Que Alguien Me Diga
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{{Infobox song
| name = Que Alguien Me Diga
| cover =
| alt =
| type = song
| artist = Gilberto Santa Rosa
| album = Expresión
| released = 1999
| studio =
| genre = Salsa
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=50}} (salsa version)
{{duration|m=4|s=09}} (ballad version)
| label = Sony Discos
| writer = Omar Alfanno
| producer = {{flat list|
- José Lugo
- Gilberto Santa Rosa}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0ZfwT6lHahk|"Que Alguien Me Diga"}}}}
}}
"Que Alguien Me Diga" (Someone Tell Me) is a song by Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa from his 12th studio album, Expresión (1999). It was written by Omar Alfanno with José Lugo and the artist handling its production. It is a salsa track in which the singer is searching for unconditional love. Santa Rosa would later record a ballad version. An accompanying music video features the singer in a dark room surrounded by female musicians. Both versions of the song received airplay on Latin radio stations.
Commercially, it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Tropical Airplay charts in the United States. It was nominated Song of the Year at the 2000 El Premio de la Gente as well as Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year at the 8th Annual Latin Billboard Music Awards in 2001. It was recognized as Salsa Song of the Year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Awards. "Que Alguien Me Diga" has been covered by Lucero and in English as "Can Someone Tell Me" by Son by Four.
Background and composition
In 1999, Gilberto Santa Rosa released his 12th studio album, Expresión, an album which the artist described as a combination of "classic salsa with a mix of modern sounds".{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Robert |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/124800714/ |access-date=May 16, 2023 |work=New York Daily News |date=August 1, 1999 |pages=Viva New York 36, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-santa-rosa/133918632/ 37]}} The album was produced by José Lugo and the artist himself.{{cite web |title=Expresión – Gilberto Santa Rosa {{!}} Credits {{!}} |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/expresi%C3%B3n-mw0000243705/credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020210246/https://www.allmusic.com/album/expresi%C3%B3n-mw0000243705/credits |url-status=live }} Several composers contributed to the album's songwriting, including Omar Alfanno, who penned the track "Que Alguien Me Diga".{{cite web |last1=Estévez, Jr. |first1=José A. |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa – Expresión Album Reviews, Songs & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/expresi%C3%B3n-mw0000243705 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509145108/https://www.allmusic.com/album/expresi%C3%B3n-mw0000243705 |url-status=live }} Lyrically, the song deals with a man "who's searching for unconditional love".{{cite magazine |last1=Roiz |first1=Jessica |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa's Most Timeless Salsa Songs, From 'Conteo Regresivo' to 'La Agarro Bajando' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/gilberto-santa-rosa-best-salsa-songs-8527910/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 16, 2023 |date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814104417/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/gilberto-santa-rosa-best-salsa-songs-8527910/ |url-status=live }} Santa Rosa would later record a ballad version of the song which was included in the reissue of the album.{{cite magazine |last1=Lannert |first1=John |title=Latin Notas |magazine=Billboard |date=March 11, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=11 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |issn=0006-2510}}
Promotion and reception
An accompanying music video was filmed and features the artist sitting in a dark room with female violinists and celloists playing.{{cite AV media |people=Santa Rosa, Gilberto |title=Que Alguien Me Diga |type=online video |language=es |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZfwT6lHahk |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=YouTube |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315070851/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZfwT6lHahk |url-status=live }} An editor for Latin Style magazine wrote that both "Déjate Querer" and "Que Alguien Me Diga" are "certainly on their way to becoming the favorites from this CD".{{cite journal |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa Returns with Expresión |journal=Latin Style |date=1999 |page=56 }} Jessica Roiz listed "Que Alguien Me Diga" as one of the artist's best salsa songs. At the 8th Annual Latin Billboard Music Awards in 2001, "Que Alguien Me Diga" was nominated in the categories of Hot Latin Song of the Year and Tropical/Salsa Track of the Year but ultimately lost both to "A Puro Dolor" by Son by Four.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|title=Billboard Awards Recognize The Best In Latin Music|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|date=April 28, 2001|access-date=April 29, 2013|volume=113|issue=17|page=56|issn=0006-2510}} It also received a nomination at the 2000 El Premio de la Gente in the category of Song of the Year but again lost to "A Puro Dolor".{{cite news |title=Premiarán su ritmo |agency = Notimex |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/310577597 |access-date=April 28, 2023 |work=Reforma |date=October 18, 2000 |page=5 |language=es |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501004227/https://www.proquest.com/docview/310577597/56ED361779564296PQ/6?accountid=196403&forcedol=true | id={{ProQuest|310577597}} |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Son by Four, Mana and Chayanne Among Winners At Ritmo Latino Music Awards – El Premio De La Gente|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/son-by-four-mana-and-chayanne-among-winners-at-ritmo-latino-music-awards---el-premio-de-la-gente-75136392.html|publisher=Telemundo|type=Press release|date=October 20, 2000|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312065049/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/son-by-four-mana-and-chayanne-among-winners-at-ritmo-latino-music-awards---el-premio-de-la-gente-75136392.html|url-status=dead}} At the 2001 ASCAP Latin Music Awards, it was recognized as Salsa Song of the Year.{{cite magazine
|title=El Premio ASCAP Awards Arturo Sandoval, Songwriter Omar Alfanno
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50|magazine=Billboard |volume=112
|issue=21 |page=50 |date=May 19, 2001|access-date=September 27, 2013}} Commercially, it became Santa Rosa's first number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and peaked at number seven on the Latin Pop Airplay chart in the US. It also became his fourth number one on the Tropical Airplay chart and was the second best-performing Latin song in the country. Billboard editor John Lannert noted the song benefited from being recorded in both versions on radio stations.
The song was covered by Mexican singer Lucero as a mariachi tune on her studio album, Un Nuevo Amor (2002), where it was released as its lead single.{{cite journal |last1=Cobo |first1=Leila |title=Billboard |journal=Latin Notas |date=March 30, 2002 |volume=114 |issue=13 |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |issn=0006-2510}} It was adapted in English as "Can Someone Tell Me" by Son by Four on their studio album Purest of Pain (2000).{{cite news |last1=García |first1=Juan Carlos |title=Buscan el exito 'A Puro Dolor' |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/310625999 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |work=Reforma |date=October 11, 2000 |page=13 |id={{ProQuest|310625999}} |language=es}} The group's former lead singer Ángel López would then cover "Que Alguien Me Diga" on his studio album Historias de Amor, a collection of songs Alfanno had previously composed.{{cite web |title=Historias de Amor – Angel Lopez {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/historias-de-amor-mw0001957264 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811045255/https://www.allmusic.com/album/historias-de-amor-mw0001957264 |url-status=live }} The song, along with the rest of the album, was arranged and produced by Alfanno.{{cite web |last1=Cobo |first1=Leila |author1-link=Leila Cobo |title=Songwriter Omar Alfanno launches hits project |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alfanno/songwriter-omar-alfanno-launches-hits-project-idUSTRE63F61520100416 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=April 20, 2021 |date=April 16, 2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420014702/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alfanno/songwriter-omar-alfanno-launches-hits-project-idUSTRE63F61520100416 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Barraza |first1=Yanina |title=Inicia su gira en Panamá |url=https://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12042009/viv01.html |website=Crítica |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422010615/https://portal.critica.com.pa/archivo/12042009/viv01.html |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |language=es |date=December 4, 2009}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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|+Chart performance for "Que Alguien Me Diga" |
| Chart (2000)
!Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardlatinsongs|1|artist=Gilberto Santa Rosa|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2021|refname="latinsongs"}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|7|artist=Gilberto Santa Rosa|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2021|refname="latinpopsongs"}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardtropicalsongs|1|artist=Gilberto Santa Rosa|rowheader=true|access-date=May 25, 2021|refname="tropicalsongs"}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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|+2000 year-end chart performance for "Que Alguien Me Diga" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2000)
!scope="col"|Position |
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| scope="row"|US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |title=The Year in Music: 2000 |magazine=Billboard |date=December 30, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=53 |pages=YE-74, 78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA32 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824184720/https://books.google.com/books?id=ehEEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=RA1-PA32-IA2 |url-status=live }}
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| scope="row"|US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)
|2 |
= Decade-end charts =
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