El Último Adiós

"El Último Adiós" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album Paulina (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on July 17, 2000 by Universal Music. Rubio co-wrote and co-produced the track with Estéfano and was originally conceived it as a ranchera-hip-hop-styled song. Lyrically, its a break-up mood.

"El Último Adiós"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Paulina
ReleasedJuly 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:46
LabelUniversal Music Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Estéfano
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Lo Haré Por Ti"
(2000)		 "El Último Adiós"
(2000)		 "Y Yo Sigo Aquí"
(2000)
Alternative cover
Mexican 1-track Promo CD
Music video
"El Último Adiós" on YouTube

The song received positive reviews from music critics, who cited the song as one of the album's standouts and praised Rubio's vocals. In his album review from Amazon, Joey Guerra said "['El Último Adiós' is] the album's shining moment."[1] It attained commercial success, reaching the top of the record charts in Mexico, as well as the top five in several Latin America regions.

An English version of the song was released on Paulina's sixth studio album Border Girl in 2002.

Music video

Like many of Paulina's music videos, the music video for "El Último Adiós" was met with heavy criticism from the Latino community and Latin American critics (specifically in Mexico). The controversial video contained racy love scenes, as well as men and women appearing barely clothed. MTV Latin-America only aired the video after 9PM due to its sexual content. An uncensored version of the video was also released. It contains some slight differences compared to the original version of the video, the major difference being that Rubio appears completely topless in parts of the video, and the racy love scenes are shown for a bit longer and are more explicit.

Billboard staff wrote in a retrospective review that "even in heartbreak, Paulina looks fabulous in tiny shorts and halter-tops."[2]

Impact

Since its release, "El Último Adiós" has been covered on numerous occasions. In 2001, Regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera recorded a banda-style version of the song for their album Déjate Amar. Mexican singer and actress Eiza Gonzalez took Rubio's ranchera-pop musical style as "reference" in her single "Invisible". She also said that she would "reference" the video of her in her own music video, but it never came out.[3]

Charts
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4] 18
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[5] 13
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[6] 24
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[7] 40

References
  1. "Paulina - Amazon review". Amazon. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Paulina Rubio Turns 44: Which of Her Music Video Looks is Your Favorite?". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Eiza González toma a Paulina Rubio como ejemplo a seguir". Quien. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  6. "PAULINA RUBIO - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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