"The Cup of Life" is a song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

 recorded by Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

. It was released on March 3, 1998, as the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Vuelve. "The Cup of Life" became the official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

 and topped the charts in many countries around the world.

The 41st Grammy Awards are widely remembered for Ricky Martin's performance of "La Copa de la Vida", which was later included on his DVD, The Ricky Martin Video Collection

The Ricky Martin Video Collection

The Ricky Martin Video Collection is a collection of videos by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin.-Charts:-Certifications:- Track listing :-References:...

.

The song was remixed by Pablo Flores

Pablo Flores

Pablo Flores is a Latin remixer, DJ, music producer and arranger; most known for being Gloria Estefan's personal remixer.Pablo Flores was in charge of mixing one of the signature songs of Estefan, "Conga" and first started his career mixing the album Primitive Love, of the band of Estefan, Miami...

.

Music video

The music video, shot by Wayne Isham

Wayne Isham

Wayne Isham is an American music video director who has directed music videos of many popular artists; such as Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Roxette, Mötley Crüe, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Whitesnake, David Cook, Simple Plan, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys,...

 in 1998 in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, aired in April 1998.

Chart performance

"La Copa de la Vida" became one of Ricky Martin's most successful songs. It topped the charts for six weeks in Australia, France and Sweden, for four weeks in Germany, for two weeks in Spain, and for one week in Switzerland and Belgium Wallonia. "La Copa de la Vida" reached also top ten in Norway, Austria and the Netherlands. In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in 1998, peaking at number sixty. However, after the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca

Livin' la Vida Loca

"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999...

", it re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999, and reached number forty-five. In the United Kingdom, "La Copa de la Vida" peaked at number twenty-nine.

The single was certified platinum and gold around the world. It has sold 563,000 copies in France, and although released long before the digital era, it has sold 141,000 digital

Music download

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 copies in the US.

Formats and track listings

European CD single

1. "La Copa de la Vida (Album Version) – 4:28
2. "La Copa de la Vida (Spanish Remix - Radio Edit) – 4:37

European CD maxi-single

1. "The Cup of Life" – 4:28
2. "The Cup of Life" (Remix - Long Version) – 8:39
3. "La Copa de la Vida (Spanglish Remix - Radio Edit) – 4:37
4. "La Copa de la Vida (Album Version) – 4:28

UK CD maxi-single #1

1. "The Cup of Life" (English Radio Edit) – 4:37
2. "The Cup of Life" (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:37
3. "The Cup of Life" (Original English Version) – 4:31
4. "The Cup of Life" (Extended English Version) – 8:39
5. "The Cup of Life" (Extended Spanglish Version) – 8:39

UK CD maxi-single #2

1. "The Cup of Life" (English Radio Edit) – 4:37
2. "The Cup of Life" (The Dub of Life Mix) – 7:44
3. "María
   María (song)
   "María" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his third album, A Medio Vivir. It was released as a single on November 21, 1995 in Latin territories, and later in other parts of the world. "María" became Martin's first international hit single.-Music video:Three versions of the...
   
   " (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:31
4. "María" (Jason Nevins
   Jason Nevins
   Jason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
   
    Remix) – 3:45

US CD maxi-single

1. "La Copa de la Vida (Album Version)
2. "La Copa de la Vida (Spanish Remix - Long Version)
3. "La Copa de la Vida (Spanglish Version - Radio Edit)
4. "The Cup of Life"

US CD maxi-single

1. "The Cup of Life" (English Radio Edit) – 4:37
2. "The Cup of Life" (Spanish Radio Edit) – 4:37
3. "The Cup of Life" (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:37
4. "The Cup of Life" (The Dub of Life Mix) – 7:44
5. "María" (Jason Nevins Remix) – 3:45
6. "Maria" (Spanglish Radio Edit) – 4:31

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	1
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	4
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...	27
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...	1
Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	8
Finnish Singles Chart	11
Finnish Top 50 Hits	4
Finnish Airplay Chart	9
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	1
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	1
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	68
Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	2
Spanish Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	1
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	1
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	29
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	45
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...	4
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...	2
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs	2
US Billboard Tropical Songs	3
Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs	40
US Billboard Pop Songs Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...	18
US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 Rhythmic Contemporary Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart	35
Belgian Flandres Singles Chart	100
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart	7
Dutch Single Top 100	67
French Singles Chart	8
Swedish Singles Chart	5
Swiss Singles Chart	9
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	10
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs	19
Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	29

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	Platinum
Belgium Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	Platinum
France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	Platinum
Germany	Gold
Netherlands NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry...	Gold
Norway	Gold
Sweden	Platinum
Switzerland	Gold