Me Gustas Tú (Manu Chao song)

"Me Gustas Tú"
Single by Manu Chao
from the album Próxima Estación: Esperanza
B-side"La Primavera"
Released14 May 2001[1]
Genre
Length3:58
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Manu Chao
Producer(s)
  • Manu Chao
  • Renaud Letang
Manu Chao singles chronology
"Merry Blues"
(2001) 		"Me Gustas Tú"
(2001) 		"Mr. Bobby"
(2002)
Music video
"Me Gustas Tú" on YouTube

"Me Gustas Tú" is the second single from Manu Chao's second solo album, Próxima Estación: Esperanza. One of the artist's most popular songs worldwide, Its lyrics have a simple but catchy structure and are mostly in Spanish with parts of the chorus in French. The song, as well as two other tracks from the same album, "La primavera" and "Infinita tristeza", feature the same background music. In fact, on the album, "La primavera" fades and leads into "Me Gustas Tú".

Music video

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A music video was produced for the song in Urrao, Colombia, featuring Manu Chao dancing and singing the lyrics while some spare words from it appear on the screen, always surrounded by a frame of colourful patterns. A blonde woman (Spanish actress Paz Gómez) dances beside him and sings at the end of the song.

Lyrics

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"Me Gustas Tú" means "I like you" in Spanish (literally, "You are pleasing to me"). The text "Doce de la noche en La Habana, Cuba. Once de la noche en San Salvador, El Salvador. Once de la noche en Managua, Nicaragua" is to the radio station Radio Reloj.

Track listing

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CD single
  1. "Me Gustas Tú" – 3:58
  2. "La primavera" – 1:52
  3. "Infinita tristeza" – 3:56

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[23] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 250,000*
Italy (FIMI)[25]
sales since 2009 		Platinum 100,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Las 10 canciones más populares". Los Andes (in Spanish). Grupo Clarín. 8 July 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 37. 8 September 2001. p. 9. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Top of the Year 2001" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 3 June 2002.
  11. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Manu Chao – Me gustas tu". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Manu Chao – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2001" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Rapports annuels 2001" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  17. ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2001". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2001 p.14" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Classement Singles – année 2001". Snepmusique.com (in French). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Tabla 16. Lista de CD-Singles Más Vendidos en el Año 2001" [Table 16. List of Best-Selling CD Singles in 2001] (in Spanish). AFYVE. p. 253. Click on Música grabada. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  23. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2001". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  24. ^ "French single certifications – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Italian single certifications – Manu Chao – Me gustas tu" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Select "2023" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Me gustas tu" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Manu Chao – Me Gustas Tu". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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