La Tierra del Olvido (song)

"La Tierra del Olvido"
The caption is taken from a poem by the Kogi people. It translates: "The sea existed first. Everything was dark. There was no sun, no moon. There were no people, no animals, no plants, only the sea, everywhere. The sea was the Mother."[1]
Single by Carlos Vives
from the album La Tierra del Olvido
Released	1995
Studio	Criteria Recording, Miami FL Estudio Audiovision, Bogota, Colombia[2]
Genre	Neo-vallenato
Length	4:25
Label	Sonolux
Songwriter(s)	Carlos Vives Iván Benavides
Producer(s)	Carlos Vives Richard Blair
Carlos Vives singles chronology
"Compae Chipuco" (1995) "La Tierra del Olvido" (1995) "Pa' Mayte" (1995)
Music video
"La Tierra del Olvido" on YouTube

"La Tierra del Olvido" ("The Land of the Forgotten") is a song by Colombian singer Carlos Vives from his seventh studio album of the same name (1995). The song was written by Iván Benavides and Vives, who handled production alongside Richard Blair. It was released as the lead single from the album in 1995. The song is a neo-vallenato number that utilizes the folk guitar and accordion, on which Vives longs for his homeland. The song received positive reactions from three music critics, being found as one of the album's catchiest tunes by them. It was a recipient at the ASCAP Latin Awards in 1996.

Commercially, the song peaked at number five on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number one on the Latin Pop Airplay chart in the United States. A music video for the song was filmed in Colombia in which the band performs at Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range while also depicting a love story with a couple; it was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1996 Lo Nuestro Awards. In 2015, Vives re-recorded "La Tierra del Olvido" with several fellow Colombian acts. Its music video features the musicians performing the song in various locations of Colombia and further received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 2016 Lo Nuestro Awards.