Official Charts Company

LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA

Official Charts Flashback 1999: Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca ...
Yahoo

Ricky Martin and 'Livin' La Vida Loca' ushered in pop's 'Latin explosion' in 1999. Too bad it wasn't real.

Ricky Martin knew “Livin’ La Vida Loca” would be an instant hit when producer Desmond Child and songwriter (and fellow Menudo alum) Robi “Draco” Rosa brought him a demo of the track. The Puerto Rican ...
Chicago Sun-Times

‘Livin’ La Vida Loca,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ among songs added to National Recording Registry

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American Songwriter

The Meaning Behind “Livin’ La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin

When the Latin pop music explosion took hold in America starting in 1999, former Menudo singer Ricky Martin was at the forefront of the movement. He had released four Spanish language albums prior and ...
Billboard

‘We’ve Crossed the Threshold’: How Ricky Martin’s ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ Became the First No. 1 Song Made Entirely in Pro Tools

In the mid-'90s, Desmond Child was having a hard time convincing people that the future of recorded music lay in a single hard disk. By Harley Brown In the mid-‘90s, Desmond Child was having a hard ...
Los Angeles Times

Ricky Martin and ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’ ushered in pop’s ‘Latin explosion’ in 1999. Too bad it wasn’t real.

Ricky Martin knew “Livin’ La Vida Loca” would be an instant hit when producer Desmond Child and songwriter (and fellow Menudo alum) Robi “Draco” Rosa brought him a demo of the track. The Puerto Rican ...