Maria Mercedes (song) explained

Maria Mercedes
Cover:Maria Mercedes single cover.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Album:Love
Released:1992
Genre:Latin pop
Length:[1]
Label:Melody/Fonovisa
Prev Title:Sangre
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Love
Next Year:1993

"Maria Mercedes" is a song by the singer Thalía which was used as the soundtrack of the soap opera of the same name. The song was included in the re-released of Thalía's album Love and was promoted on TV and live performances. The song manage to give the singer another successful single. A remixed version was included in the tracklist of the digital download and streaming versions. In 2024, Billboard named "Maria Mercedes" as one of the all-time best telenovelas songs.[2]

Background and production

After recording the album Mundo de Cristal, which earned the singer two gold albums in Mexico,[3] the singer was invited to be part of a season of the VIP Noche program, in Spain, country where she lived for about a year, during that time she recorded songs for her third studio album Love,[4] which was certified Platinum+Gold in the country and it later became in her second best-selling album there, with 500,000 sold.[5] [6] At that time the singer received an invitation from the soap opera producer Valentín Pinsteim to participate in her next soap opera entitled María Mercedes.[7] The first edition of Love included only 12 songs. However, as Thalía's soap opera was turning into a big success, a second version of the album was issued featuring the telenovela's theme song as a bonus track. The song was released as the second single of the album, after the success of the single "Sangre" which peaked at #2 in Mexico.[8]

Release and reception

To promote the single a music video was made for Thalía's Televisa special Love... y otras fantasias.[9] The video begins with María Mercedes selling lottery tickets and then we see scenes of Thalía singing and some clips of the telenovela. Thalía (in a red dress) dances with Jorge Luis with many of the characters of the soap opera looking to them. The video concludes with Thalía saying "Yes sir" and the people clapping.

The song was successful in Thalía's native country, it peaked at 10 in Mexico City in the charts of the newspaper El Siglo de Torreón,[10] and number 11 in Mexico in the Notitas Musicaless chart.[11] In 2024, Billboard named "Maria Mercedes" as one of the all-time best telenovelas songs.[2]

Track listing

Notes and References

  1. Love. Thalía. 1993. Melody/Fonovisa. TMO-788.
  2. Las 100 mejores canciones de telenovelas: Esta semana agregamos del 40 al 21. es. Billboard. 30 November 2024. 25 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Acapulco bailó y cantó con Thalía. December 20, 1992. February 9, 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618190031/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1992%2F05%2F31%2F60%2FAr06005.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=973963&PageLabelPrint=60&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1992&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1992&dummy=1992&sQuery=thalia&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=HTML. June 18, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Andrade . Nelson Theodoro . 1999 . Biografia não autorizada . Brazil . Escala . 28 . pt.
  5. Web site: Breves de Espetaculos: Thalia dice que firmo contrato exclusivo con Televisa. . April 7, 1993 . February 9, 2016 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160209043015/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1993%2F04%2F07%2F43%2FAr04307.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1256494&PageLabelPrint=43&skin=ElSiglo&AppName=2&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%2F01%2F1993&sDateTo=12%2F31%2F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2Bplatino&x=0&y=0&ViewMode=GIF . 9 February 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Editores del Noroeste S.A. de C.V.. El Imparcial. Thalía, entre flores y estrellas. Parte 2. 4 September 2020. 19 September 2020. es. Daniel de la . Torre. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920175518/https://www.elimparcial.com/tijuana/columnas/Thalia-entre-flores-y-estrellas.-Parte-2-20200904-0012.html. 20 September 2020. live.
  7. Book: Thalia. Cada día más fuerte. November 1, 2011. Penguin Publishing Group. 978-1-101-54457-0. 58–.
  8. Web site: Los discos más populares. December 1, 1992. Spanish. Notitas Musicales. 10 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920210235/https://scontent.fssa13-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/p320x320/20690288_660522177467121_7433409905550834811_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=e007fa&efg=eyJpIjoiYiJ9&_nc_ohc=KM9pEq7DKPMAX8GrY3d&_nc_ht=scontent.fssa13-1.fna&tp=3&oh=23dae1522b933f1d17c31188ff7bede4&oe=5F8C97CB. 20 September 2020.
  9. Thalía . Thalia - Maria Mercedes - Video Oficial 1992. 2 February 2021. .
  10. Web site: Discos más populares. April 16, 1993. February 9, 2016. El Siglo de Torreón. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209230018/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=EDT%2F1993%2F04%2F16%2F55%2FAr05500.xml&CollName=EDT_1990_1999&DOCID=1263187&PageLabelPrint=55&skin=ElSiglo&sLanguage=English&Content=ALL&selLanguage=&sPublication=EDT&sDateFrom=01%252F01%252F1993&sDateTo=12%252F31%252F1993&dummy=1993&sQuery=thalia%2Bsangre&x=0&y=0&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=10&ViewMode=GIF. 9 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Los discos más populares. 15 January 1993. Spanish. Notitas Musicales. 15 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121122939/https://scontent.frec8-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20861647_662886667230672_8405293046159870089_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=2&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_eui2=AeGtdAS8zq9SPnPkmaNiT5eA5bThAtBaA-3ltOEC0FoD7SkHAS3fi5MZwkRTJskgdonRAlxFoUKhW3Go5hZs5S9x&_nc_ohc=MDYeUJLHSYMAX-u7ddc&_nc_ht=scontent.frec8-1.fna&oh=8505bb2b9f6aff4a4cbc954bd04c882b&oe=602FA602. 21 January 2021. live.
  12. Maria Mercedes. Thalía. 1992. Melody/Fonovisa. PE/5136.

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