You Sang to Me
{{Short description|2000 single by Marc Anthony}}
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{{Use American English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = You Sang to Me
| cover = Marc Anthony You Sang to Me single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Marc Anthony
| album = Marc Anthony
| released = 2000
| genre = Pop
| length = * 5:48 (album version)
- 3:51 (radio edit)
| label = Columbia
| writer = * Marc Anthony
| producer = * Anthony
- Rooney
| prev_title = I Need to Know
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = My Baby You
| next_year = 2000
}}
"You Sang to Me" is a song recorded by American singer Marc Anthony for his self-titled fourth studio album (1999). Cory Rooney produced the recording and co-wrote the song with Anthony. "You Sang to Me" is a mid-tempo, pop and romantic ballad that includes elements of Latin, R&B, and adult contemporary genres whose lyrics are about a man who lets his life partner walk away although he is in a relationship with another person. Anthony also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled "Muy Dentro de Mí", which has additional lyrical contributions by Roberto Blades and Gaitanes.
Music critics gave "You Sang to Me" a positive reception upon its release, praising Anthony's vocals and the song's arrangements. Anthony received several accolades, including a Grammy nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2001. The song reached number one on the American and Canadian adult contemporary charts, and the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It also peaked within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium (Flanders region), the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. It was certified gold in Austria, Norway, and Sweden. "Muy Dentro de Mí" topped the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks and Tropical/Salsa Tracks charts.
Anthony included the song on the set lists of his 1999 promotional tour, Marc Anthony 2002 Tour, and El Cantante Tour (2007–08). Jeff Richter directed the music video for "You Sang to Me", which was filmed in New York City, features Australian model Kristy Hinze, and portrays Anthony as a painter who falls in love with his assistant.
Background
In 1996, RMM executive Ralph Mercado mentioned the possibility of Marc Anthony recording an English-language album following a joint-venture between MCA Records and RMM, Anthony's label at the time.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=intitle:billboard+marc+anthony+mercado+english&pg=PA42|title=RMM Rollin'|last=Lannert|first=John|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=March 9, 1996|access-date=November 20, 2013|volume=108|issue=10|page=42|archive-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103135023/http://books.google.com/books?id=TA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=intitle:billboard+marc+anthony+mercado+english&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rU6NUt3rMaG62AXM8YDQAQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}} Anthony said he would not record in English until he felt he was ready to do so.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=marc+anthony+contra+la+corriente+intitle:billboard+angel+cuco&pg=PA108|title=RMM Salsa Star Marc Anthony Builds Int'l Career|last=Lannert|first=John|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 20, 1997|access-date=November 20, 2013|volume=109|issue=51|page=108|archive-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103150337/http://books.google.com/books?id=4wkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA108&dq=marc+anthony+contra+la+corriente+intitle:billboard+angel+cuco&hl=en&ei=_M9iTevIIo-3tgeG_PWcDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}} After the release of his third studio album Contra la Corriente in 1997, disputes over business practices between him and Mercado arose when a check Anthony wrote for his daughter bounced. Anthony hired his brother Bigram Zayas to investigate Mercado's business dealings.{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/magazine/style-ricky-who.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|title=Style; Ricky Who?|last=Dubner|first=Stephen|work=The New York Times|date=August 29, 1999|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220061240/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/29/magazine/style-ricky-who.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|url-status=live}} Mercado would not allow Anthony to leave RMM because his contract committed Anthony to record four more albums for the label.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=marc+anthony+rmm+columbia+mercado&pg=PA50|last=Lannert|first=John|title=Latin Notas|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=March 13, 1999|access-date=November 20, 2013|volume=111|issue=11|page=50|archive-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103142124/http://books.google.com/books?id=6A0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&dq=marc+anthony+rmm+columbia+mercado&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Q0uNUrGxCKX32wXP74CwBA&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}
Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola had approached Anthony to sign a contract to record an album during the peak period of Latin artists crossing over to the Anglophone market.{{cite web| last = Caputo| first = Matt| year = 2010|title= Cover Story – Marc Anthony|url=http://www.urbanlatino.com/feature/57-cover-story/78-marc-anthony|work=Urban Latino |publisher= Urban Latino Media Group|access-date=August 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604221934/http://www.urbanlatino.com/feature/57-cover-story/78-marc-anthony|archive-date=June 4, 2011}} Anthony's contract with RMM, however, denied him the right to record in Spanish for Columbia Records.{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/sep/19/entertainment/ca-11710/2|title=Best of Both Worlds|last=Valdes-Rodriguez|first=Alisa|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 19, 1999|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204050735/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/sep/19/entertainment/ca-11710/2|url-status=dead}} This situation resulted in a lawsuit against Mercado because Anthony did not want to work under him anymore. As part of the settlement, RMM Records retained the rights to Anthony's earlier albums and to release a compilation album from them while Anthony no longer had any obligations to RMM.{{cite book |title= Latin Sensations|last= Márquez|first= Herón|year=2001|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|page= 74|isbn= 9780822549932|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=q1BW88v0_zMC&dq=marc+anthony++%22todo+a+su+tiempo%22&pg=PA74|access-date=April 29, 2010}}
After being signed to Columbia Records, Mottola hired Cory Rooney, Rodney Jenkins, and Walter Afanasieff to produce Anthony's next album. Anthony's next album. Anthony, along with his associates, co-wrote most of the tracks on the album.{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/10/12/the-crossover-life-of-proud-hispanic-native-new-yorker-marc-anthony/|title=The Crossover Life Of Proud Hispanic, Native New Yorker Marc Anthony|last=Willistein|first=Paul|work=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Company|date=October 12, 1999|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204025813/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-10-12/lifestyle/9910110223_1_marc-anthony-la-corriente-otra-nota|url-status=live}} Anthony described his eponymous disc as the "most personal album by far", and refuted the idea he was another Latin artist to crossing over to the Anglophone market because he had already recorded the English-language album, When the Night is Over (1991). One of the songs Anthony wrote with Rooney is "You Sang to Me", which according to the artist, was the first track he composed for the album.{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Anthony_Marc/1999/11/09/pf-742868.html|title=Marc Anthony stretches out|last=Bliss|first=Karen|publisher=Canoe.ca|date=November 9, 1999|access-date=January 5, 2014|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140414182355/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Anthony_Marc/1999/11/09/pf-742868.html|archive-date=April 14, 2014}} Rooney also handled the song's production.{{cite magazine |last1=Taylor |first1=Chuck |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=Billboard |date=February 19, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=8 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |issn=0006-2510 |author-link1=Chuck Taylor (music journalist) |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602090304/https://books.google.com/books?id=CQ4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}
Music and lyrics
"You Sang to Me" is a mid-tempo, pop ballad{{cite news |last1=Anderman |first1=Joan |title=Salsa Prince Electrifies His Fans |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/405346910 |access-date=June 5, 2023|work=The Boston Globe |date=July 4, 2000 |page=E5|id={{ProQuest|405346910}} }}{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Ed |title=Safe Bilingual Home |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/232268133 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=The Village Voice |date=August 17, 1999 |page=121|id={{ProQuest|232268133}} }} that includes elements of Latin, R&B, and adult contemporary genres.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Michele |title=Top 10 Marc Anthony Songs |url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-marc-anthony-songs/ |publisher=Classic Rock History |access-date=June 5, 2023 |date=October 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528085138/https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-marc-anthony-songs/ |url-status=live }} Anthony's vocals are accompanied by acoustic guitars and keyboards, and an accordion solo.{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of 2000: Staff Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-songs-of-2000-top-100-9339652/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2023 |date=March 23, 2020 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330213713/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-songs-of-2000-top-100-9339652/ |url-status=live }} According to Celia Fernandez of O, The Oprah Magazine, the song tells "the story of a man not realizing he had let the love of his life walk away while still being with someone else".{{cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Celia |title=10 of the Best Marc Anthony Songs That'll Have You Singing All Day Long |url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g27631716/marc-anthony-songs/ |website=O, The Oprah Magazine |access-date=June 5, 2023 |date=May 29, 2019 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209071449/https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g27631716/marc-anthony-songs/ |url-status=live }} In an interview with Jam!, Anthony described the process of composing the song:
{{Blockquote |text=I remember writing the track with Cory Rooney, and going home, I came up with the melody. Then I said, 'What am I going to sing about? What does the melody scream out?' It's screaming out a positive story, an experience with a loved one. After that first hurdle, it all just poured out. It's almost like a barrel of wine that's been sitting there for 10 years and you make a crack and it just pours out. It was in there all along. Everything I wrote was heartfelt. There was no bull about it. It wasn't a trend thing. I just closed my eyes for those two months and just let it pour out.}}
In the song, Anthony chants, "Just to think you live inside of me/I had no idea how this could be/Now I'm crazy for your love". In 2007, Anthony said the song was inspired by his emotions for American entertainer Jennifer Lopez.{{cite news |last1=Lapan |first1=Tovin |title=Last Night: J. Lo and Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/last-night-j-lo-and-marc-anthony-at-american-airlines-arena-6449630 |access-date=August 30, 2023 |work=Miami New Times |date=November 4, 2007}} The duo married in 2004 and divorced ten years later.{{cite web |last1=Pearl |first1=Diana |title=From Co-parents to Colleagues: A Timeline of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's Relationship |url=https://people.com/music/from-co-parents-to-colleagues-a-timeline-of-jennifer-lopez-and-marc-anthonys-relationship/ |website=People |access-date=June 5, 2023 |date=September 11, 2022 |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516025420/https://people.com/music/from-co-parents-to-colleagues-a-timeline-of-jennifer-lopez-and-marc-anthonys-relationship/ |url-status=live }} Lopez referenced "You Sang to Me" in her song "One Love" following their separation, singing, "You sang to me, but I’m not sure".{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Allison |title=Album Review: Jennifer Lopez, 'Love?' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/album-review-jennifer-lopez-love/2012/05/03/AF7xFDhF_blog.html |access-date=June 5, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 3, 2011}} Anthony also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled "Muy Dentro de Mi", which includes additional lyrical contributions from Roberto Blades, and Ricardo and Alberto Gaitán.
Release and promotion
Columbia Records released "You Sang to Me" as the second single from Marc Anthony in 2000.{{cite news |last1=Zamora |first1=Rogelio |title=Deja Marc a un lado la salsa |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/310347046 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Reforma |date=March 11, 2000 |page=10 |id={{ProQuest|310347046}} |language=es}} The song was first released on the soundtrack for Runaway Bride, prior to the release of Marc Anthony.{{cite news|last1=Guerra|first1=Joey|title=Universal Appeal – 3 new CDs capitalize on fascination with Latin music sounds|work=Houston Chronicle|date=September 27, 1999|page=1}} It was serviced to adult contemporary, hot adult contemporary, and rhythmic contemporary radio on February 7 and 8, 2000.{{cite magazine |date=February 4, 2000 |title=AC, Hot AC: Going for Adds |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-02-04.pdf |magazine=Radio & Records |pages=78, 82 |access-date=November 15, 2023}}{{cite magazine |date=February 4, 2000 |title=Crossover Nation: New Releases - Going For Adds 2/8 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2000/Hits-2000-02-04.pdf |magazine=Hits |page=64 |via=World Radio History |access-date=November 15, 2023}} In Europe, on April 25, 2000, it was issued as a CD single containing remixes of the song.{{cite web |title=Marc Anthony – You Sang To Me |url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marc+Anthony&titel=You+Sang+To+Me&cat=s |publisher=Canciones Top 50 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530151534/https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marc+Anthony&titel=You+Sang+To+Me&cat=s |url-status=live }} "Muy Dentro de Mi" was later included on Anthony's compilation album Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Éxitos (2006).{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Jon |title=Marc Anthony – Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sigo-siendo-yo-grandes-exitos-mw0000420481 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602210013/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sigo-siendo-yo-grandes-exitos-mw0000420481 |url-status=live }}
Jeff Richter directed the accompanying music video for "You Sang to Me", which was filmed in New York City.{{cite news |title=Natalie's No Real-World Warrior |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/333879632 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |work=New York Post |date=March 17, 2000 |page=8| id={{ProQuest|333879632}} }} In the video, Anthony is portrayed as a painter and becomes enamored with his assistant, played by Australian model Kristy Hinze. Anthony and Hinze are depicted shopping, ice-skating in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, and dining together.{{cite news |last1=Rush |first1=George |last2=Molloy |first2=Joanna |title=Yoko Denies Lennon Aided IRA |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/313735010 |access-date=June 6, 2023 |work=New York Daily News |page=18|id={{ProQuest|313735010}}|date= February 22, 2000 }} When Anthony proposes to Hinze, she runs away. In the end, Anthony is alone at an art exhibition when Hinze appears behind him, and they rekindle their love.{{cite AV media |author=Anthony, Marc |date=2000 |title=You Sang to Me |type=online video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4YJxn-9Og |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=YouTube }} According to the New York Daily News editors George Rush and Joanna Molly, "Anthony has a guardian angel who appears in the form of a homeless man" and is portrayed by Felipe Muniz, the singer's father.
Anthony performed "You Sang to Me" on the promotional tour for Marc Anthony. He performed the song at Madison Square Garden as an encore; this performance is included on the video album The Concert from Madison Square Garden.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-concert-from-madison-square-garden-video-dvd-mw0000975592|title=The Concert from Madison Square Garden [Video/DVD] — Overview|last=LeVasseur|first=Andrea|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 21, 2013|archive-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009034623/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-concert-from-madison-square-garden-video-dvd-mw0000975592|url-status=live}} "You Sang to Me" was included on set lists of Anthony's 2002 tour,{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/07/22/marc-of-excellence/|title=Marc of excellence|last=Baker|first=Soren|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company|date=July 22, 2002|access-date=November 29, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054540/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-07-22/features/0207220113_1_marc-anthony-sensation-audience|url-status=live}} and his and Lopez's El Cantante Tour (2007–2008).{{cite news|url=http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/nov/01/concert-review-jennifer-lopez-and-marc-anthony/ |title=Concert Review: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony |work=Pegasus News |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |date=November 1, 2007 |access-date=November 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235306/http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007/nov/01/concert-review-jennifer-lopez-and-marc-anthony/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013 }}
Critical reception
Following its release, "You Sang to Me" was met with positive reactions from music critics, praising Anthony's vocals and the song's arrangements. Billboard editor Chuck Taylor called "You Sang to Me" a "stunningly beautiful track" and said the song "will not only feed the souls of those in love but remind those who are wishing to find it again what it ideally feels like". Taylor also wrote, "unlike many songs of devotion, Anthony's lyrics truly makes you perk up your ears and consider every line; it's as if you can envision Anthony sitting in a hotel room writing each verse, as he pines for his own love". The Village Voice writer Grace Bastidas noted both "You Sang to Me" and "That's Okay" "show off his range the best".{{cite web |last1=Bastidas |first1=Grace |title=Señoritas' Choice |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/12/21/seoritas-choice-2/ |website=The Village Voice |access-date=May 28, 2023 |date=December 21, 1999 |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706231156/https://www.villagevoice.com/1999/12/21/seoritas-choice-2/ |url-status=live }} Richard Harrington of The Washington Post stated Anthony summons the "exhilaration of infatuation" on the song.{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Richard |title=Going Easy On the Salsa |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/10/06/going-easy-on-the-salsa/674b0b59-77bc-48f3-b349-eb0d8766ecd3/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=October 6, 1999}} Jon Bream, writing for Star Tribune, said the song has a "strong melody and a big ending".{{cite news |last1=Bream |first1=Jon |title=Marc Anthony's Magnetism Wows Orpheum Crowd |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/427232373 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Star Tribune |date=February 19, 2000 |page=4B|id={{ProQuest|427232373}} }} Reviewing the soundtrack of Runaway Bride, Houston Chronicle{{'}}s Bruce Westbrook called "You Sang to Me" the "best of ballads", and complimented its "potent hooks and harmonies".{{cite news |last1=Westbrook |first1=Bruce |title=Recordings |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/395742296 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Houston Chronicle |date=August 1, 1999 |page=16|id={{ProQuest|395742296}} }}
Baltimore Sun writer JD Considine complimented Anthony for being able to "pull every bit of emotion from a lyric" on "You Sang to Me".{{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=JD |title=Not Just Another Pretty Latino; Review: His Self-titled Album Demonstrates the Real Appeal of Marc Anthony Is in His High-energy Singing. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-09-28-9909280199-story.html |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Baltimore Sun |date=September 28, 1999 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181328/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-09-28-9909280199-story.html |url-status=live }} Ed Morales, also of The Village Voice, commented Anthony's "well-rehearsed and intoxicating voice" turns "When I Dream at Night" and "You Sang to Me" into "unexpectedly emotional experiences".{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Ed |title=Safe Bilingual Home |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/232268133 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=The Village Voice |date=August 17, 1999 |page=121|id={{ProQuest|232268133}} }} Los Angeles Times critic Ernesto Lechner praised the track's "serene" keyboards.{{cite news |last1=Lechner |first1=Ernesto |title=Marc Anthony |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-26-ca-14190-story.html |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 26, 1999 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530174856/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-26-ca-14190-story.html |url-status=live }} The Morning Call editor Paul Willistein said "You Sang to Me" is "another sweet miptempo offering" on the album.{{cite news |last1=Willistein |first1=Paul |title=Disc Reviews |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/125911787/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=The Morning Call |date=December 11, 1999 |language=}} In an unfavorable review of the film's soundtrack, Jennifer Barrs of the Tampa Tribune was more critical of the track and panned Anthony for singing only three notes in the song.{{cite news |last1=Barrs |first1=Jennifer |title=Music |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/125912677/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=Tampa Tribune |date=August 20, 1999 |page=15}}
Accolades
In 2020, Billboard ranked "You Sang to Me" as the 68th-best song of 2000. Celia Fernandez of the Daily Oprah listed it as the fifth-best song by Marc Anthony. Listing only his English-language songs, Classic Rock History writer Michele Johnson ranked it as Anthony's fifth-best song.{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Michele |title=Top 10 Marc Anthony Songs |url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-marc-anthony-songs/ |publisher=Classic Rock History |access-date=June 6, 2023 |date=October 8, 2021 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528085138/https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-marc-anthony-songs/ |url-status=live }} Chaospin contributor Linda Giantino placed "You Sang to Me" as the best song by Anthony.{{cite web |last1=Giantino |first1=Linda |title=The 10 Best Marc Anthony Songs of All Time |url=https://chaospin.com/best-marc-anthony-songs/ |publisher=Chaospin |access-date=June 6, 2023 |date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202459/https://chaospin.com/best-marc-anthony-songs/ |url-status=live }}
At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001, "You Sang to Me" received a nomination for Male Pop Vocal Performance, which ultimately went to "She Walks This Earth" by Sting.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|title=43rd Grammy Awards|publisher=CNN|date=February 21, 2001|access-date=May 1, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063452/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/|url-status=live}} At the 7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in the same year, "You Sang to Me" was nominated in the category of Favorite Song From a Movie but the award went to "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes.{{cite web | date = January 29, 2001 | author = Eric Schumacer Rasmussen | title = Destiny's Child Lead Blockbuster Nominees | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/ | website = MTV News | access-date = November 21, 2018 | archive-date = May 9, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220509180040/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438595/destinys-child-lead-blockbuster-nominees/ | url-status = dead }}{{cite web |date=April 12, 2001 | author = Lane Fiasco |title='NSync Takes Home Three Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|url= http://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/|website=idobi Network |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160911194939/https://idobi.com/news/nsync-takes-home-three-blockbuster-entertainment-awards/ | archive-date= September 11, 2016 |access-date=November 4, 2016 }} At the 13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2001, "Muy Dentro de Mi" was nominated for Pop Song of the Year but lost to "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four.{{cite web|url=http://especiales.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/opinion.html |title=Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación 2001 |work=Univision |publisher=Univision Communications |access-date=August 14, 2013 |year=2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129065307/http://especiales.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/opinion.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://especiales.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/premiados_temp.html |title=Premios Lo Nuestro: Alfombra Roja: Lista completa de los ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2001 |work=Univision |publisher=Univision Communications |access-date=August 14, 2013 |year=2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013084108/http://especiales.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/premiados_temp.html |archive-date=October 13, 2013 }} At the 8th Annual Latin Billboard Music Awards in 2001, "Muy Dentro de Mi" received four nominations in the categories Hot Latin Song of the Year, Latin Pop Song of the Year, Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year, and Latin Dance Maxi-Single of the Year'; it lost the first three to "A Puro Dolor" and the latter to Enrique Iglesias' "Sólo Me Importas Tú".{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|title=Billboard Awards Recognize The Best In Latin Music|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2001|access-date=April 29, 2013|volume=113|issue=17|page=56|issn=0006-2510}} Anthony and Rooney received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Award for "You Sang to Me"{{'s}} commercial success in 2002.{{cite magazine|title=ASCAP Pop Music Award Winners | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ug8EAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+ascap+%22i+need+to+know%22+marc+anthony+awards&pg=PA53|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|magazine=Billboard|volume=114|issue=22|page=53|date=June 1, 2002|access-date=August 24, 2013|issn=0006-2510}} "Muy Dentro De Mi" was also awarded in the Pop field at the 2001 ASCAP Latin Awards.{{cite magazine|title=El Premio ASCAP Awards Honor Arturo Sandoval, Songwriter Omar Alfanno|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BhQEAAAAMBAJ&q=intitle:billboard+ascap+dimelo+marc&pg=PA50|last=Pesselnick|first=Jill|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|volume=113|issue=20|page=50|date=June 1, 2001|access-date=August 24, 2013|issn=0006-2510}} Both versions received a Broadcast Music, Inc. Award in their respective fields.{{cite web |title=BMI's Pop Awards 2001 Song List |url=https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534741 |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |access-date=June 6, 2023 |date=May 15, 2001 |archive-date=February 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201090337/https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534741 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=BMI Honors Top Latin Songwriters and Publishers at 8th Annual Awards Ceremony |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20010421_bmi_honors_top_latin_songwriters_and_publishers_at_8th_annual |publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |access-date=June 6, 2023 |date=April 20, 2001 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030055433/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20010421_bmi_honors_top_latin_songwriters_and_publishers_at_8th_annual |url-status=live }}
Chart performance
On the US Billboard Hot 100, "You Sang to Me" debuted at number 77 on the chart dated February 26, 2000.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2000-02-26/|title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of February 26, 2000|magazine=Billboard|date=February 26, 2000|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=April 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427223548/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1999-12-04/|url-status=live}} The song rose up the chart over the next four months, peaking at number two on June 3, 2000 and giving Anthony both his highest position on the Hot 100 and his final top 10 hit on the chart. The song topped the Adult Contemporary chart for seven weeks and peaked on the Billboard Adult Top 40, Mainstream Top 40, and Rhythmic Top 40 charts at numbers 18, 15, and 27, respectively. "Muy Dentro de Mi" topped the Hot Latin Tracks and Tropical/Salsa Tracks charts, becoming Anthony's fourth and thirteenth number-one song on those charts. The Spanish version also peaked at number two on the Latin Pop Tracks chart. In Canada, "You Sang to Me" peaked at number 11 and topped the adult contemporary chart according to RPM.
"You Sang to Me" failed to chart in Australia, but reached number ten in New Zealand. In mainland Europe, the song reached the top 10 in Austria, Belgium (Flanders region), the Netherlands—both the Dutch Top 40 and the Dutch Single Top 100— and Norway. It also peaked at number 11 in Sweden, at number 15 in Finland, and at number 21 in Germany and Switzerland. "You Sang to Me" was named Europe's 76th-best-performing song of 2000 by Music & Media magazine and was certified gold in Austria, Norway, and Sweden.
Track listings
- "You Sang to Me" (radio edit){{spaced en dash}}3:51
- "You Sang to Me" (remix){{spaced en dash}}5:30
- "Muy Dentro de Mi" (radio edit #2){{spaced en dash}}3:49
- "I Need to Know" (Pablo Flores Miami Mix){{spaced en dash}}10:50
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the Marc Anthony and Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Marc Anthony|last=Anthony|first=Marc|year=1999|publisher=Columbia Records}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos|author=Marc Anthony|year=2006|publisher=Sony BMG Norte}}
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- Marc Anthony – vocals, songwriting
- Cory Rooney – co-production, keyboards, programming, songwriting
- Mick Guzauski – mixing
- Robb Williams – engineering
- David Swope – assistant engineering
- Tom Bender – assistant engineering
- T-Bone Wolk – bass, accordion, vibraslap
- Roberto Blades – songwriting ("Muy Dentro de Mi")
- Ricardo Gaitán – songwriting ("Muy Dentro de Mi")
- Alberto Gaitán – songwriting ("Muy Dentro de Mi")
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| {{single chart|Flanders|6|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="flanders"}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=3984|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2023|refname="can"}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=3995|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2023|refname="can ac"}} |
| {{single chart|Canadacountry|26|chartid=5614|rowheader=true|refname="can country"|access-date=June 5, 2023}} |
| scope="row"|Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://www.hrt.hr/hr/top20/lista.html|title=HR Top 20 Lista|publisher=Croatian Radiotelevision|access-date=February 14, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000510181149/http://www.hrt.hr:80/hr/top20/lista.html|archive-date=May 10, 2000}}
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| {{single chart|Germany|21|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|songid=4269|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="german"}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=2000|week=26|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="dutch40"}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="dutch100"}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|10|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="nz"}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|3|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="norway"}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|11|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="sweden"}} |
| {{single chart|Swiss|21|artist=Marc Anthony|song=You Sang to Me|rowheader=true|refname="swiss"|access-date=June 5, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="hot100"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="billboard ac"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|18|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="billboard ap"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|15|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="pop songs"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|27|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="rhythmic"}} |
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| {{single chart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|2|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="latin pop songs"}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardlatintropical|1|artist=Marc Anthony|rowheader=true|access-date=June 5, 2023|refname="tropical songs"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2001 year-end chart performance for "You Sang to Me" !Chart (2001) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine| date = 2 December 2001| title = The Year in Music 2001: Adult Contemporary| magazine = Billboard| volume = 113| issue = 52| page = YE-59, 62, 64, 65| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA37| access-date = 10 March 2010| archive-date = 6 June 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230606193908/https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=RA1-PA37| url-status = live}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|title=You Sang To Me|artist=Marc Anthony|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certref={{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |title=IFPI Norsk platebransje |publisher=IFPI Norway |language=Norwegian |access-date=October 31, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725054452/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |archive-date=July 25, 2012}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=You Sang To Me|artist=Marc Anthony|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2000|certyear=2000|refname="sweden cert"}}
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See also
References
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Category:Songs written by Marc Anthony
Category:Songs written by Cory Rooney
Category:Song recordings produced by Cory Rooney