Me Gustas Tú
| "Me Gustas Tú" | ||||
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| Single by Manu Chao | ||||
| from the album Próxima Estación: Esperanza | ||||
| B-side | "La Primavera" | |||
| Released | 14 May 2001[1] | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
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| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Manu Chao | |||
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| Manu Chao singles chronology | ||||
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"Me Gustas Tú" is the second single from Manu Chao's second solo album, Próxima Estación: Esperanza. It has proved to be one of the artist's most popular songs worldwide. Its lyrics show a simple but catchy structure and it is primarily sung in Spanish but on the chorus French is also spoken. The song, as well as two other tracks from the same album, "La Primavera" and "Infinita Tristeza", feature the same background music. In fact, on the album, "La Primavera" fades and leads into "Me Gustas Tú".
Music video
A music video was produced for the song, featuring Manu Chao dancing and singing the lyrics while some spare words from it appear on the screen, always surrounded by a frame of colourful patterns. A blonde woman (Paz Gómez) dances beside him and sings at the end of the song.
Lyrics
"Me Gustas Tú" means "I like you" in Spanish (literally, "You are pleasing to me"). The text "Doce de la noche en La Habana, Cuba. Once de la noche en San Salvador, El Salvador. Once de la noche en Managua, Nicaragua" is a tribute to the radio station Radio Reloj.
Track listing
- CD single
- "Me gustas tu" – 3:58
- "La primavera" – 1:52
- "Infinita tristeza" – 3:56
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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| Preceded by "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell |
Italian number-one single 17 May 2001 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz |
| Preceded by "Dream On" by Depeche Mode |
Spanish number-one single 19 May 2001 – 9 June 2001 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Prohibida" by Raúl |
References
- 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 11 augustus 2001" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Manu Chao - Me gustas tu search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "ME GUSTAS TU – Manu Chao". LP3. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- 1 2 (Romanian) Top of the Year 2001 at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 June 2002). Romanian Top 100.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Manu Chao – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2001" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Rapports annuels 2001" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ (French) Classement Singles – année 2001 at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 December 2013). Snepmusique.com.
- ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 2001" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.