Mi PC
| "Mi PC" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40 | ||||
| from the album Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual | ||||
| Released | December 1998 | |||
| Format | Airplay | |||
| Genre | Merengue | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Karen | |||
| Writer(s) | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Producer(s) | Juan Luis Guerra | |||
| Juan Luis Guerra y 4-40 singles chronology | ||||
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Mi PC (English: My PC) is a 1998 song written and performed by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group, 4-40. The song was released as the first single from the album, Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual which was produced by Guerra himself. [1] The song became Guerra's second single to reach number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Songs after "El Costo de la Vida" in 1990. [2] "Mi PC" combines lyrics and the sound of merengue to compare a woman to a personal computer. [3] In the first verse of the lyrics, the singer brags about having a computer with "a gigabyte of your kisses", "a floppy of your personality", and "a mouse that moves your mouth". The second verse expresses disinterest in various contemporary status symbols - such as "a vest by Hugo Boss", "a painting by Miró" or "the ear of Holyfield" - as compared to the woman's love.
Chart performance and reception
"Mi PC" debuted at #16 on the week of December 5, 1998 and climbed to #3 two weeks later. [4][5] The song then peaked #1 on the Top Latin Songs for two nonconsecutive weeks where it was preceded and succeeded by Chayanne's Dejaría Todo. [6] On the review of the album, Evan Gutierrez of Allmusic called "Mi PC" a "humorous and rollicking" merengue. [7]
Charts
| Chart (1998/1999) [8] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Latin Songs | 1 |
| US Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay | 1 |
| Preceded by "Dejaría Todo" by Chayanne |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single December 26, 1998 (first run) January 16, 1999 (second run) |
Succeeded by "Dejaría Todo" by Chayanne |
| Preceded by "Niña Bella" by Michael Stuart "El Cuerpo Me Pide" by Víctor Manuelle and Elvis Crespo |
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay number-one single December 12, 1998 - January 2, 1999 (first run) January 16, 1999 - January 23, 1999 (second run) |
Succeeded by "El Cuerpo Me Pide" by Víctor Manuelle and Elvis Crespo "Ese" by Jerry Rivera |
References
- ↑ "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual - Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Juan Luis Guerra — Charts & Awards — Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ↑ "Juan Luis Guerra Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual CD". CD Universe. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
The opening "Mi PC," for instance, sounds like a merengue, but the lyrics combine a subtle dose of eroticism with computer technology.
- ↑ "Mi PC — Week of December 5, 1998". Billboard. December 5, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Mi PC — Week of December 19, 1998". Billboard. December 19, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Mi PC — Week of December 26, 1998". Billboard. December 26, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ Gutierrez, Evan. "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual — Charts & Awards — Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 13, 2010.