Sangre (Thalía song)

"Sangre" is the first single taken from the album Love by Mexican singer Thalía. The song was composed by the singer herself and the lyrics are dedicated to Alfredo Díaz Ordáz who died before the album was released. The song was successful in Mexico peaking at number two in the Notitas Musicales chart. "Sangre" is the third of four songs in which Thalía talks about body fluids, the others are "Saliva", "Sudor" and "Lágrimas" from the albums Thalía, Mundo de Cristal and En éxtasis, respectively.^[1][2]

"Sangre"
Single by Thalía
from the album Love
Released	1992
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:36
Label	Melody/Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)	Thalía Sodi
Thalía singles chronology
"Te Necesito" (1992) "Sangre" (1992) "Maria Mercedes" (1992)

Background and production

In 1990, while working on the production of her first solo album, Thalía met Alfredo Diaz Ordaz who was part of Televisa's music department,^[3] he produced the artist's first album and at the same time became her boyfriend. The producer proposed to the singer when she thought about giving up her career after the severe criticism she received for her first album. About to get married the singer discovered that the one who was considered to be a mentor^[4] and future husband had just died and in his honor the singer wrote the song "Sangre".^[5] The song was produced by Luis Carlos Esteban^[6] and was chosen as the first single from the singer's Love album.^[7] A music video for the special Love Thalía was made.^[8] It was included in the Thalía's box set La Historia released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.^[9]

Commercial reception

Like her previous singles "Sangre" was a huge success in Mexico and according to the journal El Siglo de Torreón peaked at number two in Mexico City.^[10] It also peaked number one in San Salvador,^[11] number two in Lima^[12] number three in Panama,^[13] and number eight in Santo Domingo.^[14]

Track listing

• Source:^[15]

A side

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sangre"	Thalía Sodi	3:15

B side

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
2.	"Sangre"	Thalía Sodi	3:35

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Mexico Top Airplay (Notitas Musicales)[16]	2

References

1. Latina Magazine. Latina Publications. 2005. p. 106. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. Cardoso, Ivisson (28 October 2015). "Ay,caramba! 20 anos de "En Extasis", álbum marcante de Thalia". Os Entendidos (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
3. Thalia (1 November 2011). Growing Stronger. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-101-54461-7.
4. Aguilera, Teresa (29 November 1997). "Billboard: Thalía, Latin America Reigning Music Queen". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 33–. ISSN 0006-2510.
5. "Me atacan por envidia". El Siglo de Torreón. 6 November 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. "Hit Parade". El Siglo de Torreón: 46. 20 July 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
7. "Thalía estrena elepe". El Siglo de Torreón. 18 May 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
8. Thalía. Thalia - Sangre - Especial "Love y Otras Fantasías" – Video Oficial 1993. YouTube. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
9. La Historia (Media notes). Thalía. Universal Music Mexico. 2010. 60252759860.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
10. "El elepe de Viló". El Siglo de Torreón: 40. 24 November 1992. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
11. "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón: 58. 18 December 1992. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
12. "Discos Mas Populares de Latinoamerica". El Siglo de Torreón: 46. 29 December 1992. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
13. "Discos más populares". El Siglo de Torreón: 61. 14 September 1992. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
14. United Press International (UPI). "Disco más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
15. Sangre (Media notes). Thalía. Melody/Fonovisa. 1992. PE/5077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
16. "Los discos más populares". Notitas Musicales (in Spanish). December 1, 1992. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.