2018 song by Mon Laferte
"
El Beso
" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer
Mon Laferte
released originally on 7 September 2018 through
Universal Music Group
as part of her fifth studio album
Norma
. The song was written by Laferte,
Hector Lavoe
and
Willie Colon
and produced by
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
.
[1]
It was a success in Chile and Mexico, topped the Chile
Monitor Latino
chart, becoming her first number one and best-ranking song on the chart, and also reached number 6 in Mexico in Monitor Latino chart, becoming her second best-ranking song on that chart, after "
Amarrame
".
Background
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"El Beso" is a salsa song mixed with other Latin American rhythms, it was released on September 7, publishing the music video on her VEVO platform.
[2]
On the day of its release, the single debuted in the best-selling iTunes tracks in several Latin American countries, in addition to reaching the number one trend in both Chile and Mexico.
The recording of "El Beso" was made in a single shot, in the legendary studios of the
Capitol Records Building
, in Los Angeles, California. The production of "El Beso" has been carried out by
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
. The recording of "El Beso" was reinforced with the participation of a section of 5 metals, two percussions, drums, two guitars, keyboard and bass, in addition to the personal voice of Mon Laferte.
[3]
"El Beso" became the first song of Mon Laferte to reach number one on the radio charts of Mexico and Chile, in addition to becoming his first single to enter the popularity charts of Argentina at number 71.
Composition and lyrics
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"El Beso" has been described as a
cumbia
,
mambo
and
salsa
song.
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[5]
[6]
The track runs at 103
BPM
and is in the
key of E minor
. It runs at two minutes and 58 seconds.
[7]
The lyrics address the situation of a couple in which she asks the object of her affection for a complete and totalizing kiss, which, according to the lyrics of the song, encompasses all the sensations that such a contact can cause in the beloved, regardless of whether it is parting.
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Music video
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The music video was directed by Sebastian Soto Chacon was recorded in Mexico and features the participation of Mexican actor
Diego Luna
where it shows a satire to which the painting of
The Last Supper
refers to where a Mon Laferte dancing to Diego on a table, accompanied by a series of dancers while they kiss and dance different Latin American rhythms.
"El Beso" music video won in the
MTV Latin America Awards
in the category "Video of the year".
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Personnel
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Credits adapted from
Norma
liner notes.
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[10]
Vocals
- Mon Laferte
? lead vocals
- Sebastian Aracena ? background vocals
Musicians
- David Aguilar ? guitar
- Sebastian Aracena ? guitar
- Francesco Marcocci ? bass guitar
- Leo Genovese
?
organ
, piano
- Daniel Rotem ? flute, saxophone
- Enrique Sanchez ? trumpet
- Cameron Johnson ? trumpet
- Jonah Levine ? trombone
- Henry Solomon ? saxophone, flute
- Willy Rodriguez
?
percussion
, drums
- Daniel Diaz ? percussion
- Etienne Rivera Cabello ? percussion
Production
Recording
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
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- ^
"Antes de Ti"
(single liner notes).
Mon Laferte
.
Universal Music
. 2018.
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link
)
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Escudero, Fabian.
"Mon Laferte lanza "El beso", nuevo sencillo y videoclip con la participacion de Diego Luna y convoca a "besaton"
"
.
Publimetro Chile
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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a
b
"Mon Laferte presenta "El Beso", su nuevo single"
.
CANCIONEROS.COM
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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Palacios, Jimena (7 September 2018).
"La diversidad de 'El Beso' y Diego Luna en el nuevo video de Mon Laferte"
.
Sopitas.com
. Retrieved
8 February
2020
.
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Mostrador, El (20 December 2018).
"
"El Beso" de Mon Laferte entre las mejores 20 canciones latinas del ano segun Billboard"
.
El Mostrador
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
8 February
2020
.
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"VIDEO| La salsa de Mon Laferte que seduce a Diego Luna en su nuevo sencillo "El Beso"
"
.
El Desconcierto
(in Spanish). 7 September 2018
. Retrieved
8 February
2020
.
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"Key and BPM of El Beso by Mon Laferte | Musicstax"
.
musicstax.com
. Retrieved
8 February
2020
.
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"MTV Latinoamerica premia "El beso" de Mon Laferte como 'Mejor Video'
"
.
FMDOS
(in Spanish). 24 June 2019
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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Norma
(CD album liner notes).
Mon Laferte
.
Universal Music
. 2018. Back cover.
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"Norma, Mon Laferte"
.
Qobuz
. Retrieved
23 December
2019
.
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"Mon Laferte (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile Top 20 General ? Del 22 al 28 de Octubre, 2018"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile Top 20 Pop ? Del 22 al 28 de Octubre, 2018"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Mexico Top 20 General ? Del 26 de Noviembre al 2 de Diciembre, 2018"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Mexico Top 20 Pop ? Del 26 de Noviembre al 2 de Diciembre, 2018"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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"Mon Laferte (Mexico Airplay)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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"Mon Laferte (Mexico Pop Espanol Airplay)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
7 January
2020
.
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile General ? Top 100 Chart anual"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile Pop ? Top 100 Chart anual"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Mexico Pop ? Top 100 Chart anual"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile General ? Top 100 Chart anual"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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Monitor Latino.
"Chile Pop ? Top 100 Chart anual"
.
charts monitorLATINO
(in Spanish).
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