"Te Quise Tanto" () is a song by Mexican singer

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from her seventh studio album '' Pau-Latina'' (2004). It was released as the

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from the album by

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on December 22, 2003. The song was written by

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, Andahí and Adrian Schinoff, and produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. "The Quise Tanto" is a

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and

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song in which Rubio expresses how difficult it is to forget a lover. Upon its release, "Te Quise Tanto" received positive reviews from music critics. At the 13th

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Awards, the song winner in the category of "Latin Pop-Ballad". Commercially, it was a success and peaked on the ''

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in the

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for six non-consecutive weeks, the longest stay at the summit by the singer in that chart to date. In 2024, ''

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'' included it in its list of "the 20 best songs released in 2004".

Promotion

Paulina performed the song at the 2004 Latin Billboard Awards.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Te Quise Tanto" becoming Rubio's first number one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart; it spent a total of six weeks at the top position, while also reaching number one on the Latin Pop Airplay. The song managed to peak at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Also, as of December 11 of 2009, "Te Quise Tanto" became the 72nd most played song of the past decade amongst the top 100 most popular songs from ''Billboard''s, Latin Pop Songs charts. The song peaked within the top 5 on singles charts of Colombia (2), Chile (5) and Venezuela (2).

Music video

A music video was shot by

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. The clip has a cartoonish aesthetic, psychedelic figures and Rubio's timeless glamor. It premiere in January 20, 2004.

Formats and track listing

;CD single #Te Quise Tanto (Radio Edit) – 3:19 #Te Quise Tanto (Original Version) – 3:58 ;Remixes #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 3am Extended Mix) – 6:26 #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler Trance Extended Mix) – 5:06 #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 4am Disco Extended Mix) – 6:26 #Te Quise Tanto (D'Menace Club Mix) – 6:10 #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 3am Disco Radio Mix) – 3:53 #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler Trance Radio Mix) – 3:31 #Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 4am Disco Radio Mix) – 3:52 #Te Quise Tanto (D'Menace Radio Mix) – 3:47 #Te Quise Tanto (Salsa Mix) – 3:13 #Te Quise Tanto (Original Version) – 4:05 ;US 12" promo vinyl # A1 Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 3am Extended Mix) – 6:26 # A2 Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler 4am Disco Extended Mix) – 6:26 # A3 Te Quise Tanto (DJ Hessler Trance Extended Mix) – 5:06 # B1 Te Quise Tanto (D'Menace Club Mix) – 6:02 # B2 Te Quise Tanto (Salsa Mix) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Paulina Rubio singles 2004 singles Paulina Rubio songs Songs in Spanish Songs written by Coti Universal Music Latino singles 2004 songs Song recordings produced by Emilio Estefan