Azúcar amargo

"Azúcar amargo" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Fey for her second studio album, Tierna la Noche (1996). The song's title means "bitter sugar" in English, but is used in the context of the English term bittersweet. This is apparent since the song is about a relationship which brings her both joy and pain. "Azúcar amargo" was released in October 1996 as the lead single from Tierna la Noche and quickly became one of her biggest hits.

Not to be confused with Azúcar Amarga.
"Azúcar amargo"
Single by Fey
from the album Tierna la Noche
ReleasedOctober 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length4:42
LabelSony Music
Songwriter(s)Mario Ablanedo
Producer(s)
  • Mario Ablanedo
  • David Boradoni
Fey singles chronology
"Fiebre del Sábado (En la Noche)"
(1996)		 "Azúcar amargo"
(1996)		 "Muévelo"
(1996)

Music video

The music video was directed by Luis de Velasco and premiered in October 1996. In the video Fey is drawing a guy in a room while it's raining, then she is dancing down the rain and is singing the song, the video ends with Fey standing in the floor down the rain then appears a message in a black found that says: "La magia existe apesar de la realidad no temas verla" in English is "Despite reality, magic exists. Don't be afraid to see it".

Chart performance

After the album was released in early November 1996, the song quickly positioned itself in the Mexican Top 10 and climbed to number one in only four weeks, lasting 14 weeks at that spot. The song also peaked at number one in all Central American nations, as well as in Colombia and Chile and became a Top 10 single in all of South America, including Brazil, prompting the release of Tierna la Noche in Portuguese. In the U.S., the song fared well, as it managed to stay on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for over 40 weeks, peaking at number 8.[1]

Weekly charts
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Argentina Singles Chart[2] 1
Bolivia Singles Chart[2] 1
Colombia Singles Chart[2] 1
Monitor Latino (México)[3] 2
Perú Singles Chart[2] 1
US Billboard Latin Songs[4] 8
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs[5] 1
Venezuela[6] 2

See also

References
  1. Billboard http://www.billboard.com/charts/1997-05-03/latin-songs
  2. El Tiempo.com
  3. El Tiempo.com
  4. Billboard Latin Songs
  5. Billboard Latin Pop Songs
  6. El Tiempo.com
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