Te Dejo en Libertad

"Te Dejo en Libertad" (transl. "I'll Leave You in Freedom") is a song written and recorded by American duo Ha*Ash. It was first included on their fourth studio album A Tiempo (2011) and was released as the second single. A live version was included on their album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad (2014). The song then included on their live album En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and José Luis Ortega.[1]

"Te Dejo en Libertad"
Single by Ha*Ash
from the album A Tiempo
LanguageSpanish
English title"I'll Leave You in Freedom"
Released11 July 2011 (2011-07-11)
Recorded2010 in Los Angeles, California
Genrepower ballad
Length3:58
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Áureo Baqueiro
Ha*Ash singles chronology
"Impermeable"
(2011)		 "Te Dejo en Libertad"
(2011)		 "Todo No Fue Suficiente"
(2012)
Music video
"Te Dejo En Libertad" on YouTube

Background and release

"Te Dejo en Libertad" was recorded and included on the fourth studio album by Ha*Ash titled A Tiempo. It was later released as the second single from this album.[2] Three years later it was included on the set list for Ha*Ash's live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad.[3]

"Te Dejo en Libertad" featuring Maldita Nerea was released as a promotional single on January 8, 2016 in Spain.[4] Ha*Ash and Maldita Nerea performed the song live together for the first time at the concert in Barclay Card Center, Spain on December 20, 2016.[5]

Commercial performance

The track peaked at number 29 in the Latin Pop Songs charts in the United States.[6] In Mexico, the song peaked at number one on the Mexican Singles Chart and Monitor Latino.[7][8][9] In 2013, it was announced that "Te Dejo en Libertad" had been certified Gold+Platinum.[10]

Music video

A music video for "Te Dejo en Libertad" was released on July 20, 2011. The video was filmed in Mexico City. As of October 2019, the video has over 454 million views on YouTube.[11]

The second music video for "Te Dejo en Libertad", recorded live for the live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad, was released on April 24, 2015. It was directed by Nahuel Lerena.[12] The video was filmed in Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City.[13] As of October 2019, the video has over 30 million views on YouTube.[14]

The third video for "Te Dejo en Libertad", recorded live for the live album En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[15]

Cover versions

In February 2019, Mexican band Pandora covered Ha*Ash's song for their album Mas Pandora Que Nunca.[16]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic and Genius.[17][18][3]

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: United States
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V. (studio version)
  • (P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (live version)

Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace – vocals, guitar, songwriting (studio version / live version)
  • Hanna Nicole – vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting (studio version / live version)

Additional personnel

  • Áureo Baqueiro – chorus, production, piano (studio version)
  • José Luis Ortega – songwriting (studio version / live version)
  • Vicky Echeverri – chorus, piano (studio version)
  • Charlie García – A&R (studio version)
  • Paul Forat – A&R (live version)
  • Gonzalo Herrerias – A&R (live version)
  • George Noriega – producer (live version)
  • Tim Mitchell – producer (live version)

Charts
Chart[19] Position
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1
Mexico Espanol Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1
México (Monitor Latino)[9] 1
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] 29

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] Platinum+Gold 90,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations
Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2011 Society Of Authors And Composers Of Mexico[21] Success SACM Won
2012 Irresistible Awards Fanta[22] Song Irresistible Won
Premios Oye![23] Favorite Song Nominated
2015 Premios Quiero[24] Video of the Year Nominated
VEVO Certified 100,000,000 views Won

Release history
Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various July 11, 2011 Standard CD Single Sony Music Latin [2]
November 11, 2014 Live Version
[3]
January 8, 2016 Maldita Nerea Remix [4]
December 6, 2019 Live Version [15]

References
  1. "Te Dejo en Libertad - Writer". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. "Ha*Ash lanza 'Te dejo en libertad'". Espectáculos. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. Ha-Ash – Te dejo en libertad (En vivo), retrieved 2019-07-08
  4. "Ha*Ash publicará el próximo 8 de Enero su nuevo single "Te dejo en libertad" Ft Maldita Nerea, tras desvelarlo por sorpresa ayer en el exitoso concierto fin de gira de Maldita Nerea". Sony Music España (in Spanish). 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  5. "Te dejo en libertad, con Maldita Nerea". Cadena Dial (in Spanish). 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  6. "Ha*Ash - Chart history > Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  7. "Ha*Ash - Chart history > Mexico Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  8. "Ha*Ash - Chart history > Mexico Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  9. "Ha Ash logra su objetivo y conquista el primer lugar de audiencia". monitorLATINO (in Spanish). 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  10. "Certificaciones Ha*Ash / Ha-Ash - AMPROFON" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. HaAshVEVO (2011-07-20), HA-ASH - Te Dejo En Libertad (En Vivo), retrieved 2019-07-08
  12. LAS 2, PATRICIA COSTA/ABIERTO HASTA (2016-03-28). "Ha*Ash: "Nos ha tocado conocer el mundo juntas"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  13. "Ha*Ash graba primera producción en vivo | La República EC". La RepúblicaEC (in Spanish). 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  14. HaAshVEVO (2015-04-24), HA-ASH - Te Dejo en Libertad (Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad [En Vivo]), retrieved 2019-07-08
  15. "Te Dejo en Libertad (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash". iTunes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  16. Más Pandora Que Nunca de Pandora (in Spanish), retrieved 2019-12-17
  17. "A Tiempo - Ha*Ash | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  18. Ha-Ash – Te dejo en libertad, retrieved 2019-07-08
  19. "Ha*Ash". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  20. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 2019-07-11. Type Ha*Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Te Dejo en Libertad in the box under TÍTULO
  21. "Sociedad de Autores y compositores de México". www.sacm.org.mx. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  22. México, Coca-Cola (2012-08-21), Ha*Ash Premio en los Irresistible Awards Fanta, retrieved 2019-07-14
  23. "Nominados a los Premios Oye! 2012". SDPnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  24. TKM (2015-11-03). "Llegan los Premios Quiero 2015! Conocé a los nominados". TKM Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
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