"Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" () is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...
from her second studio album ''
Peligro'' (1993). The song was released as the fourth and final single off the album in July 1993. It is a
Latin pop
Latin pop () is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. It originates with List of countries where Spanish is an official language, Spanish-speaking ...
ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Eur ...
written by
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primet ...
and produced by Eduardo Paz. Despite not being commercially successful, the song has resonated deeply with Shakira's fans.
Background
Following the release of her commercially unsuccessful debut album ''
Magia'' in 1991, Shakira released her second album ''
Peligro'' in 1993. However, she was dissatisfied with the final product and refused to promote it. As a result, the album sold poorly, less than 1000 copies.
"Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" is a
Latin pop
Latin pop () is a pop music subgenre that is a fusion of US–style music production with Latin music genres from anywhere in Latin America and Spain. It originates with List of countries where Spanish is an official language, Spanish-speaking ...
ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Eur ...
written by American songwriter and producer
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and record producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, a Primet ...
. The song is not for sale or officially on streaming anywhere outside of old physical copies of ''Peligro'' due to Shakira blocking the re-release of her first two albums citing their "immaturity".
Release and promotion
Upon its release as a single, the song became the only single off the album to receive radio airplay, playing on local radio stations in Colombia.
The song was the only one off the album to have an official music video released for.
Shakira promoted the song performing it live at the Show de las Estrellas Colombia in 1993, where she performed multiple songs off the album, including "Brujería", "
Eres", and "Controlas Mi Destino", and at La Guajira in 1994, where she also performed her first single "Magia". Shakira also performed the song on some Colombian dates of her Tour Pies Descalzos (1995-1997).
References
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1993 singles
Shakira songs
Songs in Spanish
Songs written by Desmond Child
Latin pop songs
1993 songs
Sony Music singles