Yo No Soy Esa Mujer

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"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"
Yo No Soy Esa Mujer.jpg
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Paulina
ReleasedApril 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)
Recorded1999
Genre
Length3:45
LabelUniversal Music Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Marcello Azevedo
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Y Yo Sigo Aquí"
(2000) 		"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer"
(2001) 		"Vive El Verano"
(2001)
Music video
"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" on YouTube

"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio for her fifth studio album, Paulina (2000). It was released on April 2, 2001, by Universal Records as the fourth single of the album. After meeting with producers Christian De Walden and Ralf Stemmann in Spain, the singer recorded several versions for the album, including a Spanish version written by Carlos Toro Montoro. The power-pop song has self-empowerment lyrics about a girl who is tired of her boyfriend impose her rules on the relationship and she decides to live without him. It received acclaim from music critics, who described the song as both musically and lyrically innovative, and it is considerate a "feminist anthem", and recognized as one of Rubio's signature songs.

"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" achieved commercial success, reaching the top ten in Latin America, while reaching the number one in Mexico. The song peaked at number seven in the United States' Billboard Hot Latin Songs. An accompanying music video was directed by Gustavo Garzón, was considered as a thematic adventure through Rubios' music videos, and received a nomination on the 2002 Latin Grammy Awards for Best Music Video.[1]

The original version of the song, "Not That Kind Of Girl", was included for the sixth studio album, Border Girl (2002). It not was a single from the album, but Universal Records released the song to USA, UK, Australia and Italy contemporary hit radio only. In 2003 "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" received the "Latin Award" on the 2003 BMI London Awards.[2]

Composition and lyrics[]

"Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" incorporates a prominent guitar and bass sound, according to Billboard's staff "the track kicks off with a laid-back guitar loop that serves as the canvas to Rubio’s raspy voice." Lyrically, the song critique of sexism with the social taboo coverture and other marriage regulations. She addresses gender double standards through lines such as, "Nunca fue un contrato ni una imposición (It was never a contract or an imposition) / Yo no soy esa mujer, esa niña perdida, la que firma un papel y te entrega su vida (I am not that woman, that lost girl, the one who signs a paper and gives you her life)", evokes marriage. Publications interpreted this part as Rubio's response to "the false idea of love" that dictates that women should stay home and be obedient; also agreed Rubio's prefers to have a broken heart, and not to be "the one who signs a paper and gives you her life."[3]

The song reflected the social perception of feminism, especially through the lyrics "No me convertiré, en el eco de tu voz / En un rincón, yo no soy esa mujer (I will not become, in the echo of your voice / In a corner, I am not that woman)."

Music video[]

A music video was shot by Gustavo Garzón. The clip have several films references as Mission: Impossible, Austin Powers and Charlie's Angels.[4]

Impact[]

The American music magazine Spin includes "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" on the list The 50 Best Songs of the Year 2000.[5] The Ecuadorian news website Expreso highlighted it as a song "that penetrated the souls of the women who saw in its lyrics a hope to get out of submission and oppression, victims of those macho men."[6] In 2021, Billboard named it one of the 100 Greatest Songs of 2001, by noting it "soundtracked the golden age of Latin pop in the new millennium."[7]

Track listings[]

Mexico / Spain CD single[8]
  1. "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" – 3:44
Argentina CD single[9]
  1. "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" – 3:44
  2. "Yo No Soy Esa Mujer" (Video)

Charts[]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] 7
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 4
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[12] 16

References[]

  1. ^ "Nominations List for Latin Grammys". www.sfgate.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "BMI London Awards 2003". BMI. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. ^ "9 canciones que te harán sentir empoderada" (in Spanish). Entretenimiento. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Paulina Rubio Turns 44: Which of Her Music Video Looks is Your Favorite?". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "The 50 Best Songs of the Year 2000". spin.com. Spin. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "El feminismo hecho canción". expreso.ec. Expreso. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ Billboard Staff. "The 100 Greatest Songs of 2001: Staff Picks". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Paulina* – Yo No Soy Esa Mujer". discogs.com.
  9. ^ "Paulina** – Yo No Soy Esa Mujer". discogs.com.
  10. ^ Chart summary for Yo No Soy Esa Mujer on Billboard
  11. ^ "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  12. ^ "PAULINA RUBIO - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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