Te Conozco Bien
{{Short description|1995 single by Marc Anthony}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Te Conozco Bien
| cover = Te conozco bien.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Marc Anthony
| album = Todo a Su Tiempo
| released = May 30, 1995
| language = Spanish
| studio = Quad Recording, New York City, NY{{cite web |last1=Gutierrez |first1=Evan C. |title=Todo a Su Tiempo – Marc Anthony {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/todo-a-su-tiempo-mw0000174137 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130173735/https://www.allmusic.com/album/todo-a-su-tiempo-mw0000174137 |url-status=live }}
| genre = Salsa
| length = {{duration|m=5|s=16}}
| label = RMM
| writer = Omar Alfanno
| producer = {{flat list|
- Marc Anthony
- Sergio George}}
| prev_title = Vivir lo Nuestro
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Se Me Sigue Olvidando
| next_year = 1995
}}
"Te Conozco Bien" (English: "I Know You Well") is a song by American singer Marc Anthony from his second studio album, Todo a Su Tiempo (1995). The song was written by Omar Alfanno, with production being handled by Marc Anthony and Sergio George. It was released as the first promotional single from the album on May 30, 1995. A salsa song, it sees the singer express certainty that someone is regretful. The song was awarded the Billboard Latin Music Award in 1996 for "Hot Latin Track of the Year" in the Tropical/Salsa field and was nominated for the Tropical Song of the Year award at the 8th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year. It was a recipient of the ASCAP Latin Award in 1996. Commercially, the song peaked at number seven on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Tropical Airplay chart in the United States. It was the best-performing song of 1995 on the latter chart. The song was covered by Puerto Rican singer Ángel López as a ballad on his studio album Historias de Amor (2010).
Background and composition
In 1993, Marc Anthony released his second studio album Otra Nota (1993), his first salsa record, which was arranged and produced by Sergio George.{{cite web |last1=Buchanan |first1=John D. |title=Marc Anthony {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marc-anthony-mn0000673486/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719154833/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marc-anthony-mn0000673486/biography |url-status=live }} The album sold over 200,000 copies and it earned the singer the Billboard Latin Music Award for "Tropical/Salsa New Artist of the Year" in 1994.{{cite news| last = Rivas| first = Josue R.| date = June 8, 1995| title = Marc Anthony arrives on time| work = New York Daily News| page = 23E| url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/476603631/| access-date = April 19, 2021|url-access=subscription}}{{cite magazine| last = Lannert| first = John| date = May 21, 1994| title = First Latin Music Awards Recognize Range of Talent| magazine = Billboard| publisher = Nielsen Business Media| volume = 106| issue = 32| page = LM-52| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52| access-date = June 3, 2010| archive-date = May 19, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160519135240/https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA52| url-status = live}} Two years later, Marc Anthony released a follow-up record to Otra Nota entitled Todo a Su Tiempo, which George also produced alongside Anthony.{{cite magazine |last1=Lannert |first1=John |title=Albums Reviews |magazine=Billboard |date=July 1, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=26 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |issn=0006-2510}} Three songs for the album were penned by Panamanian songwriter Omar Alfanno, including the salsa track "Te Conozco Bien".{{cite web |title=Marc Anthony celebra sus 50 años guiado por su gran voz |url=https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/519002/marc-anthony-celebra-sus-50-anos-guiado-por-su-gran-voz.html |work=El Salvador |access-date=April 19, 2021 |language=es |date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421024646/https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/519002/marc-anthony-celebra-sus-50-anos-guiado-por-su-gran-voz.html|archive-date=April 21, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Marc Anthony Regresó a Tiempo |url=https://www.semana.com/marc-anthony-regreso-tiempo/26513-3/ |website=Semana |access-date=April 19, 2021 |language=es |date=September 18, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421024256/https://www.semana.com/marc-anthony-regreso-tiempo/26513-3/|archive-date=April 21, 2021}} On the chorus, Marc Anthony repeats "me atrevería a decir que estás arrepentida" ("I'd dare say that you are regretful").{{cite news |last1=Sánchez |first1=Alberto |title=¡Marc Anthony Incansable! |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/653910022/ |access-date=April 19, 2021 |work=El Nuevo Heraldo |date=September 21, 2011 |page=9D |language=es |quote=...y en 'Te Conozco bien', cuando repetía '...me atrevería decir que estás arrepentida'|url-access=subscription}}
Promotion and reception
"Te Conozco Bien" was released as the first promotional single from the album on May 30, 1995.{{cite journal |last1=Reséndez |first1=Héctor |title=News from U.S. and Latin America |journal=Cashbox |date=July 1, 1995 |page=16 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1995/CB-1995-07-01-OCR-Page-0016.pdf |access-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416031127/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1995/CB-1995-07-01-OCR-Page-0016.pdf |url-status=live }} A truncated version of the song was added to Marc Anthony's greatest hits album Desde un Principio: From the Beginning (1999), while the original recording was included on the compilation album Éxitos Eternos (2003).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desde-un-principio-from-the-beginning-sony-international-mw0000255159|title=Desde un Principio: From the Beginning – Marc Anthony {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Promis|first=Jose|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618125058/https://www.allmusic.com/album/desde-un-principio-from-the-beginning-sony-international-mw0000255159|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Éxitos Eternos – Marc Anthony {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/%C3xitos-eternos-mw0000322033 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301060338/http://www.allmusic.com/album/%C3xitos-eternos-mw0000322033 |url-status=live }} Marc Anthony delivered a performance the song in 2000 at in at the Madison Square Garden in New York City,{{cite news |last1=Larcen |first1=Donna |title=Marc Anthony Turns on the Heat |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-07-07-0007071511-story.html |access-date=April 20, 2021 |work=Hartford Courant |date=July 7, 2000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210422005351/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-07-07-0007071511-story.html|archive-date=April 22, 2021}} which was later released on his live video album The Concert from Madison Square Garden (2001).{{cite web |last1=LeVasseur |first1=Andrea |title=The Concert from Madison Square Garden (Video/DVD) – Marc Anthony {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-concert-from-madison-square-garden-video-dvd-mw0000975592 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103190522/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-concert-from-madison-square-garden-video-dvd-mw0000975592 |url-status=live }} In 2010, Puerto Rican singer Ángel López covered the song as a ballad on his studio album Historias de Amor, a collection of songs Alfanno had previously composed.{{cite web |title=Historias de Amor – Angel Lopez {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/historias-de-amor-mw0001957264 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811045255/https://www.allmusic.com/album/historias-de-amor-mw0001957264 |url-status=live }} The song, along with the rest of the album, was arranged and produced by Alfanno.{{cite web |last1=Cobo |first1=Leila |author1-link=Leila Cobo |title=Songwriter Omar Alfanno launches hits project |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alfanno/songwriter-omar-alfanno-launches-hits-project-idUSTRE63F61520100416 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=April 20, 2021 |date=April 16, 2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420014702/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alfanno/songwriter-omar-alfanno-launches-hits-project-idUSTRE63F61520100416 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Barraza |first1=Yanina |title=Inicia su gira en Panamá |url=https://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12042009/viv01.html |website=Crítica |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422010615/https://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12042009/viv01.html |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |language=es |date=December 4, 2009}}
In an article highlighting the "Latino Night" show in 1996, Ron Sylvester of the Springfield News-Leader called "Te Conozco Bien" "one of the best dance tracks of the year".{{cite news |last1=Sylvester |first1=Ron |title=Hot dance mix heats up 'Latino Night' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/208345471/ |access-date=April 19, 2021 |work=Springfield News-Leader |date=June 28, 1996 |page=48|url-access=subscription}} Retrospectively, the track was featured on Cosmopolitan{{'}}s list of "14 Best Latin Songs You Forgot You Were Obsessed With", while La Prensa called it one of Marc Anthony's best 15 songs.{{cite web |title=Marc Anthony: Recordemos 15 de sus mejores canciones en el día de su cumpleaños |url=https://laprensa.peru.com/espectaculos/noticia-marc-anthony-cumple-51-anos-y-recordamos-15-mejores-canciones-videos-nndc-93143 |website=La Prensa |access-date=April 19, 2021 |language=es |date=September 19, 2019 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921061137/https://laprensa.peru.com/espectaculos/noticia-marc-anthony-cumple-51-anos-y-recordamos-15-mejores-canciones-videos-nndc-93143 |url-status=live }} At the 1996 Billboard Latin Music Awards, "Te Conozco Bien" won "Hot Latin Track of the Year" on the Tropical/Salsa field.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9gsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA25|title=¡Que Viva La Música!|last=Lannert|first=John|volume=108|issue=18|page=L-3|date=May 4, 1996|access-date=June 11, 2013|journal=|archive-date=November 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120164402/https://books.google.com/books?id=9gsEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=RA1-PA25|url-status=live}} The track was nominated in the category of Tropical Song of the Year at the 8th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/UNIVISION+ANNOUNCES+THE+NOMINEES+FOR+SPANISH-LANGUAGE+MUSIC'S+HIGHEST...-a018135281|title=Univision Announces The Nominees For Spanish-Language Music's Highest Honors: Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina|publisher=PR Newswire|date=March 27, 1996|access-date=June 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131215234124/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/UNIVISION+ANNOUNCES+THE+NOMINEES+FOR+SPANISH-LANGUAGE+MUSIC'S+HIGHEST...-a018135281|archive-date=December 15, 2013}} ultimately losing to "Abriendo Puertas" by Gloria Estefan.{{cite web |url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia |language=es |publisher=Univision f|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=June 26, 2015}} The track was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1996 ASCAP Latin Awards.{{cite magazine|title=The Third Annual El Premio ASCAP|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=fotos&pg=PA17|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=38|page=16|issn=0006-2510|date=September 23, 1996|access-date=September 27, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417114708/https://books.google.com/books?id=wQkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA16&vq=fotos&pg=PA17|url-status=live}} In the United States, "Te Conozco Bien" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and reached the top position of the Tropical Airplay chart. It was the best-performing song of 1995 on the latter chart.
Charts
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| {{single chart|Billboardtropicalairplay|1|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=October 4, 2012|refname="tropicalsongs"}} |
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