Y Yo Sigo Aquí

"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album Paulina (2000). The song was released as the album's third single on October 13, 2000, by Universal Music Latin. It was released on January 2001 in the United States and Europe. Jointly written, composed and produced by Estéfano, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a dance-pop and techno-pop song along pulses with a synthesized house rhythm, which lyrically detailing how she flirts with her lover. It is recognized as one of Rubio's signature songs and was one of the most successful songs in the world in 2001.

"Y Yo Sigo Aquí"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Paulina
ReleasedOctober 13, 2000 (2000-10-13)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:14
LabelUniversal Music Latin
Songwriter(s)Estéfano
Producer(s)Marcello Acevedo
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"El Último Adiós"
(2000)		 "Y Yo Sigo Aquí"
(2000)		 "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"
(2001)
Music video
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (2001 version) on YouTube
Music video
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (Alt. Version) on YouTube

Composition

"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a song that lasts for a duration of four minutes and fourteen seconds seconds.[1] It is composed in the key of C♯ major and is set in time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute.[2] Lyrically, the track discusses a female who flirtatiousness to her crush, expressing her romantic interest and sexual.

In their book "The Latin Beat : The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond", Ed Morales labelled it a europop track that follow "vocal trend of a distorted voice that dominates European music, along pulses with a synthesized house beat",[3] while Joey Guerra from Amazon album review claimed that it "showcase pulsing club rhythms."[4] Most music specialists characterized it as a dance-pop song.

Commercial performance

"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" reached number one in several countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in April 7, 2001 and became Rubio's best-reach US single since "Mío" (1993). In the same week, it reached number two on the Latin Pop Songs.[5]

It is Rubio's strongest commercial breakthrough in the Europe, a region where she had previously achieved limited success.[6]

Awards and nominations

The song received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 2001 ceremony.[7] Its accompanying music video was filmed in Mexico by director Gustavo Garzón.[7]

The song and music video received Lo Nuestro Awards nominations in 2002.[8]

Impact

According to the musical section of the Spanish tabloid Diario AS, "Y Yo Sigo Aqui" is considered one of Rubio's songs from the 2000s that marked a resounding success in Spain. Epik journalist María Lovera mentioned that "both in the melody and in the video clip [Rubio] marked a new stage in her career."[9] The song appear on the video games Black Bean Games Let's Dance With Mel B (2011).[10]

Charts

I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)
"I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Border Girl
ReleasedJune 26, 2001 (2001-06-26)[17]
Studio
Genre
Length3:58
LabelUniversal Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Doug Morris
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"
(2001)		 "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)"
(2001)		 "Don't Say Goodbye"
(2002)
Music video
"I'll Be Right Here" (Sexual Lover) on YouTube

Background and released

On June 26, 2001, Rubio announced the surprise release of an English version of "Y Yo Sigo Aquí", after the great international success of the song and the wide audience reach around the world.

Doug Morris, then Universal chairman/CEO, sent the song to WPOW (96.5 FM) Power 96 Miami as a "a first English-language single" and was hugely popular "predominantly female listenership", according to a Billboard article.[18]

Following its commercial release on radio stations in the United States and Canada, the song was released in the United Kingdom and Europe in spring 2002. English electronic dance music record label Almighty Records released a remix of the demo version of and the song changed the titled to "Sexual Lover".[19] They announced:

Paulina Rubio is (we're told) South America's answer to Madonna! Her new single is the rather poptastic and very fun 'Sexual Lover' and Almighty have remixed the track ready for her planned European launch next year [2002]. Meanwhile, all Almighty fans hungry to get this mix will have to head off to Mexico or somewhere similar to grab a copy! — Almighty Records (2002)[20]

Finally, "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" was included with Rubio's sixth studio album Border Girl.

Music video
The video was filmed at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Colombia director Simón Brand directed the music video for "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)", was produced by Juan Basanta and filmed in Punta Cana resor town in the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. Rubio's looks—her youthfulness, slim figure and blonde hair–had attracted comments on her sexual image. Basanta said then that the story of the video is "an oil party that shows the arrival of the sun with music. Erotic and sensual."[21] Rubio is portrayed as a sexual girl to the music, dancing all day until she and the backup people are excited.

The video begins with a DJ puts a record vinyl on the turnetable. The next scene Rubio wake up in a bed around guys and girls while singing the song; they are soon joined by Rubio, who has wavy light-blonde hair and stunning. The setting changes to the beach where Rubio, wearing a leopard print bikini , and she dances with the guys. Then she goes to the water and starts flirting with the others. Again in the bar, Rubio dances between two girls who beiging to puts oil on her, now she wearing a orange top and a cutoff shorts. Some people takes lollipops while dances. Rubio and the guys dances and they meet on the floor. It alternates scenes of her featured her entangled with a group of half-naked people. The video ends with she laughs as she puts her arms around two girls.

In a retrospective review by Billboard staff they wrote "she has always relished that bad-ass, hard-partying persona" and described as the "Ultimate Party Girl" while "strutting in a cheetah print bikini."[22]

The music video was known as "Sexual Lover" on music television networks. An "uncensored version" was published in English and Spanish and an "alternative version" of the Spanish version only.

Track listings and formats
  1. "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" (Radio Edit) – 2:57
  1. "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" (Radio Edit) – 2:57
  2. "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (Spanglish Version) – 4:07
  3. "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (Album Version) – 3:59
  • European CD, Maxi-Single, Enhanced[25]
  1. "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
  2. "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" (Baston & Burnz Mix) – 7:22
  3. "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (Berger & Bosh Mix) – 7:58
  4. "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" (Video) – 3:58
  • UK CD 10th anyversary Almighty Records[26]
  1. "Sexual Lover" (Almighty Radio Edit) – 3:25
  2. "Sexual Lover" (Almighty Club Mix) – 7:27
  3. "Sexual Lover" (Almighty Radio Edit 2) – 3:25
  4. "Sexual Lover" (Almighty Club Mix) – 7:27

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Czech Republic (IFPI)[27] 49

References
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  4. "Paulina - Amazon review". Amazon. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "Billboard (April 7, 2001)". Billboard. 7 April 2001. p. 67. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. "Paulina Rubio se consolidó en España con 'Y yo sigo aquí'". La Verdad. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "The Full List of Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  8. "Premios Lo Nuestro: Votación 2002". Univision. Univision Communications Inc. 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  9. Lovera, María. "'Y yo sigo aquí' y otras canciones de Paulina Rubio que marcaron los 2000". as.com. Diario AS. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. "Desvelada la lista de canciones de "Let's Dance with Mel B"". Juegos ADN. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. "Border Breakers" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 20. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via American Radio History.
  12. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 35. Retrieved November 5, 2020 – via American Radio History.
  13. Steffen Hung (2002-01-31). "Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  14. "Spanishcharts.com – Paulina Rubio – Y Yo Sigo Aquí" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  15. (in English) Allmusic. Clasările discurilor single lansate de Paulina Rubio în Canada şi S.U.A.. Accesat la data de 19 iulie 2009.
  16. "The Year in Music 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 112 (53): YE-58,62. December 29, 2001. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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  18. "Paulina Rubio Aims To Cross Over". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  19. "Paulina en inglés". El Tiempo. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  20. "Paulina Rubio - I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover) [Almighty Radio Edit]". Universal Records. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  21. "Revelan detalles de nuevo video de Paulina Rubio". El Universal. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  22. "Paulina Rubio Turns 44: Which of Her Music Video Looks is Your Favorite?". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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  27. "Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden 14/2003" (in Czech). IFPI ČR. Archived from the original on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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