A Medio Vivir

For the title song, see A Medio Vivir (song).

A Medio Vivir
Studio album by Ricky Martin
Released	September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Latin pop
Length	52:26
Label	Sony Discos Columbia
Producer	K. C. Porter Ian Blake
Ricky Martin chronology
Me Amaras (1993) A Medio Vivir (1995) Vuelve (1998)
Alternate cover
Singles from A Medio Vivir
"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" Released: August 14, 1995 "María" Released: November 21, 1995 "A Medio Vivir" Released: February 13, 1996 "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" Released: April 16, 1996 "Como Decirte Adiós" Released: August 6, 1996 "Bombón de Azúcar" Released: October 15, 1996 "Volverás" Released: January 7, 1997 "Nada es Imposible" Released: April 22, 1997 "Corazón" Released: October 27, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A Medio Vivir (English: Half Living) is the third studio album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, released by Sony Discos and Columbia on September 12, 1995 (US).

Commercial performance

The album has sold over three million copies, worldwide.[2][3] That number includes 1.3 million copies sold in Europe.[4]

A Medio Vivir was released at first in Latin America in 1995. It peaked at number eleven on the Top Latin Albums in the US. Five songs from this album charted on the Hot Latin Songs, including "María" and "Volverás", which both peaked at number six, "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" which reached number nine, "Nada es Imposible" (number twenty-three) and "A Medio Vivir" (number thirty-six). The album was certified 6× Platinum in Argentina.

In 1996, "María" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and peaked at number eighty-eight. The album has sold 287,000 copies in the US[5] and was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipping 500,000 copies. The same year, "María" charted in Spain and Finland, and A Medio Vivir followed peaking inside top ten in both countries. It was certified 4× Platinum in Spain and Gold in Finland.

However, the real international breakthrough came in 1997, when "María" became a hit all over Europe. A Medio Vivir debuted on the charts in various countries, peaking inside top ten in France and Belgium Wallonia. It was certified Platinum by the IFPI, after selling one million copies in Europe. It was certified Platinum in France[6] and Belgium and Gold in Switzerland.

After the success of "María", "Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" was released as the second international single. It peaked inside top ten in France and Belgium Wallonia. "Volverás" was released as the third single and peaked at number forty-eight in France. "Corazón" was released in Finland reaching number twenty.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"	Ian Blake K. C. Porter Luis Gómez Escolar	Porter Blake	5:30
2.	"A Medio Vivir"	Franco De Vita	Porter Blake	4:42
3.	"María"	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake	4:23
4.	"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"	Carlos Lara	Porter Blake	4:41
5.	"Dónde Estarás"	Cristóbal Sansano Mónica Naranjo	Porter Blake	3:52
6.	"Volverás"	Blake Porter Escolar Ricky Martin	Porter Blake	4:52
7.	"Revolución"	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake	3:50
8.	"Somos la Semilla"	Blake Porter Manolo Tena	Porter Blake	3:56
9.	"Como Decirte Adiós"	Marco Flores	Porter Blake	3:00
10.	"Bombón de Azúcar"	Mark Kilpatrick Gustavo Laureano Carlos Figueroa John Lengel Carlos Rolón	Porter Blake	4:58
11.	"Corazón"	Porter Luis Angel	Porter Blake	4:20
12.	"Nada es Imposible"	Alejandro Sanz	Porter Blake	4:22

European bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake Pablo Flores Javier Garza	4:31

European reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"María" (Spanglish Radio Edit)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake Flores Garza	4:31
14.	"Corazón" (JS16 Radio Remix)	Porter Angel	Porter Blake JS16	4:06
15.	"Dónde Estarás" (Moon Mix Radio Edit)	Sansano Naranjo	Porter Blake Flores Garza	4:47

Brazilian reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"María" (Radio Edit)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake	4:38
14.	"María" (María)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake	4:23
15.	"Te Quero, Te Esqueço Te Amo" (Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo)	Lara	Porter Blake	4:39
16.	"María" (Versão Salsa & Merengue)	Blake Porter Escolar	Porter Blake	4:23

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1997) Peak position Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[7] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 35 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 10 Chilean Albums (IFPI)[11] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 27 European Albums (Top 100)[13] 20 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 10 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 20 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[17] 25 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 12 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[21] 11 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[22] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 11 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[24] 13 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[24] 10 Chart (1997) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 46 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 35 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 34 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 47 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[28] 37 Chart (1998) Position US Top Latin Catalog Albums (Billboard)[29] 8 Chart (2000) Position Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[30] 101

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[31]	6× Platinum	360,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[32]	Platinum	50,000^*
Brazil	—	253,000[33]
Chile[34]	Platinum+Gold
Costa Rica[35]	Gold
El Salvador[35]	Gold
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[36]	Gold	29,363[36]
France (SNEP)[6]	Platinum	300,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[37]	2× Platinum	500,000^^
Paraguay[34]	Platinum+Gold
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23]	4× Platinum	440,000[38]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[39]	Gold	25,000^^
United States (RIAA)[40]	Gold	500,000^^
Uruguay (CUD)[34]	Platinum+Gold
Summaries
Central America (CFC)[34]	Gold
Europe (IFPI)[41]	Platinum	1,300,000[4]
Worldwide	—	3,000,000[2][3]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Hong Kong	July 25, 1997[42]	Sony Music	CD
Japan	October 22, 1997	Epic/Sony Records	CD	ESCA-6832

The European Tour DVD

Europa: European Tour
Video by Ricky Martin
Released	July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)
Recorded	1997 in Europe
Length	78:00
Ricky Martin chronology
La Historia (2001) Europa: European Tour (2001) MTV Unplugged (2006)

Europa: European Tour is a DVD release by Ricky Martin recorded during his sold-out tour in Europe in 1997 while promoting A Medio Vivir.[43]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rick Martin Europa"
2.	"Dónde Estarás" (retitled "No Puedo Mas")
3.	"Montje Palma de Mallorca"
4.	"Bombón de Azúcar"
5.	"Ricky on Tour"
6.	"Nada es Imposible"
7.	"Ricky's Crew"
8.	"A Medio Vivir"
9.	"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" (making of)
10.	"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo" (videoclip)
11.	"Ricky's Fans"
12.	"Susana"
13.	"Te Extraño, Te Olvido, Te Amo"
14.	"María"
15.	"Backstage"

See also

• 1995 in Latin music
• List of best-selling albums in Argentina
• List of best-selling Latin albums

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