| "Amarte Es un Placer" | ||||
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| Single byLuis Miguel | ||||
| from the albumAmarte Es un Placer | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios Cello Studios Ocean Way Recording Watersound Record Plant (Hollywood, California)[1] | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | WEA Latina | |||
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| Producer | Luis Miguel[2] | |||
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| "Amarte Es un Placer" onYouTube | ||||
"Amarte Es un Placer" (English:"Loving You Is a Pleasure")[3] is a song recorded by Mexican singerLuis Miguel and the fourth and final single from hisalbum of the same name (1999). Released in 2000, it was written byJuan Carlos Calderón, while production was handled by Miguel. Lyrically, "Amarte Es un Placer" deals with a narrator describing the pleasures of being enamored with his lover.
The song received positive reactions frommusic critics for its orchestral arrangement and Miguel's delivery. However, both Miguel and Calderón were accused of plagiarism by Mexican composer Marcos Lifshitz who maintained that the melody in the song was derived from his composition "Siento nuestro aliento" and was not credited for it. A court ruled in favor of Lifshitz and ordered Miguel andWarner Music to pay 40% of the song's royalties as compensation. "Amarte Es un Placer" received a nomination forPop Song of the Year at the13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2001 and Calderón received anASCAP Latin Award in the same year. A music video for the track was directed by Alberto Tolot and was nominated Best Clip of the Year in the Latin field at the 2000Billboard Music Video Awards. The track peaked at number sixBillboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and number five on theLatin Pop Songs chart.
After an absence of two years from the music scene, Miguel announced on 19 July 1999 that he would release an album by September, saying it would be a return topop recordings as opposed to thebolero cover versions he had recorded on theRomance series. The record's final title,Amarte Es un Placer was announced on 17 August 1999.[4]
"Amarte Es un Placer" was composed by Juan Carlos Calderón and produced by Miguel himself, with the lyrics with the lyrics describing the protagonist having the pleasure of being enamored with his love interest.[1][3] It was released as the fourth single fromAmarte Es un Placer in 2000,[6] and was included on the setlist of his Cómplices Tour (2008).[7]
Eliseo Cardona fromEl Nuevo Herald regarded "Amarte Es un Placer" as the best track on the album.[8] Ramiro Burr, writing for theHouston Chronicle praised the orchestra in the song and Miguel's delivery.[5] "Amarte Es un Placer" was nominated in the category ofPop Song of the Year at the13th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2001,[9] but lost to "A Puro Dolor" bySon by Four.[10] The track was recognized as one of the major Latin songs of 2000 at theASCAP Latin Awards in 2001.[11]
In the United States, "Amarte Es un Placer" debuted at number 24 on theBillboard Hot Latin Songs chart on the week ending 25 March 2000,[12] reaching its peak position at number 11 on 13 May 2000.[13] The track also peaked at number five on theLatin Pop Songs chart.[14]
In 2000, Mexican composer Marcos Lifshitz accused Miguel, Calderón, and Warner Music of plagiarizing his composition "Siento nuestro aliento" ("I Feel Our Breath"). Lifshitz maintained that he created the melody that was used on "Amarte Es un Placer" but was not credited for it.[15] A court ruled in 2007 in favor of Lifshitz and ordered Miguel and his record label to pay 40% of the song's royalties as compensation.[16]
The music video for "Amarte Es un Placer" was filmed by Alberto Tolot at a mansion in January 2000 inBel Air, California.[6] In the video, Miguel enters the mansion and views a painting ofFlaming June which comes to life. He serenades in the building and later finds the woman portrayed in the painting.[17] The visual was nominated in the category of Best Clip of the Year in the Latin field at the 2000Billboard Video Music Awards,[18] but lost to "Ritmo Total" (1999) byEnrique Iglesias.[19]
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofAmarte Es un Placer.[1]
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