Saliva (Thalía song)

"Saliva" (Spanish for "Saliva") is a song by Mexican singer Thalía from her self titled debut solo album. It was released by Melody/Fonovisa as the album's second single in 1990. The music caused controversy due to the lyrics of a sexual nature and was banned from some Mexican radio stations.[1]

"Saliva"
Single by Thalía
from the album Thalía
Released1990
GenreLatin pop
Length3:12
LabelMelody/Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)
  • Thalía Sodi
  • Alfredo Díaz Ordaz
Producer(s)Alfredo Díaz Ordaz
Thalía singles chronology
"Un Pacto Entre los Dos"
(1990)		 "Saliva"
(1990)		 "Pienso en Ti"
(1991)
Music video
"Saliva" on YouTube

Background and promotion

In 1989, after two successful albums with Timbiriche, Timbiriche VII and Timbiriche VIII & IX, that sold 1 million and 500,000 copies respectively,[2][3] Thalía announced her departure from the group to pursue a solo career.[4] In January 1990, the singer traveled to the United States to prepare musically.[4] At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she took English, dance, singing and acting classes.[5] The album was produced by Thalía's mentor Alfredo Díaz,[6] who was in charge of the music departament of Televisa.[7] The singer wanted to revive the Flower power movement and "to break from anything traditional".[7] In the middle of that same year, she returned to Mexico with a new image and released her first LP on 9 October.[8] Just like Thalía's first single "Un Pacto Entre los Dos", the song caused much controversy for its seductive lyrics and was even prohibited in some radio stations and television in Mexico.[9][10] To promote the song, a music video (with participation of Ricky Luis) was shot in China and released in 1990.[11] It was included in the Thalía's boxset La Historia released by Universal Music in 2010, which included the singer's first three albums and a DVD with her music videos from the Fonovisa era.[12]

Commercial performance

Despite the song being banned in radio stations in Mexico, it still managed to be a hit in Spain as well as some Latin American countries.[13] The song had success in Spain thanks to Thalía becoming the new musical hostess for La Gala VIP Noche from the Spanish television network Telecinco[14][15]

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] Gold 100,000[17]^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Ortiz, Mateo Arias (21 November 2020). "Rudeza con dulzura: el coctel de la Thalía del 2020". El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. González, Carlos Ignacio (15 May 1988), "Timbiriche", Revista ERES
  3. "El juvenil grupo Timbiriche obtiene disco de platino por ventas de discos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 27 March 1989. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. Andrade, Nelson Theodoro (1999). "Biografia não autorizada" (in Portuguese). Brazil: Escala. p. 25. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. "Thalía há demostrado en sus facetas de cantante y de actriz, ser una de las mejores del momento". El Siglo de Torreón. 7 May 1991. p. 39. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. Aguilera, Teresa (29 November 1997). Billboard: Thalía, Latin America Reigning Music Queen. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 33–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. Thalia (1 November 2011). Growing Stronger. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-101-54461-7.
  8. "Thalía y su nueva imagen". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 4 January 1991. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  9. "Thalía no entra en el gusto publico con su nuevo material". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 13 January 1991. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. Thalía - The Vouge Thevogue.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. Thalía. 40 años, 40 canciones Univision.com.
  12. La Historia (Media notes). Thalía. Universal Music Mexico. 2010. 60252759860.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. "Listas de ventas y popularidad". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 26 June 1991. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  14. "Thalía debutó en España como presentadora de tv". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 8 October 1991. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  15. "Dimes y Diretes". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 22 January 1992. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  16. "En los ultimos 30 años". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 19 November 1991. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  17. "Billboard Vol. 86, No. 52". Billboard. 1974-12-26: 40. Retrieved 2013-04-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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