O Tú o Ninguna
"O Tú o Ninguna" | ||||
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Genre | Bolero | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | WEA Latina | |||
Songwriter(s) | Juan Carlos Calderón | |||
Producer(s) | Luis Miguel | |||
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Music video | ||||
"O Tú o Ninguna" on YouTube |
"O Tú o Ninguna" (English: "Or You or Nobody")[1] is a song written by Juan Carlos Calderón and produced and performed by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. The song is a bolero in which the protagonist cannot envision his life without anyone else besides his love interest. It was released as the second single from the album Amarte Es un Placer on 6 September 1999. The track topped the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; and reached the top-five in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama.
"O Tú o Ninguna" received positive reviews from music critics who praised Miguel's delivery. It received a
Background and composition
In 1997, Luis Miguel released his twelfth studio album
Miguel confirmed that it was the first album where he was more involved in the tracks' composition. In addition to Miguel co-writing several of the record's tracks, he was assisted by other composers including
"O Tú o Ninguna" is a bolero composed by Calderón.[12] In the lyrics, the protagonist cannot imagine being with anyone else besides his love interest.[10] It was released as the second single from Amarte Es un Placer on 6 September 1999.[1] A live version was included on the album Vivo (2000), and the original recording was included on the compilation album Grandes Éxitos (2005).[13][14]
Reception
Fred Shuster of the
In the United States, "O Tú o Ninguna" debuted at number 13 on the
Music video
The music video for "O Tú o Ninguna" was filmed at San Francisco, California and directed by Rebecca Blake. Filming took place at the end of August 1999 and was released on 13 September 1999 to coincide with the launch of the album.[21] In the video, Miguel reads a letter left behind by his love interest and goes on to search for her among the large crowd in the city.[22]
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Guatemala (Notimex)[23] | 5 |
Nicaragua (Notimex)[24] | 3 |
Panama (Notimex)[25] | 4 |
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[27] | 1 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the Amarte Es un Placer liner notes.[10]
See also
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay of 1999
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999
References
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- ^ "Lanzan 'Sol, arena y mar'". Elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 20 July 1999. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Luis Miguel de regreso". El Informador (in Spanish). 21 July 1999. p. 3-G.
- ^ "Lo último de Luis Miguel". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 August 1999. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b Shuster, Fred (15 October 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Miguel, Luis (1999). Amarte Es un Placer (Album liner notes). United States: WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group. pp. 1, 8. 3984 29288-2.
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- ^ Orange County Register. Digital Media First.
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- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 8 July 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Congratulations Our 2000 El Premio Winners". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. Prometheus Global Media. 20 May 2000. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of October 9, 1999". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 21 August 1999. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs - 1999 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Latin Pop Songs - 1999 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- Terra Networks (in Spanish). Telefónica. Archived from the originalon 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Blake, Rebecca (director) (1999). Luis Miguel – O Tú o Ninguna (Music video) (in Spanish). WEA Latina. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Chayanne impone su romanticismo". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 21 December 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Ricky Martin y Noelia, los más populares en Centroamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 10 October 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Britney Spears se coloca entre las más escuchadas". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 17 October 1999. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Luis Miguel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Luis Miguel Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 April 2017.