No Me Queda Más
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"No Me Queda Más" ("There's Nothing Left for Me") is a song by American singer
Praised by
The
Inspiration, writing and production
In 1985,
In a 2002 interview, A.B. said that during a recording session he had asked Selena to record the song for a fifth time. The singer replied, "What you got there is what you got" and left to go shopping.[6] He mused, "Now looking back, she really did a beautiful job when recording the song, she had so much passion. The song became a classic."[6]
Although the song was originally intended as a
Music, theme and lyrics
"No Me Queda Más" is a
The song employs the traditional ranchera storyline, with the female singer agonizing over the end of a relationship.[9][10] Its lyrics explore unrequited love; when the singer's lover leaves her for another woman, she nevertheless wishes them "nothing but happiness."[10][16] According to author Lori Beth Rodriguez, Selena sings the song "in a low, sober voice", and critic Howard Blumenthal adds that she does so in a "desperate" and "sentimental" way.[10][16] Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News called her overdubbed vocals "powerful" and "emotive";[17] other critics have described "No Me Queda Más" as "torchy",[18] "mournful",[19] "piercing"[20] and "heartbreaking".[21][22]
Critical reception and impact
"No Me Queda Más" was well-received, reviewers describing it as "evocative",
The track received several awards and accolades. It was the Song of the Year at the 1995 Broadcast Music Awards,[31] and Vela received the Songwriter of the Year award in 1996.[32] Its video was honored as the Music Video of the Year at the 1995 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[33][34] "No Me Queda Más" was ranked as the ninth-best Tejano song of all time on Ramiro Burr's top-ten list.[35] It has appeared on several critics' "best Selena songs" lists, including BuzzFeed (at number one),[36] Latino Post (number four),[37] and Latina (number five).[38]
Commercial performance
Billboard announced that a new airplay-measuring system for its music charts would be based on
Selena was
Music video
An accompanying music video for "No Me Queda Más" was filmed in October 1994 at the
The video's location was later used for Selena's fashion-show scene in
In the video, Selena is sitting in a restaurant where a mariachi band is performing. A waiter offers her a glass of water. As the singer enjoys her dinner, the waiter returns with a note saying that her lover (for whom she has been waiting) has left her for another woman. Selena takes a sip of water before she leaves the restaurant, crying.
The singer is in the dark behind a busy highway, sobbing and peeling petals off a white rose in a game of He loves me... he loves me not as a montage is playing of images of Selena and her former lover. Selena then sings on a staircase in a white dress, accompanied by an orchestra. She considers crashing her ex-lover's beach wedding, but instead runs away in tears. Selena's ex-lover and his new wife kiss, and a video plays in which he kisses Selena's hands. He then embraces his wife as Selena looks down, sobbing.
Cover versions
American
Mexican pop group Palomo recorded "No Me Queda Más" for their
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Amor Prohibido.[6]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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All-time charts
Chart (2021) | Position |
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US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[96] | 18 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[97] | 4× Platinum (Latin) | 240,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- Latin music in the United States
- Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1994
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1995
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When we were recording for "No Me Queda Más" - I believe she had recorded it in four takes — and I wanted her to do it again, and she got mad at me. She told me that she wasn't going to sing it again. She said "I already had it! As a matter of fact, I've had it with you, and this studio, I'm ready to get out of here" - she kind of threw a fit — well she kind of didn't throw a fit. We wouldn't want to say a fit, but "you know I'm gonna go to the mall, and I'm gonna head out so, what you got there is what you got" - and now looking back at "No Me Queda Más", she really did a beautiful job when recording the track, she had so much passion. The song became a classic. That's what I can remember from one of the beautiful memories I have of the Amor Prohibido album.
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