Love (Thalía song)
{{short description|1992 song by Thalía}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Love
| cover = Thalía Love single cover.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Thalía
| album = Love
| released = 1993
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=20}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Love|others=Thalía|year=1993|publisher=Melody/Fonovisa|id=TMO-788}}
| label = Melody/Fonovisa
| writer =
- Luis Carlos Esteban
| producer =
| prev_title = Maria Mercedes
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = La Vie en rose (La Vida en Rosa)
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"Love" is a song by the singer Thalía, released as the third single from the album Love, from 1992. The track was released as 12" single with remix versions and a music video was made for the TV special Love Thalía, from 1993. The song appeared on the charts of the Mexican newspaper El Siglo de Torreón and the magazine Notitas Musicales.
Background and production
After releasing her second studio album Mundo de Cristal, Thalía went to present the TV show VIP Noche in Spain, where she met the Spanish composer and music producer Luiz Carlos Esteban, whom she asked for help to finalize the compositions of what would become her third solo album,{{cite magazine |last=Andrade |first=Nelson Theodoro |date=1999 |title=Biografia não autorizada |location=Brazil |publisher=Escala |page=28 |language=pt}} To this album, songs with many different music genres were selected, like the song "Love", a contemporary song in the dance music style of the 1990s.
At the time of the single released the album had sold over 200,000 in Mexico only and later was certified Platinum+Gold for over 350,000 sold in the country.{{cite web|title=1971: Ve la primera luz Thalía, exitosa cantante y actriz mexican|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1030524.1971-ve-la-primera-luz-thalia-exitosa-cantante-y-actriz-mexicana.html|date=August 26, 2014 |accessdate=February 21, 2020|work=El Siglo de Torreón |language=es}}{{cite web|title=Breves de Espetaculos: Thalia dice que firmo contrato exclusivo con Televisa. |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1993/04/07/43/Ar04307.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1256494&PageLabelPrint=43&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1993&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2bplatino&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF |date=April 7, 1993 |accessdate=February 9, 2016 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209043015/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1993%2F04%2F07%2F43%2FAr04307.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1256494&PageLabelPrint=43&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1993&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2Bplatino&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF |archive-date=9 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}
Promotion and commercial reception
In addition to naming the singer's 1992 album, the song also served as the title of the Televisa channel special called Love Thalía, the special would be updated months later with more songs added and would be entitled Love Thalía... y Otras Fantasias, a music video to "Love" was made for the special.{{cite AV media |people=Thalía |title=Thalia - Love - Especial “Love y Otras Fantasías” 1993|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ZpltTVIhQ |access-date=6 November 2020 |publisher=YouTube}} In the video Thalía appears with two dancers dressed in black, dancing in a purple color setting. A different music video was made exclusively for the show Siempre en Domingo presented by Raúl Velasco, also from the Televisa channel.{{cite video|title=Love video|first=Raúl |last=Velasco|date=1993|work=Siempre en Domingo|publisher=Televisa|authorlink=Raúl Velasco|quote=Youtube title: Thalia Love (Video Especial)}} In 1992, Thalia received the award for "Best Singer" at the Premios TVyNovelas from Saul Lisaso in Mexico City and surrounded by impressive scenography and dancers dressed in Egypt-inspired costumes, she performed the "1001 Nights Club Mix" version of the music in it.{{cite video|title=Thalia - Love (1001 Nights Club Mix) Premios TV y Novelas - Mexico 1992|date=1992|work=Premios TVyNovelas|publisher=Televisa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qxvirxrXKc}} The song became the album's second biggest hit, reaching #3 in Mexico, behind of "Sangre" only which peaked #2 months earlier, on the same list.{{cite web|title=Discos más populares|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1993/04/16/55/Ar05500.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1263187&PageLabelPrint=55&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1993&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=10&ViewMode=GIF|date=April 16, 1993|accessdate=February 9, 2016|work=El Siglo de Torreón|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209230018/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1993%2F04%2F16%2F55%2FAr05500.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1263187&PageLabelPrint=55&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1993&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2Bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=10&ViewMode=GIF|archive-date=9 February 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}{{cite journal |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/1992/11/24/40/Ar04007.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1140862&PageLabelPrint=40&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1992&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia%2bsangre&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=HTML|title=El elepe de Viló|journal=El Siglo de Torreón|accessdate=14 November 2020|page=40|date=24 November 1992}}
Track listing
- Source:{{cite AV media notes|title=Love|others=Thalía|year=1993|publisher=Melody/Fonovisa|id=LMSS-1059}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = A side
| title1 = Love
| note1 = Club Remix
| writer1 = Luis Carlos Esteban
| length1 = 7:31
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = B side
| title2 = Love
| note2 = Nights Club Mix
| writer2 = Luis Carlos Esteban
| length2 = 6:52
}}
Charts
References
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