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¿Qué Hago Yo?

"¿Qué Hago Yo?" (transl. "What do I do?") is a Latin pop song recorded by American duo Ha*Ash. It was first included on Ha*Ash's second studio album Mundos Opuestos (2005) where it was released as the third single on March 6, 2006 and then included on their live albums Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad (2014) and Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). Colombian-American singer Soraya wrote the track.[1][2]

"¿Qué Hago Yo?"
Single by Ha*Ash
from the album Mundos Opuestos
LanguageSpanish
English title"What do I do?"
Released6 March 2006 (2006-03-06)
Recorded2004–2005
GenrePower ballad
Length3:26
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Áureo Baqueiro
Ha*Ash singles chronology
"Me Entrego a Ti"
(2005) 		"¿Qué Hago Yo?"
(2006) 		"Tu Mirada en Mi"
(2006)
Music video
"¿Qué Hago Yo?" on YouTube

Background and release

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"¿Qué Hago Yo?" was written by Soraya and produced by Áureo Baqueiro.[3] Is a song recorded by American duo Ha*Ash from her second studio album "Mundos Opuestos" (2005) and then recorded live for his live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad in 2014.[4][5] It was released as the third single from the album on March 6, 2006 by Sony Music Entertainment.[3]

Commercial performance

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The track peaked at number 50 in the Latin Pop Songs charts in the United States.[6] In Mexico, the song peaked at number 1 in the Monitor Latino,[7] and 36 in the Mexican Singles Chart.[8] On February 12, 2007, it was announced that ¿Qué Hago Yo? had been certified Platinum (rigtone).[9]

Music video

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A music video for "¿Qué Hago Yo?" was released in March, 2006.[10][11] Was published on her YouTube channel on April 24, 2010. It was directed by Leo Sánchez.[12] As of October 2019, the video has over 189 million views on YouTube.

The second music video for "¿Qué Hago Yo?", recorded live for the live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad,[13] was released on April 29, 2015.[14] It was directed by Nahuel Lerena.[15] The video was filmed in Estudios Churubusco, City Mexico.[16][17] As of October 2019, the video has over 72 million views on YouTube.

The third video for "Me Entrego a Ti", recorded live for the live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[18]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic and Genius.[19][20]

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: United States
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2005 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.

Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace  – vocals, guitar
  • Hanna Nicole  – vocals, guitar

Additional personnel

  • Áureo Baqueiro  – recording engineer, arranger, director
  • Soraya  – songwriting.
  • Gerardo García  – guitar, acoustic guitar, mandoline.
  • Tommy Morgan  – harmonica.
  • Gabe Witcher  – violin.

Charts

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Chart Position
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[7] 4
Mexico (Billboard Espanol Airplay)[8] 36
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[6] 15

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[21] Platinum 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various March 6, 2006 Standard CD Single Sony Music Latin [3]
November 11, 2014 Live Version
[4]
December 6, 2019 [18]

References

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  1. ^ "Cumplen su sueño". www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 30 November 2005. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "A Soraya le gustan las Ha-Ash". El Siglo (in European Spanish). 12 August 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Ha-Ash – ¿Qué Hago Yo?, retrieved August 17, 2019
  4. ^ a b Ha-Ash – ¿Qué hago yo? (En vivo), retrieved August 17, 2019
  5. ^ "Ha*Ash se convierte en el grupo más joven en grabar un álbum bajo el concepto "Primera Fila" – Seitrack US". Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Ha*Ash - Chart history > Latin Pop Songs". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Ha-Ash". www.top10.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ha*Ash Song Chart History: Mexico Pop Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Certificaciones Ha*Ash / Ha-Ash - AMPROFON" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "HA-ASH - Qué hago Yo? (Video Oficial)". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Qué Hago Yo? (Video Oficial) by Ha-Ash, retrieved August 17, 2019
  12. ^ "Ha Ash estrena Que hago yo". www.lasnoticiasmexico.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ha*Ash hace realidad Edición Especial de "Primera Fila"". poluxweb.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Qué Hago Yo? (Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad [En Vivo]) by Ha-Ash, retrieved August 17, 2019
  15. ^ Costa, Patricia (March 28, 2016). "Ha*Ash: "Nos ha tocado conocer el mundo juntas"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ha*Ash graba primera producción en vivo | La República EC". La RepúblicaEC (in Spanish). July 9, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ha*Ash, más que hermanas". Excélsior (in Spanish). January 29, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "¿Qué Hago Yo? (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash". iTunes (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  19. ^ "Mundos Opuestos - Ha*Ash | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  20. ^ "Ha*Ash - Mundos Opuestos". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  21. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Ha*Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and ¿Qué hago yo? in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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