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"Pa Mis Muchachas" is the lead single of Christina's first Spanish-language extended-play, La Fuerza and ninth and second Spanish-language studio album Aguilera. The song was written by Yasmil Marrufo, Yoel Henriquez, Jorge Luis Chacín, Kat Dahlia, Nathy Peluso, Christina Aguilera, Becky G and Nicki Nicole. It was produced by Federico Vindver and Rafael Arcaute. The single was finally released after many teasers on October 22, 2021.
Background[]
On the press release of "Pa Mis Muchachas", Aguilera talked about the song saying: "“Pa Mis Muchachas” embodies the spirit of being a strong woman and empowering other strong women; the track is paying tribute to the generations before us who made us who we are, and to the present-day women around us who are inspiring future generations. This is also a song about owning who you are and accepting others free of judgment." [1]
Music Video[]
Background[]
Aguilera first teased the video with a 15-second snippet of two women walking into a party against a backdrop of guitar string sounds, before fading out. The clip gained more than 528,000 views on Twitter. Aguilera noted that the video is a "first episode of a long story to come ... This is a celebration of individuality. This is a story about strength, about how to let your hair down. About rediscovering yourself along the way". The video was shot in Buenos Aires, Los Angeles and Madrid. It was produced by Brooke McDaniel and Ade Macalinao, and its dance sequence was choreographed by Teresa "Toogie" Barcelo.
Release[]
The music video was first teased on October 19, 2021, and then released alongside the song on October 22. On October 22, it also debuted on MTVLA (Latin America). It was directed by Alexandre Moors, and takes place in a luxurious mansion. The singer portrays a mafia boss of the underground association where women "look out for each other". Aguilera's character gets betrayed by a love interest (played by Francesco Cuizza) and it is decided he needs to be captured and eliminated.
The scene in which Aguilera drinks tequila straight from the bottle and sensually dances with another woman was inspired by the 2002 biographical film Frida, specifically a similar, homoerotic sequence featuring Salma Hayek and Ashley Judd. However, one may speculate that Aguilera's character picks up a gender-nonconforming person person to dance with. The music video also features Black women breastfeeding in public, Dobermanns, female models as bodyguards, and queer dancers. A three-minute behind-the scenes footage was released on Aguilera's YouTube channel in 2022.
On October 29, 2021, MTV Music UK included the video on its playlist of "the biggest music videos" of the week. In November 2021, the video was included in the MTV Latin America's list of top twenty music videos. In December, Radio Disney Latino named "Pa Mis Muchachas" the 2nd best music video of 2021.
Commercial performance[]
"Pa Mis Muchachas" debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales on the chart issue dated November 6, 2021. It also debuted within Top 20 of another Billboard chart, namely Hot Trending Songs. It charted at number 18 on the Latin Pop Airplay, and number 37 on the Hot Latin Songs. The song received a platinum certification (Latin field) from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and reached the top tens of various Latin music markets. It was a top-ten airplay hit in Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Suriname. Additionally, it reached number eight on the Mexico Espanol Airplay chart, compiled by Billboard, as well as number eleven on Mexico Airplay, a general chart intended for singles receiving airplay in Mexico. On the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles the song reached number eighty-three.
Throughout Europe, "Pa Mis Muchachas" peaked at number twenty-four on the Hungarian Single Top 40 chart, as well as number seventy-six on the German Download Chart. In Spain, the track reached number seven on Billboard's Spain Digital Songs chart, and number sixty-eight of PROMUSICAE's official singles chart.
Track listing[]
| Digital download | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Pa Mis Muchachas" | 3:36 | ||||||||
Lyrics[]
[Verso 1: Christina Aguilera]
Tengo, y yo solita me mantengo
Pa' donde quiera voy y vengo
Hago temblar el piso (Ah) y no pido permiso (Ah)
Cuando llego no aviso (Ah)
[Pre-Coro: Christina Aguilera]
Una mujer tan dura como yo
Fue la que me enseñó todo este flow
[Coro: Christina Aguilera & Becky G]
Esta guaracha (Cha, cha; eh)
Pa' mis muchachas (Ah, ah; eh, eh)
Que se sueltan el pelo (Pelo), que le meten sin miedo (Miedo)
Que esta canción les cae como anillo al dedo (Dedo)
Pa' mis muchachas (Chas, chas)
Pa' mis muchachas (Ah, ah), oh
[Verso 2: Becky G & Christina Aguilera, Ambas]
No soy solo una cara bonita (No; cara bonita)
Tengo fuerza, fuego y dinamita (Bum, yo')
Si 'toy flaca o con curva', como sea a ti te gusta
Ten cuida'o con esta mamacita (Eh-eh-yeah)
[Verso 3: Nathy Peluso]
Consentida
Con mi antojo estoy comprometida (Oh-oh)
De mí se dice que soy
Una tirana luminosa
Yo he nacido con las uñas afilá's
[Verso 4: NICKI NICOLE]
Pa' mis muchachas las que siempre responden
Las que no preguntan y le caen donde (Donde)
Pa' las que sabe cómo son y no les cabe que les den indicacione', ey
Tú no nos conoce', así que no hable' de nosotra'
No eres más que uno que ha vivido a nuestra sombra (Sombra)
Lo que te falta a ti, pues, papi, a mí me sobra
No vas a ponernos a todas en contra
[Pre-Coro: Christina Aguilera & Becky G, Ambas]
Una mujer tan dura como yo (Como yo)
Fue la que me enseñó todo este flow (Skrrt)
[Coro: Todas, Becky G, Nicki Nicole & Nathy Peluso]
Esta guaracha (Cha, cha)
Pa' mis muchachas (Ah, ah; ey, yah)
Que se sueltan el pelo (¿Qué, qué?), que le meten sin miedo (Ah)
Que esta canción les cae como anillo al dedo
[Puente: Christina Aguilera & Nathy Peluso, Ambas]
Cuando estoy llorando
Mezclo mis lágrimas, tequila y limón
Y me levanto (Oh-oh)
Pa' mis muchachas (Yeah-eh-eh-eh-eh, eh)
Pa' mis muchachas (Yeah-eh-eh-eh-eh, eh)
Pa' mis muchachas
Esta guaracha es pa' mis muchacha' (Pa' mis muchachas)
Esta guaracha es pa' mis muchacha' (Oh-oh)
Pa' mis muchachas (Yeah-eh, ¡eh!)
Pa' mis muchachas (Yeah-eh, ¡eh!)
Yeah-eh, ¡eh!
Pa' mis muchachas (Jaja)
Yeah-eh, ¡eh! (Yeah-eh-eh)
Pa' mis muchachas
Yeah-eh, ¡eh!
Pa' mis muchachas
[Outro: Christina Aguilera & Nathy Peluso, Ambas]
Que se sueltan el pelo, que le meten sin miedo (Pa' mis muchachas)
Esta canción les cae como anillo al dedo
¡Apriétale!
Pa' mis muchachas
No, eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
Pa' mis muchachas
No, eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh
Okey
Christina, eh-eh
Pa' mis muchachas
Nathy
Pa' las muchachas
Pa' mis muchachas
La Becky
Pa' las muchachas, mamá
Pa' mis muchachas
Ey, yeah
Dímelo, Nicki
¡Pa' las muchachas!
Pa' mis muchachas
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Press release for "Pa Mis Muchachas" made by Sony Music.