It is an uptempo song with prominent elements of Latin pop and lyrics detailing feelings of lust for a desired person.

The music video for "La Mordidita", filmed in Cartagena, Colombia and directed by Simón Brand, premiered on June 12, 2015.

As part of the promotion of "La Mordidita", Martin made several appearances on televised shows and award ceremonies where he performed the song live.

[3][4] The uptempo song is primarily a Latin pop track that also contains prominent musical elements of merengue, salsa, bachata, cumbia, and reggaeton.

[15] Lyrically, "La Mordidita" which translates to "The Little Bite" in English, talks about the lust felt for a desired person.

[17] Marcus Floyd of the website Renowned for Sound described it as "intense" and felt that musically, it exemplified the "Latino party vibe we love Ricky Martin for".

[6] Clint Rhode of The Herald-Standard opined that "La Mordidita" is one of the songs on the album on which the singer is "delivering intoxicating rhythms".

[14] El Nuevo Día journalist Eliezer Ríos Camacho called the song "pure craftmanship" and wrote that it was created for dancing with a blend of merengue and La Quebrada-style techno.

[19] A writer of Televisa dubbed the track a dance number in which all of Martin's Latin style is present.

[16] Writing for O, The Oprah Magazine, Amanda Mitchell ranked "La Mordidita" as Martin's sixth best song on her 2019 list.

[38] In May 2015, Martin extended his record for the most top twenty singles on Latin Pop Airplay, when "La Mordidita" jumped 40–20 on this chart.

[39] In mid-August 2015, "La Mordidita" earned Martin his twenty-sixth top ten hit on Hot Latin Songs.

[40] In late August 2015, Martin earned with "La Mordidita" his fifteenth number-one on the Latin Airplay chart (up 58 percent, to 11.8 million audience impressions).

[51] The music video for "La Mordidita" was filmed in Cartagena, Colombia in mid-March 2015 with Simón Brand serving as its director.

[52] The first scenes of the clip were filmed at the Casa Museo Rafael Núñez, where Martin was accompanied by Colombian actress and ballet dancer María Cecilia Sánchez.

Speaking about the concept behind the video, Brand elaborated that it revolved around Martin spreading a "virus" through a bite, converting the people around him into "sensual and amusing" dancing zombies.

[54] The music video later premiered on the Spanish-language television program Primer Impacto broadcast by Univision on June 12, 2015, and was released on Martin's Vevo account shortly afterwards.

[66] On June 30, 2015, Ricky Martin appeared on the Argentinian TV program Showmatch where he performed the song along with "Disparo al Corazón" and "Adiós".

[67] He also performed "La Mordidita" with Yotuel at the 2015 Premios Juventud on July 16, 2015, as the opening number of the awards ceremony.

[69] On May 12, 2016, the song was performed by Yotuel along with Pedro Capó and Beatriz Luengo at the ASCAP Latin Music Awards.