Antes de Ti

"Antes de Ti" is a song by Chilean singer Mon Laferte released originally on February 2, 2018, through Universal Music Group as a non-album single. The song was written and produced by Laferte and Manuel Soto.[1] A Japanese version of "Antes de Ti" was released on May 4, 2018 and both versions were released in vinyl format on May 23, 2018. It received a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.[2]

"Antes de Ti"
Single by Mon Laferte
B-side	"Antes de Ti" (Japanese version)
Released	February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) (Spanish version) May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) (Japanese version)
Recorded	2018
Genre	Latin ballad
Length	4:02
Label	Universal Music Group
Songwriter(s)	Mon Laferte Manuel Soto
Producer(s)	Mon Laferte Manuel Soto
Mon Laferte singles chronology
"No Te Fumes Mi Mariguana" (2018) "Antes de Ti" (2018) "Invéntame" (2018)
Music video
"Antes de Ti" on YouTube

Background

The song was written and produced by Mon Laferte and Manú Jalil. The song was born during the Amárrame Tour in Chile, during 2017, as a product of an improvisation between the two authors.[3] Laferte took as inspiration for the song the 1973 Japanese film Lady Snowblood.[4][5] The film tells the story of a hero who seeks her destiny.[4] Laferte explains: "Suddenly a melody like a soundtrack, very cinematic, with violins came to my mind... And the song has a lot of that, of movie music. I visualized it like this".[5] "Antes de Ti" was also inspired by Juan Gabriel, Cecilia and Raphael;[3] Laferte said: "If you ask me personally, I think it is a rather personal search to need someone by your side to be happy, and it's something that I understood many years ago, but I still like this romantic idea of saying 'I was sad until I met you'. Juan Gabriel said it the other way around in his song ‘I was happy until I met you’, I love that emotional blackmail which is beautiful, which is an exaggeration to”.[3][6]

The song was presented live in the concerts at the Teatro Caupolicán, of the aforementioned Amárrame Tour on June 20 and July 21, 2017, along with another unpublished song "Cuenda Era Flor", the latter being included in the deluxe version of the album La Trenza.[7][8]

«Antes de Ti» although it was not included in the album La Trenza, only being released as a non-album single, also, the artist considered its release as the last track of this album.[9]

In May 2018, she published a Japanese version of the song, which comes with a video with the letters in Japanese alphabet and hepburn, fulfilling one of her dreams of singing in that language.[10]

Music video

The music video for "Antes de Ti" was published on February 1, 2019, it was directed by Laferte and has Catina Alfredo Altamirano as director of photography. The clip features Japanese aesthetics.[6] As January 2020, the music video has over 100 million views on YouTube.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mon Laferte and Manuel Soto.

7" single B0028044-01, Japanese version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Antes de Ti"	4:02
2.	"Antes de Ti" (Japanese version)	4:02
Total length:		8:04

Original version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Antes de Ti"	4:02
Total length:		4:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from "Antes de Ti" liner notes.[1][12]

Vocals

• Mon Laferte – lead vocals

Musicians

• Manuel Soto – glockenspiel, xylophone
• Santiago Lara – guitar
• Angel Víquez – trumpet
• Néstor Varela – trombone
• José Huerta – saxophone
• Fermín Fortiz – bass
• Vinicio Toledo – drums

Production

• Mon Laferte – production
• Manuel Soto – production, recording arrangements
• Eduardo del Águila – mixing, recording
• Alan Ortiz – recording

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Mexico (Monitor Latino)[13] 13 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[14] 30 Mexico Pop Español Airplay (Billboard)[15] 9 Mexico Pop (Monitor Latino)[16] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Peak position Chile (Monitor Latino)[17] 94 Chile Pop (Monitor Latino)[18] 35 México Pop (Monitor Latino)[19] 35

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	February 2, 2018	Digital download	Original	Universal Music Mexico	[20]
Various	May 4, 2018		Japanese version Original		[21]
United States	May 23, 2018	7"	Original Japanese version	Universal Music Latin Entertainment	[22]

References

1. "Antes de Ti" (single liner notes). Mon Laferte. Universal Music. 2018.CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Cobo, Leila (September 20, 2018). "J Balvin Tops Latin Grammy Nominations, Romantic Singer-Songwriters Edge Out Reggaeton and Trap". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
3. Garrido, Mónica (March 12, 2018). "Antes de ti: la balada de Mon Laferte que celebra el nuevo amor". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
4. Townsend, Nicholas. "Mon Laferte estrena "Antes de ti", canción inspirada en cinta que fue referencia para "Kill Bill" de Tarantino". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
5. Cooperativa.cl. "Mon Laferte reveló su inspiración para "Antes de Ti" y por qué se siente de otra época". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
6. Garrido, Mónica (February 2, 2018). "Mon Laferte estrena el video de su canción "Antes de ti"". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
7. García, Bastián (June 20, 2017). "Mon Laferte reconquista Santiago y presenta material inédito | Tele 13". Tele 13. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
8. Garrido, Mónica (November 10, 2017). "Mon Laferte lanza edición deluxe de La Trenza con cuatro canciones inéditas". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
9. S.A.P, El Mercurio (February 2, 2018). "Mon Laferte y el lanzamiento de su nueva canción: "Podría copiar lo que ya funcionó, pero no me interesa" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
10. Meganoticias (May 5, 2018). "Mon Laferte sorprendió a todos con su versión japonesa de "Antes de ti"". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.
11. YouTube (February 1, 2018), Mon Laferte - Antes De Ti (Video Oficial), retrieved January 7, 2020
12. "Album Antes De Ti, Mon Laferte | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality". Qobuz. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
13. Monitor Latino. "Mexico Top 20 General – Del 9 al 15 de Abril, 2018". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
14. "Mon Laferte (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
15. "Mon Laferte (Mexico Pop Español Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
16. "Mexico Top 20 Pop - Del 9 al 15 de Abril, 2018". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2020.}
17. Monitor Latino. "Chile General – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
18. Monitor Latino. "Chile Pop – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
19. Monitor Latino. "Mexico Pop – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
20. Antes De Ti - Single de Mon Laferte (in Spanish), retrieved January 7, 2020
21. Antes De Ti - Single de Mon Laferte (in Spanish), retrieved January 7, 2020
22. "Mon Laferte - Antes De Ti". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved January 7, 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics