"Corazón Partío" is a song written and performed by Spanish

Spain

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 singer Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 from his 1997 album Más

Más (album)

Más is the fourth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz.- Track listing :- Re-Release :Más is the re-release of the album Más containing a CD and DVD...

. Released as a single, the flamenco

Flamenco

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-influenced upbeat song was his international breakthrough
and entered several Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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 charts in the United States

United States

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, including Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Dance Singles Sales

Hot Dance Singles Sales

Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

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A remix of the song, released in 1998, reached number one in Spain

Spain

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Reception

Allmusic writer Jason Birchmeier called "Corazón Partío" a "key hit single [...] that transcended his core female audience," adding that it was "a hit so big it changed the course of Sanz's career."
The song was honored with wins at the Premios Ondas

Premios Ondas

The Premios Ondas have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili...

and BMI Latin Awards

BMI Foundation

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The song is a staple of Sanz's live shows, with Sanz noting that "I can't stop playing that or they will throw rocks at me".
A live version of the song is included on Sanz's 2001 MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged (Alejandro Sanz album)

MTV Unplugged is the second live album from Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz, which turns him into the first Spanish artist in recording an Unplugged for MTV, and in this opportunity he resorts to Humberto Gatica's talent as producer and arranger...

 album.

Other versions

Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias

Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...

 recorded a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of "Corazón Partío" on his 2000 album Noche de Cuatro Lunas.
Manny Manuel

Manny Manuel

Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago , known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican singer of merengue, boleros, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, before launching a successful solo career in 1994.-Early life:Manny Manuel was born in...

 covered the song in merengue in his 1998 album, Es Mi Tiempo.
Portuguese

Portugal

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 jazz

Jazz

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 singer Maria João

Maria João

Maria João is a Portuguese jazz singer.She is known for her vocal flexibility and improvisational skills. While normally considered a jazz singer, her music incorporates a mix of folk/ethnic music, modern jazz, and the avant-garde...

 covered the track on her 2002 Undercovers album.
American pianist

Pianist

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 Arthur Hanlon

Arthur Hanlon

Arthur Hanlon is an American pianist, songwriter and arranger widely regarded as the best-known instrumentalist in the Latin music realm. Born to Irish-American parents, he hails from Detroit, Michigan, but found his calling in Latin music and has received widespread recognition in that realm,...

 included his rendition of the song on his 2003 album 11 Numeros Unos.
Brazilian

Brazil

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 singer Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Sangalo

Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...

 performed the song with Sanz on her 2007 live CD/DVD Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã

Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã

Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã is Ivete Sangalo's second live album . The album has sold over 800,000 copies in Brazil , and features the single "Deixo". It was recorded live on a crowded Maracanã Stadium for the cable TV channel Multishow...

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Chart performance

Chart (1997-1998)	Peak position
Spanish Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	41
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	3
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	7