Livin' La Vida Loca
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"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.
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)"
Cover versions
- The song was remade as "GOLDFINGER '99" in Japan in 1999, sung by Hiromi Go. This version of the song is featured in Japanese comedian Masaki Sumitani's theme song on his television program.
- 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 misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic, who had nothing to do with it ([source]).
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