Mujeres (Ricardo Arjona song) explained

Mujeres
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Ricardo Arjona
Album:	Animal Nocturno
Released:	1992
Genre:	Latin pop
Label:	Sony Discos
Prev Title:	La Mujer Que No Soñé
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Primera Vez
Next Year:	1993

"Mujeres" ("Women") a 1992 song by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released in 1992, and it became Arjona's first major international hit, becoming his first top 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 1993, where it peaked at number 6.^[1] It is also recognized as one of Arjona's signature songs. The lyrics of the song begin with a reference about God creating Eve as a companion for Adam; "No sé quién las inventó / no sé quién nos hizo ese favor / tuvo que ser Dios / que vio al hombre tan solo y sin dudarlo pensó en dos".^[2]

Versions

The single originally featured on the album Animal Nocturno (1993), but has been re-recorded and reissued several times in his discography, as well as being covered by other artists:

• 1999 on Vivo
• 2000 on 12 Grandes Éxitos, sung in Portuguese
• 2004 on Solo (acoustic version)
• 2007 on Quién Dijo Ayer
• 2008 on Simplemente Lo Mejor
• 2009, sung by Thalía on Primera Fila
• 2009, sung by Elvis Crespo on Trópico
• 2013, sung by Thalía and María José on Viva Tour

Notes and References

1. Billboard 2011 - Page 22 "Arjona is not only a major artist in the United States-where his top-selling release ... Arjona placed his first top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in 1993 with “Mujeres,"..."
2. La Mujer Que Prospera (2010). Page 127. "Ricardo Arjona, refiriéndose a las mujeres. expresa: 'No se quién las inventó, no se quién nos hizo ese favor, tuvo que ser Dios'."