Oye Mujer

For the Aterciopelados song, see Oye (Aterciopelados album).
"Oye Mujer"
Text showing "Raymix" and "Latin Stylish Music" in front of a black background.
Single by Raymix
from the album Oye Mujer
LanguageSpanish
English title"Hey Woman"
Released13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)
GenreElectrocumbia[1]
Length4:19
LabelUniversal Music Latin Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Edmundo Gómez Moreno
Producer(s)Raymix
Raymix singles chronology
"Oye Mujer"
(2015) 		"¿Dónde Estarás?"
(2018)
Audio sample
Raymix - "Oye Mujer"
Music video
"Oye Mujer" on YouTube

"Oye Mujer" is the debut single by Mexican musician Raymix, which was originally self-released on 13 November 2015,[2] later re-released through Universal Music Latin Entertainment, as the lead single and title track from his 2018 album of the same name.[1] A remix version with Colombian singer Juanes was released in 24 April 2018.[3]

Background and release

In 2013, while at a NASA education internship, Raymix would start listening to Mexican cumbias and it led to him composing "Oye Mujer", a year later.[4] The song's music video was released on 20 September 2015 and the song was released as a standalone single two months later. Upon release, the song would eventually become popular among sonideros and had been illegally distributed in tianguis markets.[5]

Critical reception

Writing for WARP Magazine, Oscar Adame stated that "Oye Mujer" has an "innovative instrumental base" and compared it with the sound of Celso Piña and Chico Che.[6]

Commercial performance

Following the release of the remix version of "Oye Mujer", with Juanes, the song began debuting on charts in the United States in 2018. It peaked atop the US Regional Mexican Airplay chart, on the issue dated 5 May 2018, while on the US Tropical Airplay chart, it peaked atop on the issue dated 21 May 2018 and stood atop the chart for 12 consecutive weeks. It also peaked at number five on the US Latin Airplay chart.[7] In 2020, the song was certified 14× Platinum, in the Latin field, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8]

In Mexico, "Oye Mujer" was certified Diamond+2× Platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON).[9] The song also peaked at number nine on the Billboard Mexico Airplay chart,[10] while it peaked at number two on Mexico Popular Airplay[11] and number 33 on Mexico Español Airplay.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Oye Mujer"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[10] 9
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[13] 6
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[14] 7
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[15] 5
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[16] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[17] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Oye Mujer"
Chart (2018) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[18] 13

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[9] Diamond+2× Platinum 420,000‡
United States (RIAA)[8] 14× Platinum (Latin) 840,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Roiz, Jessica (11 October 2018). "Raymix Interview: Talks Latin AMAs Nods & What Comes After 'Oye Mujer'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ Leight, Elias (11 May 2018). "Raymix, Becky G Lead Cumbia's Resurgence on Latin Radio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Raymix Premieres 'Oye Mujer' Remix with Juanes: Exclusive". Billboard. 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Raymix" (in Spanish). Insomniac. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ González Castillo, Alejandro (11 July 2018). "Raymix: ¿Un ingeniero de la NASA haciendo electrocumbia?" [Raymix: A NASA engineer playing electrocumbia?]. Vice (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ Adame, Oscar (11 August 2020). "#WARPPresenta: Entrevista con Raymix, de la NASA a la electrocumbia solo hay un paso" [#WARPPresents: Interview with Raymix, there is only one step from NASA to electrocumbia]. WARP Magazine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ Bustios, Pamela (4 May 2018). "Raymix Earns First No. 1 on Regional Mexican Songs Chart With 'Oye Mujer'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "American single certifications – Raymix – Oye Mujer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 4 March 2024. Type Raymix in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Oye Mujer in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  10. ^ a b "Raymix Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Mexico Popular Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Mexico Español Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Raymix Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.