"La Paga" is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter

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. It's the fifth of six

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s from his second solo studio album, ''

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''. "La Paga" can also be found on the

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''2005 Año de Exitos'', which also features hit singles by

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, and

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, among many other artists. The remix features rapper

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and occasionally

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, both from

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. The remix can be found on The Black Eyed Peas album ''

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'' Bonus Track Version, and Juanes albums, '' Mi Sangre Tour Edition (2005)'', '' Mi Sangre (2005 Double Disc Version)'', and '' Mi Sangre European Tour Edition''. "La Paga" contains a sample of

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's "Candela".

Track listing

#"La Paga" (Radio Edit) – 3:33 (Juan Esteban Aristizabal)

Music video

The music video is animated and directed by

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. It features an anthropomorphic mouse in a human world. In the story of the video, the mouse finds that his human girlfriend is having an affair with another mouse. He goes to the bar, drinks a lot, goes to his car and crashes in the highway with a sign. At the end, he wakes up where he sees a female doctor, and the TV behind her shows his girlfriend.

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paga 2002 songs Juanes songs Songs written by Juanes Spanish-language songs Universal Music Latino singles 2003 debut singles Song recordings produced by Gustavo Santaolalla