Nada Se Compara Contigo (song)

"Nada Se Compara Contigo"
Single by Álvaro Torres
from the album Nada Se Compara Contigo
ReleasedOctober 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)
Recorded1991
Studio
Genre
Length4:48
LabelEMI Capitol Latin
Songwriter(s)Álvaro Torres
Producer(s)Enrique Elizondo
Álvaro Torres singles chronology
"Quiero Volver a Tu Lado"
(1990) 		"Nada Se Compara Contigo"
(1991) 		"Buenos Amigos"
(1992)
Music video
"Nada Se Compara Contigo" on YouTube

"Nada Se Compara Contigo" (English: Nothing Compares to You) is a ballad and title track performed by Salvadoran singer-songwriter Álvaro Torres from his studio album Nada Se Compara Contigo (1991). The track was written by Torres and produced by Enrique Elizondo. It was released as the album's lead single in Latin America and the United States, peaking atop the Billboard's Latin Songs chart, becoming the second number-one song in the chart for Torres as a songwriter, following "Te Pareces Tanto a Él" performed by Chilean performer Myriam Hernández, and his first as a lead performer.[1][2]

The track debuted in the Billboard Latin Songs chart at number 24 in the week of January 4, 1992 climbing to the top ten four weeks later.[3][4] The song peaked at number-one on March 7, 1992,[5] replacing "Si Piensas, Si Quieres" by Brazilian singer-songwriter Roberto Carlos and Spanish performer Rocío Dúrcal and being succeeded by "Mi Mayor Necesidad" by Mexican band Los Bukis, two weeks later.[6] Nada Se Compara Conitgo" was recognized as one of the award-winning songs at the first BMI Latin Awards in 1994.[7]

  1. ^ "Te Pareces Tanto a Él — Week of February 16, 1991". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 16, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Te Pareces Tanto a Él — Myriam Hernández". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 16, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of January 4, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. January 4, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of February 1, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. February 1, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Nada Se Compara Contigo — Week of March 7, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. March 7, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Mi Mayor Necesidad — Week of March 21, 1992". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. March 21, 1992. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Los Premios Latinos de BMI" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 12. Nielsen Media. March 19, 1994. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.