Livin' la Vida Loca

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"Livin' la Vida Loca"

Single by Ricky Martin
from the album Ricky Martin
Released	1999
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop/Latin
Length	4:05
Chart positions
#1 (US)
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"The Cup of Life" (1998)	"Livin' la Vida Loca" (1999)	"She's All I Ever Had" (1999)

"Livin' la Vida Loca" (translated as "living the crazy life" in English) is a hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released in 1999 from Martin's self titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Robi Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999. It received various Grammy nominations and helped Ricky Martin obtain enormous success inside the United States and worldwide.

"Livin la Vida Loca" was Ricky Martin's first number-one hit, it stayed at number one in the U.S. for five weeks.

In the Japanese TV show Bakuten the Japanese comedian Masaki Sumitani(Razor Ramon HG) uses this song as his theme, in the Hiromi Go episode he admits to using this song without permission.

[edit] Track listing

"Livin' la Vida Loca"
"Le Copa de la Vida" (Spanglish version-radio version)
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Deep vocal edit)

[edit] Cover versions

The song was remade as "Goldfinger '99" in Japan in 1999, sung by Hiromi Go. Masaki Sumitani(Razor Ramon HG) makes a parody of this version in the Hiromi Go episode of Hard Gay, where he spends the day with him to make a video.
The Toy Dolls, a punk band, performed a version of the song in 2000 on their Anniversary Anthems album.
In 2004, a version of the song was performed by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas for the movie Shrek 2; the song appeared in both the film and on the soundtrack.
A parody of the song, by Bitter Tasting Omelette (a.k.a. Todd and Gavin Downing), is "Livin' la Vida Yoda", a reference to the Star Wars character Yoda. It is frequently mis attributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic, who had nothing to do with it (source).
A speedy cover remix was made for Dancemania SPEED 4 by CJ CREW feat. GIORGIO. The CD is only available in Japan.

Preceded by: "No Scrubs" by TLC	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 8, 1999	Succeeded by: "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez
Preceded by: "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys	RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single 20 June 1999	Succeeded by: "You Needed Me" by Boyzone