Pa' Mayte

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"Pa' Mayte"
Single by Carlos Vives
from the album La Tierra del Olvido
LanguageSpanish
English title"For Mayte"
Released1995 (1995)
Genre
Length3:06
Label Polygram
Songwriter(s)
  • Carlos Vives
  • Ernesto Ocampo
  • Ivan Benavides
Carlos Vives singles chronology
"La Tierra del Olvido"
(1995)
"Pa' Mayte"
(1995)
"Rosa"
(1996)

"Pa' Mayte" (English: For Mayte) is a song by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released as the second single from his fifth studio album La Tierra del Olvido in 1995. The song was written by Carlos Vives, Ivan Benavides and Ernesto Ocampo.

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 12
US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 5
US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [3] 7

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