"La Apuesta" (The Bet) is a Latin pop song recorded originally in 2002 by the Spanish singer Rosa López in duet with Manu Tenorio for her first album. In 2012, it was recorded by Mexican artist Thalía featuring Erik Rubin and included in Thalía's eleventh studio album Habítame Siempre as well as the 2013 live album Viva Tour.[2][3] The song was written by Beatríz Herraiz and produced by Armando Ávila. It was released on October 22, 2013 as the first single off the live album VIVA Tour. The single is a live version of the song recorded at the National Auditorium on April 26, 2013.[4]
| "La Apuesta" | ||||
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| Single by Thalía featuring Erik Rubin | ||||
| from the album Viva Tour | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2013[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2012 (album version) 2013 (live version) | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Beatríz Herraiz | |||
| Producer(s) | Armando Ávila | |||
| Thalía singles chronology | ||||
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Music and lyrics
editThe lyrics are written by Beatríz Herraiz while the song is about a bet a guy made with his friends that he would date a certain girl, with whom he falls in love without expecting it. Thalía stated in the documentary included on the special re-edition of the album that the song is partially true, since she really had an affair with Erik Rubin when they were members of the same pop music group (Timbiriche) back in the 80s. Thalía has also described it as a ‘nostalgic song’ that brings her many memories from her teen years.[5] Thalia had written in the booklet of Habitame Siempre the following words about the song : "Nostalgia, magia, complicidad, hermandad. Y que el mundo gire y gire!" ("Nostalgy, magic, complicity, brotherhood. And may the world go round and round!").[6] The track is produced by Armando Ávila.
Cover
editThe artwork of the cover of the single was revealed through the site of Amazon on October 14, 2013 and was officially confirmed by both Thalía and Erik Rubin. It shows the two artists performing the song live and it is an excerpt from their performance at the National Auditorium on April 26, 2013 which was recorded in front of an audience consisting of more than 10,000 people.
Promotion
editLive performances
editThe song was performed by Thalía and Erik Rubin for the first time on September 21, 2012 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. They also performed the song live in both Thalía's concerts at the National Auditorium of Mexico, on April 26 and 27 respectively. Thalía's concerts in Mexico were recorded and released on November 12, 2013 as a live CD/DVD Viva Tour. The song "La Apuesta" was chosen to be the first promotional single from this live album, while at the same time it functions as the third official single from the album Habítame Siempre. The song was sent to radios on October 14, 2013 and released as a digital single on October 22, 2013.
Music video
editA music video of the song was released on September 13 and includes a live performance of the song at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York.[7] Some days later, it was announced that the official music video will be released on October 29, 2013 and it will most probably include the live performance of the song at the National Auditorium.[8]
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Billboard Espanol Airplay)[9] | 20 |
| Mexico (Monitor Latino)[10] | 11 |
| Mexico Pop (Monitor Latino)[11] | 4 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] | Gold | 30,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide[1] | October 22, 2013 | Digital download |
| United States | October 15, 2013 | Spanish Contemporary airplay |
| Latin Urban |
Credits and personnel
edit- Interpreters – Thalía, Erik Rubin
- Producer – Armando Ávila
- Production coordinator – Armando Ávila
- Recording engineer – Armando Ávila, Francisco Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Moquel
- Voice engineer – Ignacio Seguro, Rotger Rosas
- Arrangements – Armando Ávila
- Mixed by – Armando Ávila
- (P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
- (P) 2013 ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC (ASCAP)
References
edit- ^ a b "La Apuesta". Amazon UK.
- ^ ""Viva Tour en Vivo" | SKY". www.sky.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Thalía lanzará su 'Viva tour en vivo'". ecuavisa.com. 14 October 2013.
- ^ "La Apuesta" – via Amazon.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Aviso". musica.terra.com.mx.
- ^ chismekquema (17 September 2013). "VIDEO MUSICAL: La Apuesta por Thalia y Erik Rubin". enelbrasero.com.
- ^ Thalia, M. D. C. (14 October 2013). "El nuevo sencillo de @Thalia "La Apuesta" ya está en las radios y contará con un video al aire el 29 de Octubrepic.twitter.com/PjIPeP4plT". twitter.com.
- ^ "Thalia Chart History". Billboard. 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ "Top 20 General: Del 9 Al 15 de Diciembre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2013-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Top 20 Pop: Del 9 Al 15 de Diciembre del 2013". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). RadioNotas. 2013-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved December 21, 2015. Type Thalia in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Apuesta in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.