Falta Amor (song)

"Falta Amor" (transl. "Love is Missing") is a song recorded by Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra and Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin.[3] The song was released by Universal Music Latin Entertainment on March 26, 2020.[4]

"Falta Amor"
Single by Sebastián Yatra and Ricky Martin
LanguageSpanish
English title"Love is Missing"
ReleasedMarch 26, 2020 (2020-03-26)
Format
Recorded2019
Genre
Length3:23
LabelUniversal Music Latin Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • Sebastián Yatra
Producer(s)
  • Andrés Torres
  • Mauricio Rengifo
Sebastián Yatra singles chronology
"TBT"
(2020)		 "Falta Amor"
(2020)
Ricky Martin singles chronology
"Tiburones"
(2020)		 "Falta Amor"
(2020)
Music video
"Falta Amor" on YouTube

Background

The song, written by Yatra with producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, is a remake of the original solo track included on Yatra’s ballad album Fantasía (2020). The new "Falta Amor" will serve as a prelude of sorts to the Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert, which kicks off in September with Yatra slated as the opener.[5]

"Singing with Ricky Martin is just insane," Yatra said of their collaboration in a statement. "I would have never thought it possible in [this] lifetime. It’s huge not only as a Latino, but for any person that loves music."[6]

"Ever since we did 'Falta Amor' on the album Fantasías, we knew it was by far one of the most special songs we'd ever written," Sebastián Yatra told POPSUGAR. "I sent it to Ricky a month before the album came out in hopes that he would jump on it and we could do it together for the album."

Three days before the album release, Ricky Martin wrote back to tell him he had been busy with the new baby he'd just had, but he loved the song and hoped there would still be a chance to record it together. Sebastián had the music video scheduled to take place in two days, so he canceled it and waited for Ricky so they could create something even more impactful.

"We wrote the song thinking about Ricky, thinking about how perfect his voice would be on it, and thank God it was just magical when both of our voices came together," Sebastián said. "I'm superexcited, and I think it comes at the right moment. People need music like this right now, and 'Falta Amor' is almost therapeutic." While Sebastián acknowledges the song is very deep, in the end, it makes you feel hopeful and at peace, like you know deep within your heart that everything's going to be OK.[7]

Critical reception

Redacción Shock from Shock gave the song a positive review, saying "Falta Amor" "is an urban ballad with a powerful rock ending. Both singers are great pop performers and they make it clear on this track.

"I'd rather die of love than love be missing me" is one of the lines of the song and the lyrical composition focuses on a painful statement for a person who refuses to open his heart and let himself be loved."[8]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the song on 26 March 2020 and directed by Carlos Pérez.

The two front a rock band inside a bombed-out factory, and gently lament a love gone unreciprocated. Masked dancers writhe across the wreckage to emphasize the emotional toil.[9]

"It's crazy because we shot this video eight months ago, and it feels almost like a premonition of what was going to happen. The dancers are from all over the world, shapes, sizes, colors, and we're all using masks in the video. We're going through all this pain, and we're going through it together, and then it all comes back to being one, as a society." Yatra told Popsugar.[10]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[11] 48
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[12] 5
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[13] 16
Chile Pop (Monitor Latino)[14]
18
Colombia (National-Report)[15]
80
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[16] 8
Dominican Republic Pop (Monitor Latino)[17]
6
Ecuador (National-Report)[18]
4
Latin America (Monitor Latino)[19]
12
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[20]
47
Mexico Espanol Airplay (Billboard)[21] 13
Panama Pop (Monitor Latino)[22]
1
Paraguay Pop (Monitor Latino)[23]
8
Peru Pop (Monitor Latino)[24]
7
Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)[25]
11
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[26] 16
US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[27] 7
US Latin Pop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[28] 1

References
  1. "Ricky Martin y Sebastián Yatra, todo lo que sabemos de la esperada colaboración". Billboard. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. "Sebastián Yatra, Ricky Martin Give 'Falta Amor' a Soulful Revamp". Rolling Stone. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. "Sebastián Yatra y Ricky Martin a dúo por primera vez estrenarán 'Falta Amor'". March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. "Tiburones – Single by Ricky Martin". Apple Music. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. "Sebastian Yatra and Ricky Martin Prep First-Ever Collab 'Falta Amor': Watch Teaser". Billboard. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. "Sebastián Yatra, Ricky Martin Give 'Falta Amor' a Soulful Revamp". Rolling Stone. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. "Sebastián Yatra's New Video With Ricky Martin "Feels Almost Like a Premonition"". Pop Sugar. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  8. "Yatra cumple el sueño de cantar junto a su ídolo Ricky Martin". March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. "Sebastián Yatra, Ricky Martin Give 'Falta Amor' a Soulful Revamp". Rolling Stone. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. "Sebastián Yatra's New Video With Ricky Martin "Feels Almost Like a Premonition"". Pop Sugar. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  11. "Sebastian Yatra – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Sebastian Yatra. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  12. "Top 20 Argentina" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  13. "Top 20 Uruguay" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  14. "Chile Pop" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. "Top 100 Colombia Audiencia – Semana 15 del 2020 – Del 03/04/2020 al 09/04/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  16. "Top 20 Costa Rica" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. "Dominican Republic Pop" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  18. "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 15 del 2020 – Del 03/04/2020 al 09/04/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  19. "Latin America" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  20. "Ricky Martin Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. "Mexico Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  22. "Panama Pop" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. "Paraguay Pop" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  24. "Peru Pop" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  25. "Puerto Rico Pop". Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  26. "Top 20 Uruguay" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  27. "US Latin Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  28. "US Latin Pop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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