¡Basta Ya! (song) explained

¡Basta Ya!
Cover:Bastaya.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Olga Tañón
Album:Nuevos Senderos
Released:1996
Recorded:1995
Studio:Marco Musical Estudio, Mexico City, Mexico
Label:WEA Latina
Producer:Marco Antonio Solís
Prev Title:Una Noche Más
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Me Subes, Me Bajas, Me Subes
Next Year:1996

"¡Basta Ya!" (English: "Enough!") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón from her fourth studio album, Nuevos Senderos (1996). The song was written and produced by Marco Antonio Solís. It was released as the lead single from the album in 1996. "A ballad, the song is about unrequited love and marked a musical departure from Tañón's merengue recordings. The song was nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the 1997 Lo Nuestro Awards. Commercially, it topped both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States. A music video for the song was filmed and features a couple's failing relationship.

"¡Basta Ya!" was later covered by both Conjunto Primavera in 2007 and by American singer Jenni Rivera. Conjunto Primavera's version also topped the Hot Latin Songs chart as well as the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in the US. Rivera recorded a pop and banda rendition of the song for her 12th and final studio albums, Joyas Prestadas (2011) with Solís performing alongside her. She recorded a music video for her cover in Los Angeles, California. In Mexico, her version topped the Monitor Latino chart and reached three on the Billboard Mexican Airplay, while it peaked at number 14 and number six on the Hot Latin Songs and Regional Mexican Airplay charts in the US, respectively. Solís was presented with the ASCAP Latin Award in both 2008 and 2012 for the respective cover versions.

Background and composition

Since 1992, Tañón launched her solo career as a merengue singer. She released three studio albums: Sola (1992), Mujer de Fuego (1993), Siente el Amor (1994), the latter of which became the most successful, reaching the top five on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States.[1] In November 1995, Tañón announced that she had finished recording an album of ballads with Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, the former lead vocalist of Los Bukis, producing it and composing all but one of the tracks.[2] The album's title, Nuevos Senderos, was announced a month later.[3] According to Tañón, she wanted to record an album of ballads because of her originally performing under that genre prior to singing merengue as well as a desire to collaborate with Solís.[4] Nuevos Senderos was recorded in Solís's recording studio, Marco Musical Estudio, in Mexico City, Mexico, and released in April 1996.[5] [6] One of the songs Solís wrote and composed for the album was "¡Basta Ya!", a ballad that tells of a "soaring story of unrequited love".[7]

Promotion and reception

"¡Basta Ya!" was released as the lead single from the album in 1996.[8] A music video was made for the song, which shows a couple's relationship deteriorating before the lead actress leaves her lover.[9] The Dallas Morning News critic Mario Tarradell felt that the song "summarizes" Tañón's "creative departure in four minutes".[7] At the 9th Annual Lo Nuestro Awards in 1997, it was nominated in the category of Pop Song of the Year,[10] but lost to "Experiencia Religiosa" by Enrique Iglesias.[11] A live version of the track was recorded for Tañón's album Olga Viva, Viva Olga (1999).[12] In the US, "¡Basta Ya!" reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts.

Cover versions

Mexican norteño-sax band Conjunto Primavera covered "¡Basta Ya!" on their studio album El Amor Que Nunca Fue (2007) as a polka ranchera song.[13] Their version also topped the Hot Latin Songs chart as well as the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in the US. On the 2007 year-end charts, it ended as the sixth best-performing song of the year on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number seven on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart. Conjunto Primavera delivered a performance of the song during 2008 in Chihuahua, Mexico, which was later released on their live album En Vivo (2010).[14]

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera's rendition of"¡Basta Ya!" was recorded for her 12th and final studio albums Joyas Prestadas: Pop and Joyas Prestadas: Banda (2011).[15] She recorded a slow pop ballad version and slow banda ballad for each album, respectively.[16] Solís performs as a background vocalist and is credited as a featured artist for the track.[15] Both versions of "¡Basta Ya!" were released as the lead single from the albums on August 29, 2011.[17]

The music video for Rivera's version was directed by Ricardo Moreno and filmed in Los Angeles, California.[18] A live version of the song was recorded at the Teatro de la Ciudad in Mexico City for the deluxe edition of Joyas Prestadas, which was released on August 28, 2012.[19] On December 8, 2012, Rivera performed the song during her final concert in Monterrey, Mexico, hours before her death. The show was later released as her album 1969 – Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 2 (2014).[20] In Mexico, the song topped the Monitor Latino chart and reached number three on the Billboard Mexican Airplay chart. In the US, the song peaked at number 14 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and number six on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.[21] [22] Solís was awarded in 2008 and 2012 in the Regional Mexican field at the ASCAP Latin Awards for the respective cover versions.[23] [24]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Jenni Rivera's version
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[25] 3
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[26] 1

Year-end charts

1996 year-end chart performance for "¡Basta Ya!"
Chart (1996)Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[27] 15
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)11
2007 year-end chart performance for Conjunto Primavera's version
Chart (2007)Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[28] 6
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[29] 7

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birchmeier . Jason . Olga Tañón Biography & History . . April 14, 2021 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150648/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/olga-ta%C3%B1%C3%B3n-mn0000466442/biography . live .
  2. Reséndez . Héctor . News from U.S. and Latin America . . November 25, 1995 . 15 . April 14, 2021 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414191232/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1995/CB-1995-11-25-OCR-Page-0015.pdf . live .
  3. Lannert . John . Latin Notas . . December 23, 1995 . 107 . 51 . 52 . April 14, 2021 . . 0006-2510 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414191232/https://books.google.com/books?id=nQ0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&pg=PA52 . live .
  4. Reséndez . Héctor . News from U.S. and Latin America . Cashbox . March 16, 1996 . 20 . April 14, 2021 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414193035/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1996/CB-1996-03-16-OCR-Page-0020.pdf . live .
  5. Reséndez . Héctor . Reviews . Cashbox . May 11, 1996 . 19 . April 14, 2021 . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417115244/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/90s/1996/CB-1996-05-11-OCR-Page-0019.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Henderson . Alex . Nuevos Senderos – Olga Tañón Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic . April 14, 2021 . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423202343/https://www.allmusic.com/album/nuevos-senderos-mw0000183518 . live .
  7. News: Tarradell . Mario . Pantera sticks with . . May 5, 1996 . 10C.
  8. News: Olga Tañón presenta Abriendo 'Nuevo senderos' . April 14, 2021 . . May 20, 1996 . 39 . es . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414203243/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1996%2F05%2F20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar03904&PageLabel=39 . live .
  9. Tañón, Olga (performer). ¡Basta Ya!. Television. Warner Music. 1996.
  10. News: Premios a Lo Mejor De La Música Latina. es. El Tiempo. Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A.. April 8, 1997. June 10, 2013. September 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130908081830/http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-545706. live.
  11. Web site: Lo Nuestro – Historia . es . Univision. March 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf. June 26, 2015.
  12. Web site: Birchmeier . Jason . Olga Viva, Viva Olga – Olga Tañón Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . April 15, 2021 . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423202328/https://www.allmusic.com/album/olga-viva-viva-olga-mw0000255162 . live .
  13. Web site: Henderson . Alex . El Amor Que Nunca Fue – Conjunto Primavera Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . April 15, 2021 . December 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229153226/https://www.allmusic.com/album/el-amor-que-nunca-fue-mw0000460038 . live .
  14. Web site: En Vivo (Live Chihuahua, México/2008) – Conjunto Primavera Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . April 15, 2021 . December 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229153248/https://www.allmusic.com/album/en-vivo-live-chihuahua-m%C3%A9xico-2008-mw0002067805 . live .
  15. Web site: Jeffries . David . Joyas Prestadas – Jenni Rivera Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . April 15, 2021 . April 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411160428/https://www.allmusic.com/album/joyas-prestadas-mw0002239508 . live . Marco Antonio Solís is credited as a featured on the back cover of the album.
  16. Web site: Escucha lo nuevo de Jenni Rivera en banda y en pop . . April 15, 2021 . es . September 2, 2011 . October 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111023105257/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/escucha-lo-nuevo-de-jenni-rivera-en-banda-y-en-pop . live .
  17. Web site: Jenni Rivera estrena sencillo de su nuevo álbum, 'Joyas Prestadas' . . April 15, 2021 . es-ES . August 29, 2011 . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417115248/https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/jenni-rivera-estrena-sencillo-de-su-nuevo-lbum-joyas-prestadas-KLDL303548 . live .
  18. Web site: Jenni Rivera estrena video 'Basta Ya'. Univision. October 21, 2011. August 8, 2013. September 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060701/http://musica.univision.com/noticias/article/2011-10-21/jenni-rivera-video-nuevo-basta-ya-disco-joyas-prestadas. live.
  19. Web site: Jenni Rivera lanzó edición 'Deluxe' de 'Joyas prestadas'. es. Univision. August 30, 2012. August 8, 2013. August 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806212744/http://musica.univision.com/bandamax/noticias/article/2012-08-30/jenni-rivera-se-presentara-gibson-amphitheatre-los-angeles-septiembre. live.
  20. Web site: Jeffries . David . 1969: Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Pt. 2 – Jenni Rivera Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . April 15, 2021 . April 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081732/https://www.allmusic.com/album/1969-siempre-en-vivo-desde-monterrey-pt-2-mw0002680743 . live .
  21. Jenni Rivera Chart History (Hot Latin Songs) . Billboard . April 15, 2021 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412134348/https://www.billboard.com/music/Jenni-Rivera/chart-history/HTL . live .
  22. Jenni Rivera Chart History (Regional Mexican Airplay) . Billboard . April 15, 2021 . January 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131234200/https://www.billboard.com/music/Jenni-Rivera/chart-history/LMX . live .
  23. Web site: 16th Annual El Premio ASCAP 2008 – El Premio Home . . May 16, 2008 . April 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016064837/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/latinawards/2008/mexican.aspx . October 16, 2012.
  24. News: 20th Annual El Premio ASCAP 2012 – Regional Mexican . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . March 20, 2012 . April 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150120093633/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/latinawards/2012/regional-mexicano.aspx. January 20, 2015.
  25. Jenni Rivera Chart History (Mexico Airplay). April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417151108/https://www.billboard.com/music/jenni-rivera/chart-history/MEX. April 17, 2021. Billboard. live.
  26. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111117015511/http://www.monitorlatino.com/. Top 20 General. es. November 6, 2011. November 17, 2011. Monitor Latino. May 10, 2012. live.
  27. 1996: The Year in Music. 108. 52. YE-64, 68. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. December 28, 1996. September 26, 2016. 0006-2510. April 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414140654/https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=RA1-PA39. live.
  28. Hot Latin Songs – Year-End: 2007 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . April 15, 2021 . 2007 . November 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114195424/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-latin-songs . live .
  29. Regional Mexican Airplay Songs – Year-End: 2007 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . April 15, 2021 . 2007 . April 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405210919/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/regional-mexican-airplay-songs . live .
  30. Regional Mexican Airplay Songs – Year-End: 2012 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . April 19, 2021 . 2012 . April 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210417153757/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/regional-mexican-airplay-songs . live .

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