single #"Perdido Sin Ti" – 4:10 #"

" – 4:20 European CD maxi-single #"Perdido Sin Ti" (Radio Edit) – 4:03 #"Entre el Amor y los Halagos" – 4:20 #" Vuelo" – 3:58 #" Susana" – 4:54 Mexican promotional CD single #"Perdido Sin Ti" – 4:10

Credits and personnel

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vocal, associated performer *

composer, lyricist, producer, piano *

composer, lyricist, producer, background vocal, recording engineer * 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 * John West background vocal * Darryl Phinnessee background vocal *

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background vocal * Reggie Hamilton bass *

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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 *

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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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