"Goodbye") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (2015).
An uptempo world music-flavored EDM song with elements of cumbia, tango, baile funk, Middle Eastern, Latin, and Caribbean, amongst others.
An accompanying music video, released on October 21, 2014, was directed by Ethan Ladder and filmed in Long Beach, California, the underground speakeasy Harvelle's.
[1][2] One week later, Milenio confirmed that it is set to be the lead single from Martin's tenth studio album and would be premiered via Uforia radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico, one day earlier than the song's original release date.
[14] Musically, "Adiós" is an uptempo world music-flavored EDM song with elements of cumbia, flamenco, tango, baile funk, Middle Eastern, electronic, house, dance, burlesque, Latin, and Caribbean.
[25] Mike Wass of the website Idolator noted how the song's release in various languages was due to Martin's worldwide stardom.
He further found the singer in a "sedate mood", similar to "Michael Bublé with a very exotic twist" and was more in favor of the Spanish version, noting how its chorus and instrumental breakdown were its key parts.
Additionally, it debuted at number two on the US Billboard Latin Digital Songs chart, with a first-week tally of 6,000 downloads sold.
Therefore, Martin broke away from a tie with Gloria Estefan for the sixth slot of most top 10s, coming behind Luis Miguel, Enrique Iglesias, Chayanne, Cristian Castro, and Marco Antonio Solís.
[43][44] It was set in early-1930s Weimar Germany, filmed in Long Beach, California, the underground speakeasy Harvelle's, which opened its doors during Prohibition in 1931, and directed by Ethan Ladder.
"[45] Writing for his website, Andy Towle praised Martin's different roles for being "each more dashing than the next",[47] while Sophie Schillaci from Entertainment Tonight described the video as "sexy" and "retro".
[43] On November 20, 2014, Martin performed the song at the 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, along with "dancers in corsets and garter belts", doing Charleston dance moves.
[48] On February 1, 2015, he gave it a performance, surrounded by 40 contestants from the auditions of 2015 edition of the American reality television beauty pageant, Nuestra Belleza Latina.
[18] On February 10, 2015, he performed "Adiós", "Disparo al Corazón" and "Livin' la Vida Loca" on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater.