¡Basta Ya! (song)

"¡Basta Ya!" ("Enough already!") is a song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, which has been recorded by a number of performers.

"¡Basta Ya!"
Song by Marco Antonio Solís
Genre	Latin
Songwriter(s)	Marco Antonio Solís
Producer(s)	Marco Antonio Solís

Olga Tañón version

"¡Basta Ya!"
Single by Olga Tañón
from the album Nuevos Senderos
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Latin Pop ballad
Length	4:20
Label	WEA International
Songwriter(s)	Marco Antonio Solís
Producer(s)	Marco Antonio Solís
Olga Tañón singles chronology
"Mi Eterno Amor Secreto" (1996) "¡Basta Ya!" (1996) "Me Subes, Me Bajas, Me Subes" (1996)

The song was first performed by Puerto Rican singer, Olga Tañón, on her first Latin pop crossover album, Nuevos Senderos in 1996. Released as the lead single, the song became first number-one hit for Tañón on the Hot Latin Tracks chart. At the 9th Lo Nuestro Awards received a nomination for Pop Song of the Year.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[2]	1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay[2]	17

Conjunto Primavera version

"¡Basta Ya!"
Single by Conjunto Primavera
from the album El Amor Que Nunca Fue
Released	2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Norteño-Sax ranchera
Length	3:26
Label	Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)	Marco Antonio Solís
Conjunto Primavera singles chronology
"Ni Asi Me Rajo" (2006) "¡Basta Ya!" (2007) "No Se Vivir Sin Ti" (2007)

"¡Basta Ya!" was released as the first single from Regional Mexican band Conjunto Primavera's 2007 studio album El Amor Que Nunca Fue. While the original version was a ballad, Conjunto Primavera made their version of the song a ranchera. The single reached number-one, making it the second time in the history of Hot Latin Tracks that a song has reached number-one by two different musical acts. The two musicians had also made a duet on the Mexican version of "Desilusioname".

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[3]	1
US Billboard Regional Mexican Songs[3]	1

Jenni Rivera version

The dress Rivera wore in the music video for "Basta Ya". The video has garnered over 22 million views on YouTube.

"¡Basta Ya!"
Single by Jenni Rivera
from the album Joyas Prestadas
Released	August 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Latin Pop ballad, Banda ballad
Length	4:12 (Pop version) 4:03 (Banda version)
Label	Fonovisa
Songwriter(s)	Marco Antonio Solís
Producer(s)	Enrique Martinez
Jenni Rivera singles chronology
"La Gran Señora" (2011) "¡Basta Ya!" (2011) "A Cambio de Qué" (2012)

In 2011, Regional Mexican singer Jenni Rivera covered "¡Basta Ya!" on her twelfth major label studio album Joyas Prestadas. She recorded the song, in its original form, as a ballad, in both pop and banda for both versions of Joyas Prestadas. Both versions of "¡Basta Ya!" were released as the lead single from the album on August 29, 2011.[4] In the United States, the song peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and number six on the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart.[5][6] In Mexico, the song reached number one the Monitor Latino charts and number three on the Billboard Mexican Airplay chart.[7][8] A music video was released for the pop version of the song which was directed by Ricardo Moreno and filmed in Los Angeles, California.[9]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Mexico Top 20 General (Monitor Latino)[10]	1
Mexican Airplay Chart[11]	3
Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12]	14
US Billboard Regional Mexican Songs	6

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1996
• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2007
• List of number-one songs of 2011 (Mexico)

References

1. "Premios a Lo Mejor De La Música Latina". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A. April 8, 1997. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
2. "¡Basta Ya! - Olga Tañón". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1996-05-18. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
3. "¡Basta Ya! - Conjunto Primavera". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
4. "Basta Ya: Jenni Rivera: Official Music". Amazon.com. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
5. "Jenni Rivera Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-12-10. Billboard Latin Songs for Jenni Rivera.
6. "Jenni Rivera Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-12-10. Billboard Regional Mexican Songs for Jenni Rivera.
7. "Top 20 General". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2011-11-06. Archived from the original on 2011-11-09.
8. "Mexico Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012-06-02. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.
9. "Jenni Rivera estrena video 'Basta Ya'". Univision. Univision Communications. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
10. "MonitorLatino". Archived from the original on 2011-11-09.
11. "Mexican Airplay". 2012-05-19. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
12. "Jenni Rivera Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2013.