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"Ácido Sabor" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for Martin's second extended play, Play (2022). The song was written by Freddy Montalvo, Martin, José Carlos Cruz, Isaac Ortiz Geronimo, and Sébastien Julien Alfred, while the production was handled by Subelo NEO. It was released to Latin American radio stations by Sony Music Latin on July 15, 2020, as the only promotional single from the EP. A Spanish language mid-tempo soft pop and soft rock ballad, with elements of doo-wop, it is a love song about an ex-lover who has gone and the adventures they had together in Los Angeles.

"Otra Noche en L.A." received widely positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and Martin's vocals. The accompanying music video was directed by Daniela Vesco and filmed in Los Angeles. It depicts Martin remembering his ex-lover, while lounging around a house and driving a car around Los Angeles.

Background and release
Ricky Martin started recording his eleventh studio album, initially titled Movimiento, in the second half of 2019, inspired by the 2019 political protests in Puerto Rico. While, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent personal experiences, Martin decided to split the album Movimiento into the two EPs Pausa and Play. He released Pausa in May 2020. "Ácido Sabor" was included as the first track on his second EP Play, released July 13, 2022. Following Martin's meeting with the production team SubeloNEO in April 2022, which led to a studio session to compose "Ácido Sabor", it became the last track that he recorded for the EP. During an interview with Billboard, the singer explained:

"It's incredible. You never know what’s going to happen in the creative process. I went to the studio with Subelo Neo and iZaak, and we let the ideas flow. I thought a party song was going to be born, but apparently not."

Sony Music Latin released "Ácido Sabor" to Latin American radio stations on July 15, 2022, as the only promotional single from Play. An "Orbital Audio" version of the song was included as the first track on the Orbital Audio version of the EP, released simultaneously with the original.

Music and lyrics
Musically, "Ácido Sabor" is a Spanish language pop ballad with elements of flamenco and urban pop, that uses acoustic guitar. It was written by Freddy Montalvo, Martin, José Carlos Cruz, Isaac Ortiz Geronimo, and Sébastien Julien Alfred. The production was handled by Subelo NEO, and the track runs for a total of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Lyrically, "Ácido Sabor", which translates to "Sour Taste" in English, is a romantic song "filled with many contradictions like life" that "represents finding love" and the singer himself, with lyrics including, "Peligroso / Tal vez todo se sienta dulce, pero es doloroso / Agarro tu mano, camino y me siento grandioso / No tengo alas / Pero tú me haces volar, eh" (Dangerous / It may all feel sweet, but it's painful / I hold your hand, I walk and I feel great / I don't have wings / But you make me fly, huh).

Critical reception
Upon release, "Ácido Sabor" was met with widely positive reviews from music critics. Jessica Roiz from Billboard described the song as a "very heartfelt track" with an "innovative rhythm". Also from Billboard, Griselda Flores highlighted it among the "pop gems" of Play. An author of Marca called the song "[a] hit", while Latina's Lucas Villa labeled it "seriously sexy". A writer of Happyfm gave "Ácido Sabor" a positive review, describing it as an "amazing song", commenting that Martin "has always shown to have enormous talent" and "always knows how to leave us speechless".

Commercial performance
"Beso" became a global hit, peaking at numbers six and five on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts, respectively. The song debuted and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart on April 8, 2023, with a first-week tally of 1000 downloads sold, 9.1 million streams, and 2.7 million radio impressions. Thus, it became both Rosalía's seventh top 10 hit on the chart, and Alejandro's tenth. It also reached number one on the US Latin Digital Song Sales, number 44 on Latin Airplay, number 17 on Latin Rhythm Airplay, and number six on Latin Pop Airplay charts. On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Beso" debuted and peaked at number 52, giving both Rosalía and Alejandro their seventh entry. It also became the former's highest-charting song in her career, surpassing "La Noche de Anoche".

Besides the United States, "Beso" hit the charts in several European countries, including Italy and France. In Switzerland, the song debuted at number three on April 2, 2023, becoming Rosalía's second top-10 hit in the country and Alejandro's first. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted at number one on April 2, 2023, becoming Rosalía's 11th number one hit in the country and Corleone's fourth. The track was certified gold by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE), for track-equivalent sales of over 30,000 units in the country.

Music video
On June 27, 2022, Martin shared a photo of himself in action, revealing that it would be for his next music video, with the caption: "In this photo, a little tease of what the video of my next single is going feel like." Almost two weeks later, on July 13, he announced that the video for "Ácido Sabor" would be released "soon". The music video was released on July 14, 2022. It was directed by Carlos Perez, who had previously directed the videos for Martin's singles "Tal Vez", "Jaleo", "The Best Thing About Me Is You", "Frío", "Come with Me", "Perdóname", "Fiebre", "Falta Amor", "Tiburones (Remix)", "Recuerdo", and "Canción Bonita. Martin portrays a bullfighter in the visual, which contains some religious references and bullfighting. It depicts Martin in a confessional that seems to be inside a temple. In other parts of the video, he is shown in a symbolic battle against himself. A phrase appears in the end of the video: "La incertidumbre de un conflicto se desvanece con el poder de la integridad" (The uncertainty of a conflict it vanishes with the power of integrity).

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.


 * Ricky Martin – vocal, composer, lyricist, associated performer
 * Subelo NEO – producer
 * Freddy Montalvo – composer, lyricist, recording engineer
 * José Carlos Cruz – composer, lyricist, recording engineer
 * Isaac Ortiz Geronimo – composer, lyricist
 * Sébastien Julien Alfred – composer, lyricist
 * Jaycen Joshua – mastering engineer, mixing engineer
 * Jean Rodríguez – recording engineer, vocal producer
 * Gaby Vilar – A&R coordinator
 * Izzy De Jesús – A&R director