Tu Recuerdo (Ricky Martin song)

"Your Memory") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, featuring guest appearances from Spanish singer La Mari and Puerto Rican record producer Tommy Torres for Martin's first live album, MTV Unplugged (2006).

It received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the singers' paced voices and emotional lyrics.

The song was commercially successful, reaching number one in five countries, including Argentina and Mexico, as well as the top five in Chile, Paraguay, and Spain.

Finally, Martin taped his MTV Unplugged set in Miami, Florida on August 17, 2006, performing both romantic ballads and up-tempo tropical dance songs.

[1][2] Sony BMG Norte's president, Kevin Lawrie told Billboard about the set: We've been counting down the days to present him in this very credible and stripped-down fashion.

[7] Musically, "Tu Recuerdo" is a Spanish language acoustic ballad and folk-pop song,[1][9][10] that features flamenco influences and uses guitar and Puerto Rican cuatro.

[14] Throughout it, Martin sings about his lost love that their memory is still there with him, like a "downpour",[15] with lyrics including, "Tu recuerdo sigue aquí como un aguacero / Quema y moja por igual / Sé que te tengo que olvidar / Y ya no sé lo qué pensar / Si tu recuerdo me hace bien o me hace mal" (Your memory is still here like a downpour / Burns and wet alike / I know I have to forget you / And I no longer know what to think / If your memory does me good or does me bad).

Jordan Levin from Miami Herald gave the song a positive review, labeling it "a lovely folk-pop piece".

[17][18] An author of ABC named the track "a delicious ballad", noting the "sensitivity of both interpreters and masterfully paced voices".

[3] Judy Cantor-Navas from Billboard credited "Tu Recuerdo" as the song that "made Lamari a recognized name in the United States".

[21] At La Voz de Galicia, a writer gave the song a positive review, saying "this sweet ballad enchanted everyone".

[22] Edgar Torres of Metro Puerto Rico named it a "smash hit",[23] while Los 40's Nacho Herrero stated that Martin "has triumphed all over the world" with "Tu Recuerdo".

[28] The following year, MDZ Online staff listed "Tu Recuerdo" among "5 unmissable hits by young Ricky Martin", and described it as "super emotional".

It was nominated for Record of the Year at the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, and although Billboard and Miami Herald's critics had predicted it to be the winner, it lost to "La llave de mi corazón" by Juan Luis Guerra.

[47] Therefore, "Tu Recuerdo" became Martin's 10th crowning hit, making him the artist with the fourth-most number-one songs on the chart following Enrique Iglesias, Luis Miguel, and Gloria Estefan.

[65][68] Martin's acoustic performance of "Tu Recuerdo" on MTV Unplugged was uploaded on the singer's YouTube channel on October 3, 2009, and has received over 120 million views, as of September 2021.

All coaches acclaimed their performance, with Wisin saying that he loved their both vocal colors, and Carlos Vives calling them "one of the most fought duets".

Camilo ( pictured ) covered "Tu Recuerdo" on the second season's finale of El Factor X .