"Ten Paciencia" ( en, "Have Patience") is a song recorded by Mexican singer

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...

for her tenth studio album ''

Lunada ''Lunada'' (Spanish "moonlight party") is the eleventh studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía. It was released through EMI Latin on 24 June 2008 worldwide. ''Lunada'' is Thalía's first album since the release of the successful ''El S ...

''. It was written by

Descemer Bueno Descemer Bueno (born July 5, 1971) is a Cuban singer, songwriter, and record producer. His first professional gigs were playing bass with Cuban troubadour Santiago Feliú. Early career Bueno studied music and became a music teacher before formi ...

, Magilee Alvarez and Cynthia Salazar, and it was produced by

Emilio Estefan Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria ...

. The song was released as the lead single from ''Lunada'' on May 8, 2008, by

EMI Latin Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI. History In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to E ...

, after being chosen by her fans through a poll on the internet, overcoming "Sangre Caliente" in votes.

Background

According to Thalía, the song "is a sound that suddenly makes you jump out of your skin, a sound that makes you ask, 'Hmm, what is it? pop?' It includes an accordion but suddenly brings in a little bit of Latin sound. What is it? It is a song that also has very good, sensual and bold lyrics. It's intended to make people dance".

Remixes

A reggaeton remix of "Ten Paciencia" featuring

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

was also released. This new version was premiered on 29 July in radios and the collaboration was made in order to help "Ten Paciencia"'s performance in charts. On 25 August 2008, a new remix released on radios produced by the reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico

Zion y Lennox Zion & Lennox are a reggaeton music duo from Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 2004, Zion & Lennox released their first studio album titled ''Motivando A La Yal'' under White Lion Records. After their first album, Zion & Lennox decided to start their ow ...

Music video

The video was officially released on 13 June 2008 in Mexico. The video was also directed by Emilio Estefan. It features Thalía at the beach dancing with her dancers under the influence of the moon. Thalía wanted to capture the idea of the perfect summer's night party on the beach. The night shoot took place at South Beach's beach club, Nikki Beach. Thalía wore a green bikini top covered by an embroidered vintage caftan, dancing and singing in the tropical environment that included candle-lit cabanas, fire eaters and over 100 extras.

Live performances

Thalia performed live "Ten Paciencia" during

2008 Premios Juventud The 5th Annual Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) were broadcast by Univision on July 17, 2008.

awards in which she was honored with the "Diva award". Thalia also performed this song at ''El Show de Cristina''.

Track listing

Official versions #"Ten Paciencia" (Album version) – 3:32 #"Ten Paciencia" (Pop version) - 3:30 #"Ten Paciencia" (Reggaetón Remix) feat. Daddy Yankee - 3:26 #"Ten Paciencia" (Remix) feat. Zion and Lennox - 3:39

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ten Paciencia Thalía songs 2008 singles Spanish-language songs Songs written by Descemer Bueno 2008 songs EMI Latin singles Song recordings produced by Emilio Estefan