Cantar Hasta Morir

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"Cantar Hasta Morir"
Cantar Hasta Morir single cover.jpg
Argentinian promo cover
Single by Diego Torres
from the album MTV Unplugged
ReleasedApril 22, 2004
Genre Acoustic, Latin pop
Length4:32
Label Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Oney A. Cumba, Diego Torres, Alexander M. Batista
Producer(s) Afo Verde, Diego Torres
Diego Torres singles chronology
"Perdidos En La Noche"
(2002)
"Cantar Hasta Morir"
(2004)
"Tratar De Estar Mejor"
(2004)

"Cantar Hasta Morir" (English: "Sing until Die") is the lead single from Diego Torres's first live album (sixth overall) MTV Unplugged released on April 22, 2004.

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Background and performance

The song is written and produced by himself along with Oney Alexander Cumba and Alexander Manuel Batista, also produced by Afo Verde who produced the album along him.

Music video

The music video is simply the live performance of the Unplugged, it shows him sitting, singing the song using a green sleeveless shirt and a leather pants. The live performance and the Unplugged were premiered on April 22, 2004 through MTV. [1]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs [2] 15
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs [2] 8
U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs [2] 17

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