| Cambia la Piel | |
| Cover: | Cambia la Piel single by Ricky Martin.jpg |
| Type: | promo |
| Artist: | Ricky Martin |
| Album: | Sound Loaded |
| Recorded: | 2000 |
| Genre: | Latin pop |
| Length: | 5:13 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | K. C. Porter |
| Chronology: | Ricky Martin Promotional singles |
| Prev Title: | Corazonado |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
| Next Title: | Shine |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Cambia la Piel" (English: "Shed your skin") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released as the only promotional single from his second English-language album, Sound Loaded (2000) in Spain and Latin America on October 15, 2001.
"Cambia la Piel" is a Spanish-language song written by Pau Donés Cirera, leader of the Spanish rock group Jarabe de Palo.[1] It was produced by Martin's collaborator, K. C. Porter.[1] Thanks to "Cambia la Piel" (among few other tracks), Porter won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2001.[2] "Cambia la Piel" was released as the fourth (promotional only) single from Sound Loaded in Spain and Latin America on October 15, 2001.[3]
Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine wrote that adding a Spanish-language original song "Cambia la Piel" to Sound Loaded was a good idea.[4] He noted that Martin is better off singing in his native tongue, where his vocals seem more natural and less contrived.[4] Jose F. Promis from AllMusic called it a sizzling track.[5]
Spanish promotional CD single[3]
"Cambia la Piel" was remixed for the pLATINum Rhythm compilation, released by Madonna's Maverick company on October 30, 2001.[6] [7] [8] [9]
The song was covered in 2003 by Jarabe de Palo, whose lead singer wrote "Cambia la Piel" for Martin in 2000.[10] It was included on band's fifth album, Bonito.[10]