"Te Quisé Olvidar" ("I Wanted to Forget You") is a song originally performed and co-written by Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute from his album Yo Nací Para Quererte (1999). It is a ballad about "obsession towards a lost love and the useless attempt to forget by finding someone new".[1] The song was later covered by Latin pop boy band MDO from their album Subir Al Cielo (2000). It was released as the album's lead single on 18 October 2000.[1] The music video was directed by co-directed by Pablo Croce and Tony Van Den-ende and filmed at a desert in Venezuela.[2][3] It served as the main theme for the telenovelas Muñeca brava and Alma rebelde.[4] A norteño and English version was also recorded with the latter being titled "So Hard to Forget".[5] A salsa version was also later recorded and included on the compilation album 2002 Ultimate Mega Hits (2002).[6] Other cover versions include salsa versions by Japhet Albert and Moa Rivera, numbers 31 and 21, respectively, on the Billboard Tropical Airplay charts,[7][8] and Regional Mexican versions by El Bebeto and Siggno (numbers 14 and 43 in Mexico).[9][10]
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| Single by MDO | ||||
| from the album Subir Al Cielo | ||||
| Released | 18 October 2000 | |||
| Studio | Cocoa-Butt Recording Studio, Culver City, CA
Diginote Studios, Miami, FL EQ's recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Sony Discos | |||
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edit- ^ a b "MDO comes back with "Te Quise Olvidar" off their new album "SUBIR AL CIELO"". Sony Discos. October 18, 2000. Archived from the original on April 25, 2001. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Salinas, America (October 10, 2000). "MDO En busca de su identidad". La Opinion (in Spanish). p. 1B. ProQuest 368288153. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "MDO's New Video!". Sony Discos. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Los MDO están en el cielo". La Prensa (in Spanish). January 18, 2001. p. 25. ProQuest 368639750. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "MDO - Subir Al Cielo Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Various Artists - 2002 Ultimate Mega Hits Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Trust, Gary (September 3, 2012). "Chart Highlights: Demi Lovato Leaps To No. 1 On Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Tropical Airplay". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Airplay". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Mexico Airplay". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "MDO – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Year in Music: 2001". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 29, 2001. pp. YE-59, 62, 64. Retrieved June 6, 2023.