Industry Jun 23, 2026
Producer Recounts Challenges of Recording First All-Digital Number One Single
“It was like, you know, Thomas Edison or something," says Desmond Child. "We made it all the way to number one in a completely digitised format”
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MusicRadar
Desmond Child, the producer behind Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca," described the recording process for the first all-digital number one single as challenging, with frequent technical issues. Child compared the achievement to that of Thomas Edison. Originally reported by MusicRadar.