''"Suave Y Sutil"'' is a song recorded by Mexican singer
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...
. It was released on September 7, 2018 through
Universal Music Group
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as the fifth single from Rubio's eleventh studio album, ''
Deseo'' (2018). The song was written by Xabi San Martín from
La Oreja de Van Gogh
La Oreja de Van Gogh (; English: "Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh's Ear") is a Spanish Pop music, pop band from San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. The band's lyrics and compositions are written primarily by Xabi San Martín, and addition ...
, who work written Rubio's hit single "
Ni Una Sola Palabra" in mid-2000s. "Suave Y Sutil" has been described as a
pop-rock-tinged ballad and a powerful lyrics, and was produced by the duo
Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, who were nominated at the 19th Annual
Latin Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, for his work in "Suave Y Sutil" and others Latin pop songs.
Critical reception
Several media music called the song "empowering", and compared the lyrics with La Oreja de Van Gogh's music. Jordi Bardaji from ''Jenesaispop'' calling "Suave Y Sutil" a "melodic song" that La Oreja embrace on their works. According to
Los 40, "Paulina repeats the formula that has worked so well in other songs such as Ni Una Sola Palabra: almost whispered verses and catchy choruses, and we love it!". Others digital media noted the song "fits perfectly with the style and
erpersonality," and considered "Suave Y Sutil" is "practically a revision" of "Ni Una Sola Palabra", following the same sound key in pop-rock.
Music video
The music video for "Suave Y Sutil" was directed by Mike Garcia and produced by Devon Libran and Axis3 Studios, and was filmed in
Los Angeles
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. The
Victorian era
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-style video "represents female empowerment" and shows Rubio with jewelry and clothing from that time. Rafa Sanchez from
Cadena Dial
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explained that in the music video Rubio "shows herself as a strong woman" and made a parallelism with the singer's personal life assuring, "to completely consuming him , he
loverbecomes a stone."
It reminds the final scena of the video, when Rubio's lover become a stone when hi gazed into her eyes. A reference from Greek mythology about
Medusa, an element that she used in "
Él Me Engañó
"Él Me Engañó" (English: "He Cheated On Me") is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, recorded for her second studio album ''24 Kilates'' (1993). The song was written by César Valle and Don Matamoros, and was released on February 3 ...
" music video.
It premiered on YouTube on October 12, 2018.
Track listing
*Digital download
# "Suave Y Sutil" – 3:30
Charts
References
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2018 singles
Paulina Rubio songs
Songs in Spanish
Universal Music Latino singles
2018 songs
Song recordings produced by Andrés Torres (producer)