Me Voy (Julieta Venegas song)

"Me Voy" (English: "I'm Leaving") is a song by Mexican singer Julieta Venegas and is the first single from her fourth studio album, Limón y Sal (2006). Thus far, it is Venegas' most successful song.

"Me voy"
Single by Julieta Venegas
from the album Limón y Sal
ReleasedMarch 27, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioMondomix
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Length3:07
LabelSony International
Songwriter(s)Julieta Venegas
Producer(s)Cachorro López
Julieta Venegas singles chronology
"Oleada"
(2005)		 "Me voy"
(2006)		 "Limón y sal"
(2006)
Music video
"Me Voy" on YouTube

It was released in Mexico on March 27, 2006, in Europe in 2007 and appeared in the top positions in Italy and Switzerland. The song was nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006 in Record of the Year and the video, directed by Picky Tallarico, for Best Short Form Music Video.

Song information

Written by Julieta Venegas and produced by Cachorro López, "Me Voy" is a Ranchera/Pop farewell song between two lovers. It is in the key of D major and 6/8 time.

Chart performance

The song reached the top of the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay, also appears in the Hot Latin Tracks on #9. In Mexico the song spent place for twelve consecutive weeks on number-one, is certified as a gold record for sales in Mexico high as ringtone.[1] On February 18, 2007, the song reached number 12 position in the Schweizer Hitparade.[2] In Spain Me Voy was for 26 weeks on the radio reaching the top position. Venegas in Italy is positioned at number 3 of the radio[3] and iTunes digital downloads is the number two position.[4] In several Latin American countries is positioned at number-one.

Music video

The video was directed by Picky Tallarico.

The video begins with Julieta Venegas in a room where she is singing to a man but he is sleeping. She packs her things and flies off in a hot air balloon. She lands in a desert where she builds herself a home amongst the animals. She grows tired of her life there, and she flies away again and lands at the South Pole. She tries to live as a fisher woman with an igloo house, but once again tires of her life. Her last attempt at a happy home lands her in a forest, but she leaves this place as well. The video ends with her flying off into the sunset in her hot air balloon.

Track listing

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Release history
Region Date Format
Mexico[17] March 28, 2006 Digital download
Switzerland[18] May 19, 2006
Italy[19]
Germany[20] September 10, 2006 CD single
Switzerland[21] May 4, 2007

Awards and nominations
  • Latin Grammy
Year Title Result
2006
Record of The Year Nominated
Year Title Result
2006
Song of The Year Nominated
Video of The Year Nominated

References
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  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. "italianchart - Me Voy Julieta Venegas". Lamusica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2006-09-09.
  11. "Me Voy Número Unos En España". Los Número 1 (in Spanish). Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Julieta Venegas – Me Voy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  13. "Julieta Venegas Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  14. "Julieta Venegas Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2007 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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  17. "Me Voy - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  18. "„Me Voy - Single" von Julieta Venegas in iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  19. "Me Voy - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  20. "Me Voy: Amazon.de: Musik". Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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