Resucitar (song)

"Resucitar" (English: "Resurrect") is a song by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco. It was released by Sony Music Latin and Crescent Moon Records in mid-2004 as the lead single from his seventh studio album of the same name.^[1]

"Resucitar"
Single by Gian Marco
from the album Resucitar
Released	2004
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:21
Label	Sony Music Latin, Crescent Moon Records
Songwriter(s)	Gian Marco Zignago
Producer(s)	Emilio Estefan
Gian Marco singles chronology
" Más Allá De Los Sueños" (2004) "Resucitar" (2004) "Sin Querer" (2004)
Music video
"Resucitar" on YouTube

Release

After he released the theme song for the 2004 Copa América, Gian Marco released his seventh album with this song as the lead single.^[2] Gian Marco wrote the song for his wife of 10 years, Claudia Moro.

Promotion

The song was released on radio stations throughout Latin America and the U.S. in 2004. Gian Marco then embarked on his Resucitar Tour 2004 in order to promote the song along with the follow-up single Lejos De Ti.^[3] Gian Marco has since then performed the song on every single one of his tours even performing the song in Asian countries like Japan.^[4]

Reception

The song peaked at #25 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, becoming his highest performing song on that chart to date. This success earned Gian Marco his first Latin Grammy Award in 2005.^[5] The song also peaked at number nine Colombia and number three in Perú.^[6][7] The song stayed at that peak there for 3 weeks.^[8][9] The song became a good first single for the album following up his hits "Se Me Olvidó" and "Lamento" from his previous album A Tiempo.^[10]

Music video

The music video starts with Gian Marco in an old warehouse singing the song while playing the piano. Then he is seen in a different part of the warehouse playing the guitar while surrounded by lights.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Colombia (ASINCOL)[6]	9
Perú (UNIMPRO)[7]	3
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11]	25

References

1. "Resucitar / Gian Marco - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
2. Sorteo en problemas por peticion del presidente Toledo
3. Gianmarco no interpretará tema oficial en clausura de Copa América
4. Una CITTA en Kawasaki con Gian Marco
5. Espinoza, Ramón (November 2, 2005). "Complete list of 6th annual Latin Grammy nominations". USA Today. United States: Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
6. Herald, Brownsville (23 July 2004). "Las diez canciones mas populares en Latinoamerica". The Brownsville Herald. Vol. 113, no. 20. p. 42.
7. "Se impone en Sudamérica..." (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. June 21, 2004. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
8. Herald, Brownsville (30 July 2004). "Diez canciones mas populares en Latinoamerica". The Brownsville Herald. Vol. 113, no. 27. p. 51.
9. Herald, Brownsville (6 August 2004). "Las diez canciones mas populares en LA". The Brownsville Herald. Vol. 113, no. 34. p. 49.
10. PERUVIAN STAR PUTS LIFE, LOVE IN SONGS
11. "Gian Marco Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2016.