"Lento" (

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: "Slow") is the second single from the third album by Mexican singer

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, called '' Sí.'' The song was named the 5th best song of the 2000s decade by Latin music website

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Song information

The song was written by

Coti Sorokin Roberto Fidel Ernesto Sorokin Esparza (born June 14, 1973, in Rosario, Santa Fe), who performs under the stage name Coti, is an Argentina, Argentine singer-songwriter, best known for collaborations with other Spanish language, Spanish-language ar ...

and Julieta Venegas. Venegas plays the accordion, drum machine and keyboards on the track. It made the ''

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'' chart, and reached positions 31 and 13 on the

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and

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respectively. Venegas performed a new version on

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for her

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in 2008.

Live performance

The

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hip hop group

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performed the song for the

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Music video

The

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was filmed in

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, and featured Venegas's

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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 #"Lento" — 4:03

Charts

References

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