Piel morena


"Piel Morena" is a song written by Kike Santander, produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and recorded by Thalía. It was released as the lead single of her fourth studio album En éxtasis, which was her international debut. This is her first single under the label EMI. It is recognized as one of Thalía's signature songs.
The single becomes a huge Thalia's crossover hit, and also peaked at number seven on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks, and number one on The Latin America United Chart. This song opened the door of her international career in Latin America and Europe. It became a popularity phenomenon in the Latin market and intensified the comparisons of Thalia as the "Latina Madonna". "Piel morena" was remixed by The Hitmakers, and by Emilio Estefan Jr. "Piel Morena" earned a nomination for Pop Song of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 1996. The song reached number 1 in Mexico City.

Commercial performance

"Piel Morena" received attention of both critics and customers after heavy airplay. It became a number a hit in the latin market, and was her first song to apeear in the Billboard charts. Most of the scenes were filmed in black and white, and the most characteristic part of it are the unique bras that Thalia used that received a lot of attention and turned her into a 90's style icon. “En Extasis”, allowed Thalia to be the first Mexican soloist with a record sales certification in Brazil and remains the best-selling album by a soloist in Mexico. She also became the first Mexican and Latin singer to obtain a double platinum album in Argentina.

Official versions and remixes