Yo Te Amo

{{Infobox song

| name = Yo Te Amo

| cover = Chayanne yo te amo.jpg

| caption =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Chayanne

| album = Simplemente

| released = {{start date|2000}}

| genre = *Latin pop

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=43}}

| label = Sony Discos

| writer = Estéfano

| producer = Estéfano

| prev_title = Boom Boom

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Candela

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YkVbgpXXR0M|"Yo Te Amo"}}

| type = single

}}}}

"Yo Te Amo" ({{Translation|"I Love You"}}) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne from his ninth studio album, Simplemente (2000).{{cite web |title=Chayanne - Simplemente Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/simplemente-mw0000102754 |access-date=3 May 2023}} The song was written and produced by Estéfano and released as the lead single from the album in 2000 by Sony Discos in the United States. It was -recognized as one of the best-performing Latin songs of the year at the 2002 BMI Latin Awards.{{cite web |title=BMI Honors Top Latin Songwriters, Publishers at 9th Annual Awards Ceremony |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20020508_bmi_honors_top_latin_songwriters_publishers_at_9th_annual_awa |publisher=BMI |access-date=3 May 2023 |date=7 May 2002}} The Newsday Richard Torres stated that "Yo Te Amo", along with "Las Horas Pasan" and "Simplemente" have "no distinguishing sound or verve to them".{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=Richard |title=Chayanne Still Has Growing to Do |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/279344501 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=Newsday |date=November 5, 2000 |id={{ProQuest|279344501}} |language=en}} Jordan Levin of the Miami Herald found it to be "syrupy".{{cite news |last1=Levin |first1=Jordan |title=CD Shines on Pop Numbers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/644338199/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=Miami Herald |date=November 27, 2000 |page=2E}} The music video for the song was directed by Simon Brand and was filmed in Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=Salinas |first1=América |title=Una luz al final del tunel |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/368460240 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=La Opinion |date=September 29, 2000 |id={{ProQuest|368460240}} |language=es}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Chile (EFE){{cite journal\|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT/2000/12/11/46/Ar04600.xml&CollName=EDT_2000_2009&DOCID=197918&PageLabelPrint=46&skin=%45%6c%53%69%67%6c%6f\|title=Los temas más vendidos\|journal=El Siglo de Torreón\|date=11 December 2000\|page=46\|access-date=1 May 2025\|language=es}} \|align="center"\|1
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\|Costa Rica (EFE){{cite journal\|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/12/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04800&PageLabel=48\|title=Los más vendidos en Iberoamérica y EU\|journal=El Siglo de Torreón\|date=25 December 2000\|page=48\|access-date=1 May 2025\|language=es}} \|align="center"\|4
scope="row"\|El Salvador (EFE) \|align="center"\|4
scope="row"\|Guatemala (EFE) \|align="center"\|4
scope="row"\|Honduras (EFE) \|align="center"\|1
scope="row"\|Nicaragua (EFE) \|align="center"\|1
scope="row"\|Panama (EFE) \|align="center"\|3
scope="row"\|Uruguay (EFE) \|align="center"\|2
{{single chart\|Billboardlatinsongs\|1\|artist=Chayanne\|access-date=May 15, 2022\|rowheader=true\|refname="latinsongs"}}
{{single chart\|Billboardlatinpopsongs\|1\|artist=Chayanne\|access-date=May 15, 2022\|rowheader=true\|refname="latinpopsongs"}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"\|Chart (2001) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=2001: The Year in Music\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=por+amarte+asi\|volume=113\|issue=52\|page=YE-59, 62\|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|date=29 December 2001\|access-date=12 November 2013}} \|7
scope="row"\|US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard) \|3

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col"|Chart (2001)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2001: The Year in Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&q=por+amarte+asi|volume=113|issue=52|page=YE-59, 62|magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=29 December 2001|access-date=12 November 2013}}

scope="row"|US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)

=Decade-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2000s decade-end chart performance for "Yo Te Amo"
scope="col"\|Chart (2000-2009) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-songs \|title=2009 Decade End Charts \|date=December 27, 2009 \|access-date=December 22, 2011 \|magazine=Billboard \|archive-date=July 19, 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719174423/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-songs \|url-status=dead }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|84
scope="row"\|US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-pop-songs \|title=2009 Decade End Charts \|date=December 27, 2009 \|access-date=December 22, 2011 \|magazine=Billboard \|archive-date=July 23, 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723030433/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-pop-songs \|url-status=dead }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|15

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2000s decade-end chart performance for "Yo Te Amo"

scope="col"|Chart (2000-2009)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-songs |title=2009 Decade End Charts |date=December 27, 2009 |access-date=December 22, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719174423/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-songs |url-status=dead }}

| style="text-align:center;"|84

scope="row"|US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-pop-songs |title=2009 Decade End Charts |date=December 27, 2009 |access-date=December 22, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723030433/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/latin-pop-songs |url-status=dead }}

| style="text-align:center;"|15

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|artist=Chayanne|title=Yo Te Amo|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2000|certyear=2025|access-date=2 March 2025}}

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