Fruta Fresca

"Fruta Fresca"
Single by Carlos Vives
from the album El Amor de Mi Tierra
Released	22 August 1999 (1999-08-22)[1]
Genre	Tropipop, vallenato
Length	3:52
Label	EMI Latin
Songwriter(s)	Carlos Vives
Producer(s)	Emilio Estefan Juan Vicente Zambrano
Carlos Vives singles chronology
"Caballito" (1998) "Fruta Fresca" (1999) "Tu Amor Eterno" (2000)

"Fruta Fresca" (transl. "Fresh Fruit") is a vallenato song written and performed by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives and produced by Emilio Estefan and Juan Vicente Zambrano as the lead single from his studio album El Amor de Mi Tierra (1999). The song incorporates the sound of Latin pop and Colombian vallenato music. In the song, he compares his lover's kisses to fresh fruit. The track was well received by critics who praised the production of the record. "Fruta Fresca" became Vives' first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It is recognized as one of his signature songs.

It received three Latin Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Tropical Song and a Lo Nuestro nomination for Tropical Song of the Year. Vives received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song in 2001 for his composition of the song. In 2003, Brazilian boy band Br'oZ covered the song in the Portuguese language under the title "Prometida" for their album Popstars which peaked at number two on the Brazilian Airplay Chart.