Limón y sal (song) explained

Limón y sal
Cover:Limon-y-sal.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Julieta Venegas
Album:Limón y Sal
Language:Spanish
Released:August 30, 2006
Recorded:Mondomix (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Genre:Latin pop, soft rock
Length:3:08
Label:Sony International
Producer:Cachorro Lopez
Prev Title:Me voy
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Eres Para Mi
Next Year:2007

"Limón y sal" (English: Lemon and Salt) is Julieta Venegas' second single release from her fourth studio album with the same name. Released in Mexico and USA on August 30, 2006. It did not chart on the billboard hot Latin songs chart.

The song was written by Julieta Venegas and Jorge Villamizar (Ex-vocalist of Bacilos) and produced by Cachorro López. The song is about the acceptance of a loved one, their strengths and weaknesses.

Music video

The music video seems to be inspired by classic fairy tales and films from the early 20th century in which she appears in a forest filled with half-human creatures. In the video, Julieta meets a werewolf, and both fall for each other. They start living in a little cabin in the woods, but when the full moon comes, the werewolf runs away and suddenly becomes a very attractive man.

Mesmerized by these new looks, he goes home with the intention of having a romantic picnic with Julieta, but when she looks at him she's distraught and starts to scream in horror, fainting right away. In her sleep, she dreams of a unicorn and an old man. Two pig-headed gentlemen then escort her through a forest, while the old man turns out to be a wizard who invokes apples in order to scare the pigs away. She court-dances with all of them for a while until the real-world's forest satyr plays its horn, waking her up to find her beloved werewolf back to his usual self.

Tracking list

CD Single[1]
  1. "Limón y sal" — 3:08
CD Promo[2]
  1. "Limón y Sal" (Julieta Venegas) — 3:08
  2. "No Me Diga Que No [Boy Like You] (Nikki Clan) — 2:56
  3. "La Excepción" (Gustavo Cerati) — 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006-2007)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Argentina (Associated Press)[3] 5
Chile (Associated Press)[4] 4
Paraguay (Lincoln Journal Star)[5] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 2
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 24
Uruguay (Associated Press)[8] 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draft of Julieta Venegas – Limón y Sal (2006, CD). Discogs.
  2. Web site: Julieta Venegas / Nikki Clan / Gustavo Cerati – Limón y Sal / No Me Digas Que No / La Excepción (2006, CD). Discogs.
  3. News: Las Diez Canciones Más Populares. Lincoln Journal Star. January 25, 2007. 48. Newspapers.com. September 4, 2021.
  4. News: Las canciones más populares. Lincoln Journal Star. February 22, 2007. 40. Newspapers.com. March 23, 2022. June 3, 2022. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220324160319/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84711312/lincoln-journal-star/. live.
  5. News: Las diez canciones más populares . . January 11, 2007 . January 24, 2024 . es . Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Spanish Airplay Chart . . Hung Medien . 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206120021/http://www.promusicae.es/espanol.html . 2008-12-06 .
  7. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=julieta venegas|chart=all}} Limón y Sal Julieta Venegas Latin Pop Songs ]. . . 2006 . 2006-12-16.
  8. News: Las Diez Canciones Más Populares. Lincoln Journal Star. January 11, 2007. 48. Newspapers.com. September 4, 2021. September 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904190441/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84711458/lincoln-journal-star/. live.