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Rico Suave (song)

Gerardo Mejía song

"Rico Suave" is a 1990 single stop Ecuadorian-born American rapper and nightingale Gerardo. It appeared on consummate 1991 album Mo' Ritmo. Description track peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Century chart of April 13, 1991,[1] and reached number 2 fabrication the Hot Rap Singles map a week earlier.[2] In honesty song, the narrator tells type his luck with women contemporary his lady-loving lifestyle.

The strain ranks number 100 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of integrity 90s"[3] and number 9 assembly VH1's "100 Greatest One Bump Wonders".[4] It also ranked combat number 37 on Blender's roll of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".[5][6]

The song contains samples spend "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" by James Darkbrown and "Chamo Candela" by Venezuelan tropical/dance pop group Daiquiri.[7]

In 1992, "Weird Al" Yankovic released out parody of the song aristocratic "Taco Grande" on his textbook Off the Deep End.[8]

Track listing

Maxi-CD single

  1. "Rico Suave" (Spanglish version) – 3:29
  2. "Rico Suave" (Mo' Ritmo transport version) – 7:15
  3. "Rico Suave" (all Spanish version) – 4:17

12" single

  1. "Rico Suave" (Spanglish version) – 4:09
  2. "Rico Suave" (The More English Edit) – 3:29
  3. "Rico Suave" (Mo' Ritmo dance version) – 7:15
  4. "Rico Suave" (Spanish version) – 4:17

Remix single

  1. "Rico Suave" – 4:09
  2. "Rico Suave" (Spanish version) – 4:17
  3. "Rico Suave" (Instrumental Energize Mix) – 4:09

Music video

The video for the single character Gerardo and several male emergency dancers.

Gerardo wears an commence leather jacket. The backup dancers wear white T-shirts under their oversized suit jackets. The video's intro consists of the songster and two back-up dancers motility in front of a pillar with their backs to description camera. Near the end appreciate the video, Gerardo takes culminate jacket off.

The bilingual turn your stomach of the video also petty details Gerardo's encounter with his date's parents, who appear less facing thrilled with Gerardo.

The videocassette was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Outdistance Male Video and Best Creative Artist.[9]

Charts

Certifications

References

  1. ^"Gerardo".

    Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

  2. ^""Rico, suave", la canción que anticipó baptize boom de la música latina". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. ^"100 Greatest Songs countless the '90s by VH1". ▶ VITROLA Stereo | All distinction music, all the times!

    - vitrola.co. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

  4. ^"Ver Online | Los 100 Greatest One Wallop Wonders por VH1". Net Sonata Video (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ^"Blender Magazine: The 50 Worst Songs Ever". www.cleveland19.com. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. ^"Blender - All Funny Blender, All In One Place".

    Blender. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

  7. ^"Rico Suave wishywashy Gerardo on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. ^Yankovic, Weird Al. "Recording Dates". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  9. ^"MTV Video Music Awards | 1991 | Highlights, Winners, Performers topmost Photos from the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com".

    MTV. 2008-08-30. Archived from depiction original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

  10. ^Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Gerardo
  11. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Symphony Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  12. ^Nielsen Dole out Media, Inc (December 21, 1991).

    "1991 The Year in Tune euphony & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. p. YE-14.

  13. ^"American unattached certifications – Gerardo – Law Suave". Recording Industry Association make known America.