Que Me Quedes Tú
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{{Infobox song
| name = Que Me Quedes Tú
| cover = Shakira - Que Me Quedes Tú.png
| caption = Mexican promotional single cover
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Shakira
| album = Laundry Service
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2002|11|11}}
| recorded = 2001
| studio =
- The Hit Factory (Miami, FL){{cite AV media notes|title=Laundry Service|others=Shakira|year=2001|publisher=Epic Records}}
- Compass Point Studios (Nassau, Bahamas){{cite AV media notes|title=Laundry Service|others=Shakira|year=2001|publisher=Epic Records}}
- Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, FL){{cite AV media notes|title=Laundry Service|others=Shakira|year=2001|publisher=Epic Records}}
- Nomad Music (Miami, FL){{cite AV media notes|title=Laundry Service|others=Shakira|year=2001|publisher=Epic Records}}
| venue =
| genre = {{flat list|
| length = 4:48
| label = Epic
| lyricist = Shakira
| composer = {{flat list|
- Shakira
- Luis Fernando Ochoa{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shakira|chart=all}}|title=Shakira songs - Que Me Quedes Tú|access-date=19 November 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}}}
| producer = Shakira
| prev_title = Objection (Tango)
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = The One
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|WlSBl0YUZcc|"Que Me Quedes Tú"}}}}
}}
"Que Me Quedes Tú" (English: "That I Have You") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her fifth studio album Laundry Service (2001). It was written by Shakira and composed by her alongside longtime friend Luis Fernando Ochoa. The song was released as the fifth single from Laundry Service and the lead single from her first Spanish-language greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos (2002) on 11 November 2002 by Epic Records.
"Que Me Quedes Tú" was a commercial success throughout the Spanish-speaking markets, peaking atop the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Que Me Quedes Tú" was directed by Argentinian directors Ramiro Agula and Esteban Sapir, who also directed the music video for "The One" and the DVD Live & off the Record.{{Cite web |url=http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/si/2003/05/09/3-556526.htm |title=Ojos de videotape |access-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123800/http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/si/2003/05/09/3-556526.htm |archive-date=7 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Music and lyrics
The song begins with "a sitar-like riff".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-2003-songs-music/|title=The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003: Staff Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}} Its lyrics list all the things Shakira is "willing to sacrifice before losing the love of her life". Paste{{'}}s Mark Kemp characterised the track as "spare" and "twangy".{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/08/shakira-fijacion-oral-vol-1.html|title=Shakira – Fijación Oral, Vol. 1|author=Mark Kemp|work=Paste|date=30 August 2005|access-date=5 January 2025|archive-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301045442/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/08/shakira-fijacion-oral-vol-1.html|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
Griselda Flores of Billboard described the single a "quintessential can’t-live-without-you love song" and a "masterclass in songwriting". "Que Me Quedes Tú" was included on best-of lists including Billboard's "The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003" (2023), at number 41, being the highest ranked Spanish-language song on the list, only behind "Bonito" by Jarabe de Palo. While reviewing Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005) for Paste, Mark Kemp recalled "Que Me Quedes Tú" as one of the highlights of Laundry Service (2001) back in the day, stating that the song was "light years ahead of anything the American pop gals were doing" at the time.
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|+Select year-end rankings of Que Me Quedes Tú !Publication !List !Rank ! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| Billboard
|The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003 |{{Center|41}} |
Format and track listing
; Digital download
- "Que Me Quedes Tú" - 4:48
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2003)
! Position |
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| scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100)
|align="center"|65 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine| date = 27 December 2003| title = The Year in Music 2003: Latin|magazine=Billboard| volume = 115| issue = 52| page = YE-67| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=latin| accessdate = 10 March 2010}}
| style="text-align:center;"|8 |
| scope="row"| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/lpotitl.jsp |title=2003 Year End Charts |date=27 December 2003 |accessdate=22 December 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724191708/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2003/lpotitl.jsp |url-status=dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|title=Que Me Quedes Tú|artist=Shakira|award=Platinum+Gold|number=3|relyear=2002|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
Release history
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|+ Release dates and formats for "Que Me Quedes Tú" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| Spain
| 11 November 2002 | {{hlist|Adult contemporary radio|contemporary hit radio}} | {{center|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-11-16.pdf|title=Power Players|magazine=Music & Media|page=16|volume=20|issue=45|date=16 November 2002|accessdate=29 December 2021|via=World Radio History}}}} |
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