"Me Voy" ( en, "I'm Leaving") is a song by Mexican singer

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born November 24, 1970) is an American-born Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who sings pop-rock-indie in Spanish. She went on to join several bands including Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Ven ...

and is the first

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from her fourth

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'' (2006). Thus far, it is Venegas' most successful song. It was released in Mexico on March 28, 2006, in Europe in 2007 and appeared in the top positions in Italy and Switzerland. The song was nominated for the

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and the video, directed by Picky Tallarico, for

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Song information

Written by Julieta Venegas and produced by Cachorro López, "Me Voy" is a Ranchera/Pop farewell song between two lovers. It is in the key of

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and 6/8 time.

Chart performance

The song reached the top of the US

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, also appears in the

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on #9. In Mexico the song spent place for twelve consecutive weeks on number-one, is certified as a gold record for sales in Mexico high as ringtone. On February 18, 2007, the song reached number 12 position in the

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. In Spain Me Voy was for 26 weeks on the radio reaching the top position. Venegas in Italy is positioned at number 3 of the radio and iTunes digital downloads is the number two position. In several Latin American countries is positioned at number-one.

Music video

The video was directed by Picky Tallarico. The video begins with Julieta Venegas in a room where she is singing to a man but he is sleeping. She packs her things and flies off in a hot air balloon. She lands in a desert where she builds herself a home amongst the animals. She grows tired of her life there, and she flies away again and lands at the South Pole. She tries to live as a fisher woman with an igloo house, but once again tires of her life. Her last attempt at a happy home lands her in a forest, but she leaves this place as well. The video ends with her flying off into the sunset in her hot air balloon.

Track listing

*Digital download # "Me Voy" – 3:08 *CD Single # "Me Voy" – 3:08 *European CD single and digital download # "Me Voy" – 3:08 # "Lento" – 4:05 *German CD Single # "Me Voy" – 3:08 # "Andar Conmigo" – 3:15 # "Lento" – 4:00 # "Algo Está Cambiando" – 4:00 # "Me Voy" (Music video) – 3:08

Personnel

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Cachorro López Gerardo Horacio López von Linden (born 3 March 1956), known professionally as Cachorro López, is an Argentine record producer, musician and songwriter. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he enrolled in various musical ensembles, including Zas and ...

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– Dany Ávila *

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s – Ernesto Snajer *

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– Facundo Guevara * Mixing – César Sogbe * Mastering – José Blanco

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Awards and nominations

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* Los Premios MTV

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Me Voy 2006 singles Julieta Venegas songs Number-one singles in Spain Song recordings produced by Cachorro López Songs written by Julieta Venegas