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Wikipedia article
"'Si Tu No Existieras'" is a Latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 27 November 2012 as the fifth single from his thirteenth studio album, 'Independiente' (2011). The song was written by Arjona, who produced it with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their production name Los Gringos. Additional recording work was handled by Peter Wallace, Matt Rollings, Carlos "Cabral" Junior and Isaas Garca, and background vocals were provided by Roger Hudson.
At release, "Si Tu No Existieras" charted at number 14 on the 'Billboard' Mexican Airplay chart. An accompanying music video for the song was released in November 2012. It was directed by Tamir Lotn, was edited by Nicols Merkin, and is composed of live clips taken during Arjona's performances, as part of his Metamorfosis World Tour. It is the second video by Arjona that consists of live performances while on tour.
Background
Weeks before the release of 'Independiente', Arjona issued a letter raising the issue of his past relationships with recording companies. He revealed the circumstances of his first contract: "a producer, friend of mine, told them [the record label] that if they did not sign me in, they won't sign two artists he had [at that time]". Arjona further explained that he received the "minimum royalty percentage" from his most successful albums.(26 September 2011). [http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2011/09/26/505071/las-razones-de-la-independencia-de-arjona.html "Arjona desclasifica los episodios menos glamorosos de su paso por las discogrficas"
Arjona commented that his independence represented compromise more than freedom, stating that "Inside the word 'Independent', even when it sounds like extreme freedom, there's a large amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate, in the best way possible, such independence". 'Billboard' stated that, although other groups have released independent albums following contracts with major labels, Arjona is the most important Latin pop artist to do so.
Composition
"Si Tu No Existieras" is a Latin pop song written and produced by Arjona, alongside longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their production name Los Gringos. Roger Hudson provided additional background vocals for the song, and Matt Rollings, Carlos "Cabral" Junior and Isaas Garca served as recording engineers, along with Warner and Levin. Rollings also provided the piano, Levin played the drums, and Warner the bass, with the help of Craig Nelson. A group of nine personnel led by Pamela Sixfin provided the violins; James Grosjean and Monisa Angell played the violas; and Anthony LaMarchina, along with Julia Tanner, the cellos. Xarah handled additional work with Pro Tools.
Promotion
Music video
('pictured') in the music video of "Si Tu No Existieras". Although the song was not performed on the tour, he sang it on a program broadcast by Televisa in 2011.The music video for "Si Tu No Existieras" was released on 27 November 2012. The video is composed of live clips taken during Arjona's performances, as part of his Metamorfosis World Tour. The video was directed by Tamir Lotn and was edited by Nicols Merkin. This was the second time Arjona released a music video recorded from his live performances while on tour, after the music video for "Te Quiero", released in June 2012. The video starts by showing behind-the-scenes shots of Arjona, his team, and his fans while the song begins to play. Then, images from his live performances are interpolated with the face of a woman singing the lyrics, as well as doing several things related to those lyrics.
Live performances
"Si Tu No Existieras" was in the set list for a televised program in 2011. The special included guest singers such as Gaby Moreno, Ricky Muoz (from Mexican band Intocable) and Paquita la del Barrio. Broadcast by Televisa, the program was made to showcase the new fourteen songs included on 'Independiente'. Ricky Muoz commented that he was "happy to do things for Ricardo [Arjona]" and elaborated that they met each other "some time ago" and that it was "a very special situation." The show was later broadcast on 5 November 2011 by Canal de las Estrellas.Track listing
*'Digital download'
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from 'Independiente' liner notes.'Independiente' (booklet). Ricardo Arjona. Mexico City: 'Metamorfosis', a division of Warner Music Mexico S.A. de C.V. 2011. 825646649396.
*Ricardo Arjona Producer, lyrics, lead vocals
*Roger Hudson Background vocals, chorus
*Dan Warner Bass, guitars, additional keyboards, programming, recording engineer
*Lee Levin Drums, percussion, recording engineer
*Matt Rollings Piano, recording engineer
*Chris McDonald Chord arrangement, conductor
*David Thoener Mixing engineer
*Dan Rudin Recording engineer
*Carlos "Cabral" Junior Recording engineer
*Isaas Garcia Recording engineer
*Pamela Sixfin Violin
*Connie Ellisor Violin
*David Angell Violin
*Mary Katherine VanOsdale Violin
*Karen Winkelmann Violin
*Carolyn Bailey Violin
*Ern Hall Violin
*Zeneba Bowers Violin
*Cornelia Heard Violin
*James Grosjean Viola
*Monisa Angell Viola
*Elizabeth Lamb Viola
*Anthony LaMarchina Cello
*Julia Tanner Cello
*Craig Nelson Bass
*Xarah Pro Tools
Charts
References
Category:2011 songs
Category:2012 singles
Category:Ricardo Arjona songs
Category:Songs written by Ricardo Arjona
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Warner Music Group singles
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