Me Niego
{{short description|2018 single by Reik}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Me Niego
| cover = Me Niego.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Reik featuring Ozuna and Wisin
| album = Ahora
| language = Spanish
| English_title = "I Refuse"
| released = {{Start date|2018|02|16}}
| genre = *Reggaeton
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=42}}
| label = Sony Music Entertainment México
| writer = *Jesús Navarro
- Julio Ramírez
- Gilberto Marín Espinoza
- Juan Carlos Ozuna
- Juan Luis Morera
- Christian Linares
- Víctor Torres
- Marcos Torres
| producer = *Los Legendarios
| chronology = Reik singles
| prev_title = Un amor de verdad
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Amigos Con Derechos
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ozuna
| type = single
| prev_title = Sobredosis
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Me niego
| year = 2018
| next_title = Quisiera Alejarme
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Wisin
| type = single
| prev_title = Quisiera alejarme
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Me niego
| year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
"Me Niego" ("I refuse") is a song by Mexican band Reik featuring Puerto Rican singers Ozuna and Wisin. It was released on February 16, 2018, as the lead single off the band's sixth studio album, Ahora.{{cite web|title=Reik lanzó el tema "Me Niego" junto a Ozuna y Wisin|url=http://www.lazona.com.pe/noticias/reik-lanzo-el-tema-me-niego-junto-a-ozuna-y-wisin-noticia-1105812|work=La Zona|accessdate=May 8, 2018|language=es}} The song was written by Reik members Jesús Navarro, Julio Ramírez, Gilberto Marín Espinoza, as well as Ozuna, Wisin, and "Los Legendarios" duo Christian Linares and Víctor Torres. Topping the charts in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico, it also served as the theme song to the Mexican telenovela Tenías que ser tú, which starred Ariadne Díaz and Andrés Palacios.
"Me Niego" marks the first time that Reik has recorded a reggaeton song, as they are famous for their pop rock ballads.{{cite web|title=Reik incursiona en el género urbano con su nuevo tema "Me niego"|url=https://www.elsoldepuebla.com.mx/gossip/reik-incursiona-en-el-genero-urbano-con-su-nuevo-tema-me-niego-952071.html|work=El Sol de Puebla|accessdate=May 8, 2018|language=es}} It is the group's first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8457591/reik-scores-first-no-1-on-latin-airplay-chart-with-me-niego|accessdate=May 23, 2018|title=Reik Scores First No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart with 'Me Niego' Featuring Ozuna & Wisin| magazine=Billboard }}
Background and release
According to Reik's lead singer Jesús Navarro, "[he] was one of those people who are afraid of change", and he stated that "as Pop artists, we should learn from Urban singers, they're always helping each other, without envy or anything like that". Fellow member Gilberto Marín commented that "Sometimes, experimenting with different things and styles will take us away from what people would expect from us, what Reik usually does, but at the same time it defines that our sound is more universal".
As Reik's members were working on the song, Ozuna heard it and wanted to participate on it, as did Wisin later on.{{cite web|title=Reik, Wisin y Ozuna se juntan para cantar "Me niego"|url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/reikwisinyozunasejuntanparacantarmeniego-1269879/|work=Primera hora| date=24 February 2018 |accessdate=May 8, 2018|language=es}}
Music video
The music video for the song, directed by Nuno Gómez, was filmed in Miami, Florida, US. It was released on February 16, 2018. The man of the video is the Venezuelan actor Carlos Felipe Alvarez and the girl is the also Venezuelan actress Ornella de la Rosa. As a curiosity, they were both partners in real life at the time of shooting the video[https://heabbi.com/me-niego-reik-ozuna-wisin “Me Niego” de Reik, Ozuna y Wisin cuenta una historia de amor con un final trágico]..
Track listings
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Me Niego|artist=Reik|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2018|accessdate=September 24, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Me Niego|artist=Reik feat. Ozuna / Wisin|award=Diamond+Platinum+Gold|number=2|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=1 October 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Me Niego|artist=Reik feat Ozuna & Wisin|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|id=reik-feat-ozuna-wisin-me-niego|accessdate=March 10, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Me Niego|artist=Reik|award=Platinum|number=21|Spanish=yes|type=single|certyear=2019|accessdate=27 November 2019}}
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Release history
| class=wikitable |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| Various
| February 16, 2018 | Single version | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="3"| Sony Latin |
| rowspan="2"|June 22, 2018
| Pop version |
| Solo pop version |
See also
- List of number-one songs of 2018 (Bolivia)
- List of number-one songs of 2018 (Colombia)
- List of number-one songs of 2018 (Guatemala)
- List of number-one songs of 2018 (Mexico)
- List of airplay number-one hits of the 2010s (Argentina)
- List of Billboard Argentina Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2018
- List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2018
References
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Category:Songs written by Julio Ramírez
Category:Sony Music Mexico singles