The song was written by Abel Talamántez, Didier Hernández, and Tomás Torres with Rudy Pérez, Mark Heimermann, and Phil Nash handling its productions.

"[3] To prepare for the Spanish-language record, she signed a five-disc deal with Sony Discos, with her label debut album being produced by Rudy Pérez.

[6] The album, Llegar a Ti, was eventually released on August 31, 1999,[7] and consists of six Spanish-language versions of her earlier songs as well as five original compositions including the title track.

[1] An English-language version of the song, "Love Will Find You", was recorded for the soundtrack of Music of the Heart (1999) with additional writing by Phil Galdston and D. Peter Hernandez.

[15] Billboard's John Lannert called "Llegar a Ti" a "beautiful" single,[5] while The Dallas Morning News critic Berta Delgado found it to be a "gorgeous ballad".

[1] At the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, "Llegar a Ti" was also nominated in the category of the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, which went to "Ojos Así" by Shakira.

[18][19] "Llegar a Ti" was nominated Pop Song of the Year at the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards but ultimately lost to "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four.