No Me Ames

"No Me Ames"
Artwork for promotional release
Single by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
from the album On the 6
A-side"If You Had My Love"
ReleasedMay 11, 1999 (1999-05-11)
Recorded1998[1]
Genre
Length4:39 (ballad version)
5:04 (tropical remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"If You Had My Love"
(1999)
"No Me Ames"
(1999)
"Waiting for Tonight"
(1999)
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"No Sabes Como Duele"
(1999)
"No Me Ames"
(1999)
"I Need to Know"
(1999)
Music video
"No Me Ames" on YouTube

"No Me Ames" (English: "Don't Love Me")[2] is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, On the 6 (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani and Aleandro Baldi and recorded by Baldi and Francesca Alotta for Baldi's album Il Sole (1993). The song was translated into Spanish by Ignacio Ballesteros at Anthony's request. Two versions of the song were produced for On the 6; one as a ballad and the other as a salsa. The ballad version was produced by Dan Shea, while the salsa version was arranged and produced by Juan Vicente Zambrano. The music video was directed by Kevin Bray and received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Short Form Music Video. It served as the encore during the couple's co-headlining tour in 2007.

"No Me Ames" speaks of a complicated relationship between two lovers. It was first released by Work Records on May 11, 1999, as a B-side to "If You Had My Love" (1999). The work received generally positive reviews from critics. The song peaked at number one in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It received a Latin Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo/Group with Vocals". At the Billboard Latin Music Awards of 2000, the song received an award for Hot Latin Track of the Year by a Vocal Duo and two nominations for Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year and Hot Latin Track of the Year. It also received an award for Salsa Song of the Year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards of 2000.

  1. ^ http://www.copyrightencyclopedia.com/if-you-had-my-love-dark-child-master-mix-repentance-song[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Morales, Ed (April 29, 2009). The Latin Beat: The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond. Da Capo Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780786730209. Retrieved September 3, 2015.