Mentirosa Explained

Mentirosa
Cover:Mentirosa.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Mellow Man Ace
Album:Escape from Havana
B-Side:Welcome to My Groove
Released:March 9, 1990
Recorded:1989
Genre:Latin hip hop
Length:4:20
Label:Capitol
Producer:Tony G
Chronology:Mellow Man Ace
Prev Title:Rhyme Fighter
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:If You Were Mine
Next Year:1990

"Mentirosa" (lit. "liar" (female)) is a single by Mellow Man Ace from his debut album, Escape from Havana. It was one of the first songs produced by Tony G, with scratches provided by Tony's fellow DJ at Los Angeles' KDAY radio station, Julio G (no relation, despite internet sites calling him Tony's brother). The song was Mellow Man Ace's lone hit single, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 24 weeks on the chart. "Mentirosa" was additionally certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and was 99th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990.[1] The track is performed in Spanglish, and samples "No One to Depend On" and "Evil Ways" by Santana.

Single track listing

  1. "Mentirosa" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
  2. "Mentirosa" (Extended Remix) – 6:08
  3. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's House of Trix Mix) – 4:30
  4. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Deep House Mix) – 5:45
  5. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Hip House Mix) – 5:56
  6. "Welcome to My Groove" (Latin Hip House Mix) – 5:13

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Billboard Hot 10014
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks60
Billboard Hot Rap Singles15
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales10
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 34
UK Singles Chart99

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=mellow man ace|chart=Hot 100}} Mentirosa chart history at Billboard.com]. Billboard.com . 2010-10-30.
  2. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1990 . 2010-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 . 2009-07-06 .