La Derrota
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| name = La Derrota
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Vicente Fernández
| album = Para Siempre
| released = November 12, 2007
| recorded =
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| genre = Mariachi
| length = 3:17
| label = Norte
| writer = Joan Sebastian
| producer = Joan Sebastian
| prev_title = Estos Celos
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Para Siempre
| next_year = 2008
}}
"La Derrota" ("The Defeat") is a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández. It was released as the second single from Fernández's 79th studio album Para Siempre.
This single was a successful release, peaking at number seven in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in United States and reaching the top spot of the charts in Mexico and Colombia.
Song information
"La Derrota" is included on the 79th studio album by Vicente Fernández titled Para Siempre and was chosen to be the second single from this album. It debuted at number 29 in the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay on February 9, 2008, where it peaked at the top of the chart 15 weeks later,{{cite magazine|title=Latin Regional Mexican Airplay|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-05-24/regional-mexican-songs|accessdate=2009-01-09|date=2008-05-24 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and went on to spend 29 weeks in the chart.{{cite magazine|title=Latin Regional Mexican Airplay|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-08-23/regional-mexican-songs|accessdate=2009-01-07|date=2008-08-23 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} On the Billboard Hot Latin Songs the single peaked at number 7 and spent 22 weeks within the Top 40.{{cite magazine|title=Hot Latin Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-07-26/latin-songs|accessdate=2009-01-07|date=2008-07-26 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} It also peaked at number one in Mexico and Colombia.{{Cite news|title=Vicente Fernández ya es disco de diamante con Para Siempre |url=http://www.bangbangmusica.com/noticias/105-tops/1759 |work=Bang Bang Musica |language=es|date=2008-06-17 |accessdate=2008-11-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202090141/http://bangbangmusica.com/noticias/105-tops/1759 |archivedate=February 2, 2009}}
"Estos Celos" ranked 15th at the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs Year-End Charts of 2008.{{cite magazine|title=Hot Regional Mexican Songs |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+Regional+Mexican+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205084545/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/chart_display.jsp?f=Hot%2BRegional%2BMexican%2BSongs&g=Year-end%2BSingles |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2008-01-09 |date=2008-12-31 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business, Inc }} It also ranked at number 25 at the Hot Latin Songs recap of 2008.{{Cite magazine |title=Hot Latin Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=479&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=Hot+Latin+Songs&ci=3104354&cdi=10082065&cid=12%2F31%2F2008|magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=2009-01-09}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|Colombian Singles Chart
|align="center"|1 |
| align="left"|México Top Regional Songs
|align="center"|1 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot Latin Songs
|align="center"|7 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to "La Derrota":{{cite web|title=Para Siempre - Credits|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1208853/credits|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2008-11-06|date=2007-09-25|work=Allmusic |publisher=Macromedia Corporation}}
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- Joan Sebastían — guitar, arranger, producer
- Miguel Trujillo — executive producer
- Dennis Parker — engineer/mixer, mastering engineer
- Rigoberto Alfaro — arranger
- Manuel Cázarez — arranger
- Mara Esquivel — A&R
- Javier Alfaro — violin
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- Dave Rivera — violin
- Javier Carrillo — violin
- Hugo Colula — violin
- Francisco Cedillo — viola
- Monica Del Aguila — cello
- Bernardino De Santiago — guitarrón
- Moisés Garcia — trumpet
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References
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Category:Vicente Fernández songs
Category:Songs written by Joan Sebastian