Y Yo Sigo Aquí
2000 song by Paulina Rubio
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" (transl. "And I'm Still Here") is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, Paulina (2000). It was released as the third single from the album on November 13, 2000. Also, it was released in January 2001 in the United States and Europe. Jointly written and composed by Estéfano, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a dance pop and Europop song along pulses with a synthesized house and techno beat. It was one of the most successful songs of the year in the world and is recognized as one of Rubio's signature songs.
Composition
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí" lasts for four minutes and fourteen seconds. It is composed in the key of C♯ major and is set in time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute. Lyrically, the track discusses a female who flirtatiousness to her crush, expressing her romantic interest and sexual.
In their book "The Latin Beat : The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond", Ed Morales labelled it a Europop track that follow "vocal trend of a distorted voice that dominates European music, along pulses with a synthesized house beat", while Joey Guerra from Amazon album review claimed that it "showcase pulsing club rhythms." Most music specialists characterized it as a dance-pop song. Writing for the newspaper website El Periodico, the Catalan music critic Jordi Bianciotto identified the song "it mixed an incisive house rhythm with nods to Mexican folklore." He also said "Paulina sings with a distorted voice with ‘autotune’ very Cher," alluding to her song "Believe" of 1998.
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