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"El Amor" is a latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 23 August 2011 as the lead single from his thirteenth studio album, ''Independiente'' (2011). The song was written and produced by Arjona along with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos, with additional production work from Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres. "El Amor" is the first single Arjona releases under his new record label, Metamorfosis. Lyrically, "El Amor" was written by Arjona in an attempt to show all sides of love, explaining that "So many good things about love has been shown, that somebody had to turn it around and tell the bad ones". The song became Arjona's fourth single to reach number one on the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs, and the seventh to do so on the Latin Pop Songs chart. It also became his first song ever to reach number one on the Tropical Songs chart, improving his previous peak of number two almost twelve years prior. "El Amor" also topped several national charts from Latin America. An accompanying music video for "El Amor" was released in September 2011. It was directed by Ricardo Calderón and filmed in black and white. The clip shows Arjona singing while a wedding is being celebrated inside a chapel. "El Amor" was performed by Arjona as part of a televised show broadcast by Televisa, which included guest appearances by Gaby Moreno, Ricky Muñoz from Mexican band Intocable and Paquita la del Barrio. It was also included on the set list for his ongoing tour, the Metamorfosis World Tour. ==Background== ''Independiente'' is the first album Arjona released as an independent artist, and through his own record label, Metamorfosis, a company he created to refocus his career.〔(12 October 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona, de nuevo en la cima con 'Independiente'" ) (in Spanish). ''Univisión Musica''. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 Presided by Arjona and some friends, ''Metamorfosis'' is based in Miami and Mexico City,〔(7 July 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona sacará un nuevo disco bajo su propio sello independiente" ) (in Spanish). ''San Diego Red''. Retrieved 30 October 2011.〕 and also includes the photographer and director Ricardo Calderón, Universal Music México's executive Humberto Calderon and BMG's Miriam Sommerz.〔〔(somos < metamorfosis.be ) (in Spanish). Metamorfosis. Retrieved 30 October 2011.〕 Although the album is marketed with the new label, distribution was handled by Warner Music. Arjona commented many times, that he considered the way he decided to go independent raised more compromise than freedom, saying that "Inside the word 'Independent', even when it sounds like extreme freedom, there's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate, in the best way possible, such independence."〔(4 October 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona: Estoy empezando de nuevo y me gusta" ) (in Spanish). ''El Nacional'' (Venezuela). Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 ''Independiente'' was composed and written within one year,〔(3 October 2011). ("Arjona goza de "libertad extrema" consciente de sus riesgos" ) (in Spanish). EFE Agency. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 and marks the fourth time Arjona had collaborated with Tommy Torres, who had helped writing, composing, producing and providing backing vocals. The other three albums in which the two artists had worked together are ''Quién Dijo Ayer'', in which Torres helped producing the singles "Quién" and "Quiero", and offering additional work on the new versions of Arjona's hits; ''5to Piso'', and ''Adentro'', respectively. Also, in the album, Arjona returned to his classic and trademark sound, which Torres has helped crafting it since six years now, after the drastic change he made in ''Poquita Ropa''. On that album, the artist made use of the fewest instruments possible, simplifying his sound, and introducing what he called a "stripped-down version of his music".〔(26 August 2010). ("Arjona presenta canciones con Poquita Ropa" ) (in Spanish). ''La Patria''. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 Weeks before the release of ''Independiente'', Arjona issued a letter in which he talked about his past relations with recording companies. In the letter, he revealed that he entered in his first record label as an exchange, commenting that "a producer, friend of mine, told them (record label ) that if they don't sign me they won't sign two artists he had (that time )", and that he received the "minimum royalty percentage" out from his most successful albums.〔(26 September 2011). ("Arjona desclasifica los episodios menos glamorosos de su paso por las discográficas" ) (in Spanish). ''Emol.com''. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 ''Billboard'' notes that although other groups have decided to launch independently their works after having a contract with major record labels, Arjona is by far the most important artist in the Latin pop to follow this trend.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El Amor (Ricardo Arjona song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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