Lo Que Son Las Cosas (song)

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas" (What They Are Things) is a song by Ednita Nazario from the album of the same name. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks in 1991. She was blocked by Los Bukis' "Mi Deseo" from reaching the #1 spot in May 1991.[1]

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas"
Single by Ednita Nazario
from the album Lo Que Son Las Cosas
Released1991
GenreLatin
Songwriter(s)Luis Angel Márquez
Ednita Nazario singles chronology
"Eres Libre"
(1991)
"Lo Que Son Las Cosas"
(1991)
"Mas Que Un Amigo"
(1992)

Anais version

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"Lo Que Son Las Cosas"
Single by Anaís
from the album Así Soy Yo
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2006 (2006-02-13)
Recorded2005
GenreLatin pop · Latin ballad
Length4:03
LabelUnivision
Songwriter(s)Luis Ángel Márquez
Anaís singles chronology
"Atrapada"
(2005)
"Lo Que Son Las Cosas"
(2006)
"Estoy Con Él Y Pienso En Ti"
(2006)

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas" is the second single released from the debut studio album of Latin singer Anaís, Así Soy Yo (2006). She first sang the song while competing in Objetivo Fama to rave reviews.

The song proved to be a smash hit for Anaís, topping the "U.S Latin Tropical Airplay chart", "The World Latin charts", and the Billboard Hot Latin Songs, where it stayed at the #1 position for an impressive 6 weeks.

The song won two awards at the 2006 Billboard awards for "Tropical Airplay Song of the Year" and "Latin Pop Airplay song of the year".

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 79
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[4] 8
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[6] 13

Music video

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In the music video, Anaís seems to be the directors model and goes through numerous outfit changes while singing the song.

Damienn Mendez version

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"Lo Que Son Las Cosas"
Single by Damienn mendez
Released2018
GenreLatin
Length4:02
Songwriter(s)Luis Angel Márquez

"Lo Que Son Las Cosas" is the first single from Damienn Mendez(2018).

Chart performance

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Chart (2018)[7] Peak
position
Mexico Top 20 General (Monitor Latino)[8] 18

Other covers

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In 1993, Puerto Rican salsa musician, Tito Nieves recorded his own version of "Lo Que Son Las Cosas".

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p29322
  2. ^ "Anais Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Anais Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Anais Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Anais Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r831597
  8. ^ "Top 20 General". Monitor Latino. RadioNotas. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.