The song was commercially successful in Latin America, reaching number one in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Uruguay, as well as the top 10 in Costa Rica and Mexico.

Ricky Martin started recording his eleventh studio album, initially titled Movimiento, in the second half of 2019, inspired by the 2019 political protests in Puerto Rico.

[10][6][11] It was written by Luis Angel O'Neill Laureano "Oneil", Luís Miguel Gómez "Casta", Martin, Juan Vargas, Kevyn Cruz "Keityn", and Lenin Yorney Palacios "Lexuz".

[6][11][14] The romantic lyrics include: "Vuelve / Que el café se me enfría / Perdona lo infantil / Fueron tiempos de rebeldía / Ayer miré tu foto y yo con el corazón roto / Por qué en la foto debo estar yo suponía" (Come back / That the coffee gets cold / Forgive the childishness / Those were times of rebellion / Yesterday I looked at your photo with a broken heart / Because I was supposed to be in the photo).

staff wrote that Martin "takes us on a journey full of nostalgia and melancholy that can be felt not only for a person, but for a place or a memory" with "Otra Noche en L.A.".

[9] An author of Monitor Latino labeled the song "a potentially great hit", saying it "has a sexy and seductive wake, showing us an addictive sound for the ear" and the vibes are "conceived with a melodic line that has many rhymes", while the lyrics "will undoubtedly catch you".

[10] Pip Ellwood-Hughes from Entertainment Focus called the track "catchy" and iHeartRadio staff wrote, "how much we needed a ballad" like this, that was released "in time".

[18][20] Besides the United States, "Otra Noche en L.A." reached number one in Argentina,[21] Guatemala,[22] El Salvador,[23] and Uruguay,[24] as well as the top 10 in Costa Rica and Mexico.

The visual shows Martin remembering his ex-lover, while lounging around a house, cooking, taking a shower and a bath, driving a car around Los Angeles, and carving in a bench, while looking through Hollywood.

Hughes from Entertainment Focus described the music video as "steamy", and Remezcla's Vega gave it a positive review, saying it "perfectly captures the kind and nostalgic quality that the track has".