Release and Chart Performance
The song was released on May 11, 1999, as a b-side to "If You Had My Love". The song was promoted by Sony Discos, who released both versions of the song in their respective radio formats. "No Me Ames" debuted in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at number 23 in the week of May 15, 1999, climbing to the top ten three weeks later. The song peaked atop the chart for the week of June 26, 1999, replacing "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin and was succeeded by "Bailamos", by Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias, two weeks later. The song returned to number one on the week of July 3, 1999, lasting five weeks until it was displaced by Alejandro Fernández's "Loco". "No Me Ames" ended 1999 as the third best performing Latin single of the year in the United States.
On the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart, the song debuted at number seven for the week of June 5, 1999. The song peaked at number two four weeks later for the week of June 26, 1999 where it remained for seven weeks. On the year-end charts, the song was the eighth best-performing Latin pop single of the year. On the Bilboard Tropical Songs, "No Me Ames" entered the top ten on the week of May 29, 1999. The song peaked at the top of the chart, replacing "Pintame" by Elvis Crespo for the week of July 3, 1999 and remained on atop the chart for five weeks until it was succeeded by Gilberto Santa Rosa's "Dejate Querer" for the week of August 14, 1999. On the year-end charts, "No Me Ames" was the second best-performing Tropical Song of 1999 after "El Niágara en Bicicleta", by Juan Luis Guerra.
The salsa version of the song was featured as a bonus track on the European edition of Lopez's remix album J to tha L–O! The Remixes (2002) and on Anthony's 1999 compilation Desde un Principio: From the Beginning. The ballad version was featured on Anthony's 2006 compilation album Sigo Siendo Yo: Grandes Exitos.
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