"Eres Para Mí" ( English: ''"You are for Me"'') is a

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song by the Mexican singer-songwriter

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born 24 November 1970) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She embarked on her musical journey by joining several bands, including the ...

and the

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an singer Anita Tijoux. It was recorded for Julieta Venegas's

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Limón y Sal ''Limón y Sal'' () is the fourth studio album released by Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas. Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was first released in Mexico on May 30, 2006 and in the United States on June 6, 2006. The album's over ...

''. Released as the third single on January 1, 2007. It had the same success as her first single " Me Voy" in Latin America appearing at the top of the pop charts.

Song information

The song is a duo featuring

an rapper, Anita Tijoux and has grown to become one of Venegas's most successful songs in the U.S. Hot Latin Charts, reaching a peak of 5 in just a few weeks and # 2 in Latin Pop Airplay. It is in the key of

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and 4/4 time.

Music video

The music video for "Eres Para Mí",

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by Sebastián Sánchez, who had previously worked with

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. It was recorded in

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in the Republic of the Children, which represents a miniature city for children. The video was released on January 29, 2007, by

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. The video begins with Julieta in a fancy purple dress driving a yellow car while listening to

. When she parks and goes out of the car, she enters a colorful village where she comes across with a series of workers, such as a saleswoman, a

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, a man dressed as an octopus handing out fliers, a

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woman chasing a thief and a snack vendor. Anita Tijoux is then seen walking and rapping calmly while being followed by the previous crowd, just to be joined by Venegas when the chorus begins again. The whole group then moves to the middle of the street and engages in a calm choreography while the women sing the rest of the song.

Track listing

;Digital Download #"Eres Para Mí" featuring Anita Tijoux — 3:16 ;CD Single #"Eres Para Mí" featuring Anita Tijoux — 3:16

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Versions

"Eres Para Mí" has had several versions that have sought to experience different rhythms with the letter: *Eres Para Mí (Original feat. Anita Tijoux) *Eres Para Mí (Sonidero Nacional and Celso Piña Version) *Eres Para Mí feat.

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and Kinky in Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2006 *Eres Para Mí (Mix Disco Antromix) *Eres Para Mí (Pepsi-Navidad feat. Daddy Yankee) *Eres Para Mí ( MTV Unplugged (Julieta Venegas) feat. La Mala Rodríguez)

References

Julieta Venegas songs Song recordings produced by Cachorro López Songs written by Julieta Venegas 2006 songs {{worldmusic-song-stub Songs in Spanish 2007 singles Latin pop songs Hip-hop songs