Se Me Olvidó (English: "I Forgot") is a song by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco released by Sony Music Latin and Crescent Moon Records in early 2002 as the lead single of his sixth studio album A Tiempo. It was his first single to be released Internationally.
Release and reception The song was released in early 2002 on mainstream radio and CD single.Discogs:Gian Marco - Se Me Olvidó The song is a pop ballad that starts off slow and then the beat goes up in the chorus. It is defined as a song to help you forget about your ex and get over a heartbreak.6 canciones de Gian Marco que te ayudan a olvidar a tu Ex y superar una ruptura Since its release it has become a major hit in Gian Marco's career and it's considered one of his signature songs.Gian Marco presenta "No va a ser fácil" A dance version and a salsa version of the song were also included in the album.Discogs:Gian Marco - A Tiempo Due to the success of the song and the album, Billboard named Gian Marco one of the Hot Newcomers To Watch.
Commercial performance The song was a success throughout Latin America, the U.S., and parts of Europe reaching the top spots on the charts.Gian Marco ofrece un acercamiento más visceral a su música The success of the song helped spread his fame making him the most famous Peruvian artist at the moment.Gian Marco no cae rendido a la moda de la musica urbana y sigue fiel al amor It launched Gian Marco's career internationally becoming his first song to enter the U.S. Billboard charts making him the first, and currently only, Peruvian artist to reach the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. It was Gian Marco's first song to enter the U.S. Latin Airplay chart."Gian Marco Chart History (Latin Airplay)" The song also reached number six on the Los Principales radio airplay chart in Spain on October 26, 2002, and the fourth spot on the country's general airplay chart. The song was nominated for Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards in 2002. The song was also included in the Latin Grammy's CD that same year.Grammy Latino ya suena en CD
Music video The music video for the song shows Gian Marco sitting on a window ledge in his apartment playing his guitar while writing the song. He then goes walking around town singing the song.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2002) PeakpositionSpain (AFYVE)4
Year-end charts Chart (2002)PositionSpain (AFYVE)46
Accolades Latin Grammy Awards
| style="text-align:center;"|2002 | style="text-align:center;"|3rd Latin Grammy Awards |style="text-align:center;"|Record of the Year
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