Lento (Julieta Venegas song)

"Lento" (English: "Slow") is the second single from the third album by Mexican singer Julieta Venegas, called Sí. The song was named the 5th best song of the 2000s decade by Latin music website Club Fonograma.[1]

"Lento"
Single by Julieta Venegas
from the album Sí
ReleasedJuly 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)
Recorded2002 at Una Casa Con Tres Pinos & Soul Records, Madrid, Spain
GenreLatin pop, Pop rock
Length4:05
LabelRCA Internacional
Songwriter(s)Julieta Venegas, Coti Sorokin
Producer(s)Cori Sorokin, Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas singles chronology
"Andar Conmigo"
(2003)		 "Lento"
(2004)		 "Algo Está Cambiando"
(2005)

Song information

The song was written by Coti Sorokin and Julieta Venegas. Julieta plays the accordion, drum machine and keyboards on the track. It made the Billboard chart, and reached positions 31 and 13 on the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay respectively. Julieta performed a new version on piano for her MTV Unplugged in 2008. Erika Martins Brazilian singer performed a cover of this song in Portuguese in 2009, and sings a few bars of the song in Spanish position in the lists of popularity in Brazil.

Live performance

The performance of the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2004 in Miami, Florida performs with the Mexican hip hop group Cartel de Santa[2]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Japan, and featured her twin sister Yvonne. It was directed by Rogelio Sikander. It begins with Julieta walking the streets of Tokyo and following her sister Yvonne. The two are dressed in the same clothes and have the same hairstyle (except for Yvonne having shorter hair). Animated flowers and plants begin to grow each time Julieta goes through a street and on anything she touches. The video ends with the sisters playing a crane game.

Track listing
CD Single[3]
  1. "Lento" — 4:03

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2004–05) Peak
position
Argentina (Top 20 Argentina)[4] 10
Chile (Top 20 Chile)[5] 2
México (Top 10 México)[6] 1
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 31
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[8] 13
Venezuela Singles Chart[9] 9
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2012-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://de10.com.mx/5697.html
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Julieta-Venegas-Lento/release/2915109
  4. "Argentina Top 20 (2004-11-20)". Top40-chart.com. Retrieved 20 November 2004.
  5. "Chile Top 20 (2004-10-30)". Top40-chart.com. Retrieved 30 October 2004.
  6. ""Lento" Julieta Venegas". Los 40 México. 2004. Retrieved 20 October 2004.
  7. "Lento Julieta Venegas Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved 2005-01-22.
  8. "Lento Julieta Venegas Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved 2005-01-15.
  9. Venezuela Singles Chart Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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