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"Fuiste Tú" is a latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 7 February 2012 as the second single from his thirteenth studio album, ''Independiente'' (2011). Featuring additional lead vocals by Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno, the song was written by Arjona, who produced it with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos. Additional work on the recording was done by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres. Lyrically, "Fuiste Tú" rounds the concept of recreating "the battle on a couple when someone starts to say 'is the beginning of the end'". The song became the second consecutive single from ''Independiente'' to reach the top ten in the US ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs, and the second single from the album to top both the Latin Pop Songs and Tropical Songs charts. "Fuiste Tú" performed well on several national charts from Latin America, including reaching #1 on Venezuela, and #6 on Mexico. The single was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. An accompanying music video was released in February 2012. It was directed by Joaquín Cambré and filmed in Guatemala, and features several tropical locations from the country, including Antigua Guatemala, Río Dulce, the Atitlán lake, Semuc Champey and the Tikal ruins. Arjona commented that he chose to film the video there because he wanted to "show the real situation of that department", which is one of the poorest in the country, although being visited yearly by thousands of tourists. As of October 2015, the video has received over 240 million views on YouTube. ==Background== ''Independiente'' is the first album Arjona released as an independent artist, and through his own record label, Metamorfosis, a company he created to refocus his career.〔(12 October 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona, de nuevo en la cima con 'Independiente'" ) (in Spanish). ''Univisión Musica''. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 Presided by Arjona and some friends, ''Metamorfosis'' is based in Miami and Mexico City,〔(7 July 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona sacará un nuevo disco bajo su propio sello independiente" ) (in Spanish). ''San Diego Red''. Retrieved 30 October 2011.〕 and also includes the photographer and director Ricardo Calderón, Universal Music México's executive Humberto Calderon and BMG's Miriam Sommerz.〔 Although the album is marketed with the new label, distribution was handled by Warner Music. Arjona commented many times, that he considered the way he decided to go independent raised more compromise than freedom, saying that "Inside the word 'Independent', even when it sounds like extreme freedom, there's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to administrate, in the best way possible, such independence."〔(4 October 2011). ("Ricardo Arjona: Estoy empezando de nuevo y me gusta" ) (in Spanish). ''El Nacional'' (Venezuela). Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 ''Independiente'' was composed and written within one year,〔(3 October 2011). ("Arjona goza de "libertad extrema" consciente de sus riesgos" ) (in Spanish). EFE Agency. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 and marks the fourth time Arjona had collaborated with Tommy Torres, who had helped writing, composing, producing and providing backing vocals. The other three albums in which the two artists had worked together are ''Quién Dijo Ayer'', in which Torres helped producing the singles "Quién" and "Quiero", and offering additional work on the new versions of Arjona's hits; ''5to Piso'', and ''Adentro'', respectively. Also, in the album, Arjona returned to his classic and trademark sound, which Torres has helped crafting it since six years now, after the drastic change he made in ''Poquita Ropa''. On that album, the artist made use of the fewest instruments possible, simplifying his sound, and introducing what he called a "stripped-down acoustic effort" of his music. Weeks before the release of ''Independiente'', Arjona issued a letter in which he talked about his past relations with recording companies. In the letter, he revealed that he entered in his first record label as an exchange, commenting that "a producer, friend of mine, told them (record label ) that if they don't sign me they won't sign two artists he had (that time )", and that he received the "minimum royalty percentage" out from his most successful albums.〔(26 September 2011). ("Arjona desclasifica los episodios menos glamorosos de su paso por las discográficas" ) (in Spanish). ''Emol.com''. Retrieved 15 October 2011.〕 ''Billboard'' notes that although other groups have decided to launch independently their works after having a contract with major record labels, Arjona is by far the most important artist in the Latin pop to follow this trend.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fuiste Tú」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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