| El Presente | |
| Cover: | JulietaElPresente.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Julieta Venegas |
| Album: | MTV Unplugged |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Released: | 15 April 2008 |
| Recorded: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Pop-rock, alternative, Latin pop |
| Length: | 3:41 |
| Label: | Sony International |
| Producer: | Julieta Venegas |
| Prev Title: | Mi principio |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Algún Día |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
"El presente" (English: "The Present") is a song by Julieta Venegas and is the first single from her album MTV Unplugged Julieta Venegas. Released on April 15, 2008. It is categorized as "A Worldwide Hit". The next song was placed in the top of Mexican radio, and Latin America and spent 11 weeks in the first place. The song was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 2008.
It was written by Julieta Venegas for her MTV Unplugged. "The song is about having only this time with a bit of nostalgia because it is short time, but at the same time enjoying it with someone who makes it worthwhile ... it is both sad and happy" Julieta said this in her Myspace page.
The singer has taken her hit to several parts of the world. Apart from the acoustic presentation of her tour of the same name (El Presente Tour) include: at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico with the collaboration of the group Nortec Collective in a version Electro/ranchera and Mariachi music typical of that state.[1]
At the Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas, after a presentation of various accordions in Latin music that touched it with her song.[2]
In the Nobel Prize in 2008 in Oslo, Norway with American actress Scarlett Johansson and British actor Michael Caineas, well as performing "Algún Día". “It's an occasion to celebrate the good aspects of human beings, the former Finnish president helped negotiate peace in some conflicts in the world, is a very important to me is very exciting to participate” Julieta express. Being a very important presentation by the artist.[3]
| Peak position | |
| Mexico (Monitor Latino)[5] | 1 |
|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] | 3 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
| Venezuela (Record Report)[9] | 1 |
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Monitor Latino)[10] | 7 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 20 |
Latin Grammy[12]
| Year | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ||
| Record of the Year | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated |
Latin Billboard Awards[13]
| Year | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| Song of The Year, Female | Nominated | |
| Latin Song of The Year, Female | Nominated |