'' Livin ' la Vida Loca '' ( English : '' Livin ' the Crazy Life '' ) is a number - one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin ( he had previously released several albums in Spanish ) .
'' Livin ' la Vida Loca '' ( English : '' Livin ' the Crazy Life '' ) is a number - one hit song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin . 
 It was released on March 23 , 1999 from Martin 's self - titled debut English album ( he had previously released several albums in Spanish ) .