It was released as the lead single for Castro's fourth studio album El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz in 1995 by Melody Records.

A music video for "Amor" was filmed in Rome, Italy and directed by Castro, featuring the artist performing various stunts in the city.

Following the release of his third studio album El Camino del Alma (1994), Cristian Castro took a hiatus from the music scene to study cinematography in New York City.

It features Castro wearing a fedora and a long overcoat while performing various stunts such as riding a bicycle and a Vespa, aerobics, and singing a one-man band.

[14] The track held the longest-running number-one song on the chart since Billboard began incorporating Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 1994 until the record was broken a year later by "Enamorado Por Primera Vez" by Iglesias.