| Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) | |
| Cover: | Pam Tills Mi Vida single.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Pam Tillis |
| Album: | Sweetheart's Dance |
| B-Side: | "Ancient History"[1] |
| Released: | November 7, 1994 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:50 |
| Label: | Arista Nashville |
| Prev Title: | When You Walk in the Room |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | I Was Blown Away |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in November 1994 as the third single from the album, Sweetheart's Dance. She co-wrote the song with Jess Leary, and co-produced it with Steve Fishell. The song is Tillis' only number-one single on the Billboard country charts and earned her a second nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Tillis said the idea for the song came when she was watching the talk show Geraldo and saw a guest with a tattoo reading "mi vida loca", which is Spanish for "my crazy life". She presented the idea to co-writer Jess Leary, who came up with a "Tex-Mex/salsa kind of groove". Leary was initially unsure if the song's title would present difficulty to radio programmers.[2]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song has a "south-of-the-border Bo Diddley feel."[3]
The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in late 1994.
Compiled from album liner notes.[4]
"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.
| Chart (1995) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 41 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 36 |