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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Pntame
| cover =Pintame single.jpg
| alt = Close-up of Elvis Crespo facing the camera from his right wearing a white shirt.
| type = single
| B-side = Suavemente (Hot Head Mix)
| artist = Elvis Crespo
| album = Pntame
| released = 1999
| genre = Merengue
| length =
| label = Sony Discos
| writer = Elvis Crespo
| producer = Luis Angel Cruz Robert Cora
| prev_title = Nuestra Cancin
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Tiembo
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'Pntame'" is a song by Puerto Rican American singer Elvis Crespo from his 1999 second studio album of the same name. The song was written by Crespo with Luis Angel Cruz and Robert Cora handling its productions. It is a merengue song in which Crespo asks an artist to materialize his lover by painting her. The song was met with positive reactions from three music critics who found the song to be catchy. An accompanying music video for the single features Crespo dancing with other performers in a white background.
Commercially, "Pntame" peaked at number two and one on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. An English-language version of the song was released to dance radio stations in the US. The track garnered several accolades including the Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Song of the Year in 2000. In 2019, Dominican Republic singer covered the song with Crespo and their version topped the merengue charts in the Dominican Republic.
Background and composition
In 1998, Elvis Crespo released his solo debut album, 'Suavemente', in 1998 which became an immediate success by topping the 'Billboard' Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. Its first two singles, the title track and "Tu Sonrisa" reached number one on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs in the US and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. This led to Crespo to launch a follow-up record to 'Suavemente' in 1999 titled 'Pntame'. According to the singer: After recording a disc like 'Suavemente', which became a notable hit and inspired me, the most important thing of the time is to enter the studio a consistent disc that demonstrates my versatility as a vocalist". Like its predecessor, it is a merengue album with "danceable tropical music". One of the merengues in the album is the title track, in which Crespo "yearns for his ladylove to materialize at the tip of a painter's brush." The song was written by Crespo with productions being handled by Luis Angel Cruz and Robert Cora.
Promotion and reception
"Pntame" was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. An English-language remix of the song was released to dance radio stations in the US. The accompanying music video for the song features Crespo performing the track along with other dancers in a white background. Crespo performed the song live in Las Vegas in 2008 and was later included in his live album, 'Elvis Crespo Lives: Live from Las Vegas' (2008). The original version was featured on Crespo's compilation album 'Suavemente...Los Exitos' (2008). An editor for Allmusic praised the saxophones for carrying "the title track to a fever pitch". In spite of the availability of English-language remixes of the single, Leila Cobo of the 'Redding Record Searchlight' suggested that "for a real experience", listeners should "move to the albums frenetic tunes in Spanish like the title track". The 'Orlando Sentinel' critic Parry Gettelman called it one of the album's "best cuts". A writer for 'Vibe' found to be "bercatchy"
At the 12th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 2000", "Pntame" won Tropical Song of the Year. In the same year, the song was nominated in the category of "Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year" at the 7th Annual 'Billboard' Latin Music Awards. The record was also nominated for "Best Merengue Song" the 1999 Premios Globos, but ultimately lost both awards to "El Nigara en Bicicleta" (1998) by Juan Luis Guerra. It was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 2001 BMI Latin Awards. Commercially, "Pntame" peaked at number two on the 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs chart and became his third number one on the Tropical Airplay chart in the US. The track was the third best-performing tropical song of the year in the US. In 2019, Dominican Republic singer covered "Pntame" on his studio album, 'Morisoando, Vol. 1', with Crespo's participation. Their version peaked at number 15 on the Tropical Airplay chart and topped the merengue charts in the Dominican Republic according to Monitor Latino.
Formats and track listings
'Promotional single'
# Pntame4:20
# Suavemente (Hot Head Mix)3:16
'The Remixes'
# Pintame (Off The Hook Club)7:49
# Pintame (Hothead Mix)6:42
# Pintame (Cibola Mix)6:10
# Pintame (Eddie's Painted Dance Mix)6:04
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of 'Billboard' Tropical Airplay number ones of 1999
References
Category:1999 singles
Category:1999 songs
Category:Elvis Crespo songs
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Sony Discos singles
Category:Songs written by Elvis Crespo
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