“Por Qu\u00e9 Te Vas” is a well-known romantic song composed by Jos\u00e9 Luis Perales in 1973 during a rainy afternoon at his country house, which inspired him to compose special melodies. As was his original goal, the song was perfect for the soft and delicate voice of English singer Jeanette, who at the time was one of the most successful musical performers in Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the song didn’t become known until a year later, thanks to its soundtrack for one of the most popular films of the time, “Cr\u00eda Cuervos.” The legend of this hit song was recounted in detail by the Spanish singer-songwriter himself on the Mexican television program “Conversando con Cristina Pacheco” on July 27, 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When no one important had recorded any of my songs, I dreamed that a singer like Jeanette (who was number one at the time) would record a song I had written with her in mind, titled “Por Qu\u00e9 Te Vas” (Why Are You Going?). That same rainy afternoon, I also composed another song called “Escucha” (Listen). Both with the same intention. But that was simply a dream,” Perales clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00abYears went by, and one day Jeanette appeared. I gave the song to a record company through some musician friends, and then Ella’s producer, who was now also mine, offered her the song. He told her they would include it on their next album, and Ella said, “I’m not going to record a song by an unknown author.” The producer clarified that he wasn’t that unknown, but he still had a lot of future and the song was very good. This man practically forced her to record “Por Qu\u00e9 Te Vas,” and Ella flew into a rage: she had a crisis with the company because they forced her to sing a song by a guy named Perales, who wasn’t yet established. So she didn’t promote it. The song was released practically overnight for a year,” she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the success of this song was destined. “One day, film director Carlos Aura called me because they wanted to include the song in the movie ‘Cr\u00eda Cuervos’. The album came out, and everywhere the film premiered, the song became number one, selling millions of records from then until today. And Jeanette one day said to me, ‘Oh, thank you, Jos\u00e9 Luis. You’ve written the most important song of my life.’ And I said, ‘You took a while, eh? You’re going to record it for a long time.’ She apologized for that, and we’re now very good friends,” Jos\u00e9 Luis explained on the television program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeanette spoke about the issue in 2022 with Memorias TV, asserting that the entire story of her reaction to “Por Qu\u00e9 Te Vas” is simply a showbiz myth and untrue. “That story that I didn’t want to record is false. I really liked the song from the first moment,” the artist clarified. “I think it’s more a matter of envy and gossip because the song was an absolute hit. Fortunately, I was able to clarify the matter with Jos\u00e9 Luis and tell him the truth about how things happened,” the singer of “Soy Rebelde” and other great compositions by Manuel Alejandro, also explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posted from: https:\/\/memorias.tv\/perales-jeanette-y-el-mito-de-por-que-te-vas\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ab Porque te vas<\/strong> \u00bb (often but erroneously known as \u00abPor qu\u00e9 te vas?\u00bb) [ 1 ] <\/a><\/sup>\u200b[<\/a><\/sup> 2 <\/a><\/sup>]<\/a><\/sup>\u200b is a song<\/a> performed by the Spanish<\/a> – British singer <\/a>Jeanette<\/a> . It was released by the company Hispavox<\/a> in 1974, obtaining little success, being the last musical work of the singer with that record label. Later it was included in the compilation albums Jeanette sings Because you go and 9 more hits<\/a><\/em> (1976) and Sigo rebelde<\/a><\/em> (1996). It was composed by Jos\u00e9 Luis Perales<\/a> and produced by Rafael Trabucchelli<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The song was included in the film Cr\u00eda Cuervos<\/a><\/em> (1975) which was widely distributed in Europe<\/a> when it won the Cannes Film Festival<\/a><\/em> . It reached number 1 in Germany<\/a> , Argentina<\/a> , Belgium<\/a> ( Walloon Region<\/a> ) and France<\/a> , was in the top 10 in Finland<\/a> , Portugal<\/a> and Switzerland<\/a> and in the top 20 in several other countries. The song is of the funk<\/a> – rock<\/a> genre and features the saxophone<\/a> and drums<\/a> as constant instruments. It received positive reviews that consider it as Jeanette’s best song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Porque te vas” has been translated into several languages, and in 2010, it was included in\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em>\u00a0magazine ‘s list of\u00a0the 200 Best Spanish Pop-Rock Songs.<\/em>\u00a0In 2012, the British newspaper\u00a0The Guardian<\/a><\/em>\u00a0included it as one of the most representative pop songs from countries outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere. “Porque te vas” sold six million copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Commercial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Porque te vas” was published in Spain at the end of February 1974. [ 24 ]<\/a><\/sup> In an interview promoting the album Coraz\u00f3n de poeta<\/a><\/em> the singer commented that nothing really happened with this song at the time of its publication, [ 25 ]<\/a><\/sup> with which she ended her contract with Hispavox and signed for the record label Ariola<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Film producer Carlos Saura<\/a> was directing the movie Cr\u00eda Cuervos<\/a><\/em> and after hearing “Porque te vas” on the radio and liking its musical hook<\/a> , he decided to include it in the soundtrack. [ 26 ] <\/a><\/sup>\u200b[<\/a><\/sup> 27 <\/a><\/sup>]<\/a><\/sup>\u200b The production of the film agreed with Jeanette and she agreed. [ 25 ]<\/a><\/sup>\u200b Over the course of months Cr\u00eda Cuervos<\/em> premiered in several countries in Europe, which boosted its exposure in that continent. When the film won the Cannes Film Festival<\/em> in France [ 28 ]<\/a><\/sup>\u200b the song obtained massive success. [ 19 ]<\/a><\/sup>\u200b Hispavox re-released the song on September 4, 1976 despite the fact that Jeanette no longer worked there. [ 29<\/a><\/sup> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n After this push, “Porque te vas” entered several music charts. In Argentina it occupied the number one spot [ 30 ]<\/a><\/sup> and in Mexico it reached the number eleven spot on the Billboard<\/a><\/em> “Hits of the World” list. [ 31 ]<\/a><\/sup> In 1976 it topped the French music chart [ 32 ]<\/a><\/sup> and occupied the first place in the annual list of that year. [ 33 ]<\/a><\/sup> In one day of publication it sold 15,000 copies, [ 34 ]<\/a><\/sup> it certified a gold record [ 35 ]<\/a><\/sup> and until 2015 its sales in that country reached more than 1.1 million copies. [ 36 ]<\/a><\/sup> In Germany it topped the music chart [ 37 ]<\/a><\/sup> and its sales reached 400,000 copies. [ 38 ]<\/a><\/sup> In the Walloon Region<\/a> of Belgium<\/a> it occupied the first place for two weeks and was seventeen weeks on that list. [ 39 ]<\/a><\/sup> “Porque te vas” also entered the top 20<\/em> in Austria, Spain, Finland, Portugal and Switzerland. In Austria it reached number thirteen [ 40 ]<\/a><\/sup> with twelve weeks on the chart, [ 41 ]<\/a><\/sup> in Spain it reached number nineteen as the highest, [ 42 ]<\/a><\/sup> in Finland [ 43 ]<\/a><\/sup> and Portugal [ 44 ]<\/a><\/sup> number six and in Switzerland [ 45 ]<\/a><\/sup> number four with three weeks in that position and sixteen in the chart. [ 45 ]<\/a><\/sup> “Porque te vas” appeared in music charts in other European countries such as Belgium ( Flanders<\/a> Region ) at number twenty-nine with two weeks on the chart [ 46 ]<\/a><\/sup> and the Netherlands at number thirty-two with four weeks on the chart. [ 46 ]<\/a><\/sup> It also entered the Europarade list (Top 50)<\/a><\/em> and reached number twenty-four as the highest. [ 47<\/a><\/sup> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2008, “Porque te vas” entered the Billboard <\/em>Latin Pop Songs<\/a> chart for six weeks, reaching number twenty-eight as the highest chart. [ 48 ]<\/a><\/sup> Its entry was due to the success of the Highlander<\/a> commercial by the Japanese multinational Toyota<\/a> with more than three thousand units sold for the 15th collection<\/em> compilation , which was requested as “the song of the bear advertisement”. [ 49 ]<\/a><\/sup> In 2019, it re-entered the Latin Pop Songs and entered the Hot R&B \/ Hip-Hop Songs<\/a> chart , both at number five. That same year, on the Spain Digital Song Sales ( Billboard<\/em> ) chart, it reached number five. [ 48 ]<\/a><\/sup> In 2012, it re-entered the Netherlands music chart for one week at number 85. [ 50<\/a><\/sup> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/a><\/a>Posted from: https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porque_te_vas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n