Antes de Ti

"Antes de Ti"
Single by Mon Laferte
B-side"Antes de Ti" (Japanese version)
Released2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
Recorded2018
GenreLatin ballad
Length4:02
LabelUniversal Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mon Laferte
  • Manuel Soto
Mon Laferte singles chronology
"No Te Fumes Mi Mariguana"
(2018) 		"Antes de Ti"
(2018) 		"Invéntame"
(2018)
Music video
"Antes de Ti" on YouTube

"Antes de Ti" is a song by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte released originally on 2 February 2018 through Universal Music Group as a non-album single. The song was written and produced by Laferte and Manuel Soto.[1] A Japanese version of "Antes de Ti" was released on 4 May 2018 and both versions were released in vinyl format on 23 May 2018. It received a Latin Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.[2]

Background

The song was written and produced by Mon Laferte and Manú Jalil. The song was born during the Amárrame Tour in Chile, during 2017, as a product of an improvisation between the two authors.[3] Laferte took as inspiration for the song the 1973 Japanese film Lady Snowblood.[4][5] The film tells the story of a hero who seeks her destiny.[4] Laferte explains: "Suddenly a melody like a soundtrack, very cinematic, with violins came to my mind... And the song has a lot of that, of movie music. I visualized it like this".[5] "Antes de Ti" was also inspired by Juan Gabriel, Cecilia and Raphael;[3] Laferte said: "If you ask me personally, I think it is a rather personal search to need someone by your side to be happy, and it's something that I understood many years ago, but I still like this romantic idea of saying 'I was sad until I met you'. Juan Gabriel said it the other way around in his song ‘I was happy until I met you’, I love that emotional blackmail which is beautiful, which is an exaggeration to”.[3][6]

The song was presented live in the concerts at the Teatro Caupolicán, of the aforementioned Amárrame Tour on 20 June and 21 July 2017, along with another unpublished song "Cuenda Era Flor", the latter being included in the deluxe version of the album La Trenza.[7][8]

Although «Antes de Ti» was not included in the album La Trenza, only being released as a non-album single, the artist considered its release as the last track of this album.[9]

In May 2018, she published a Japanese version of the song, which comes with a video with the letters in Japanese alphabet and hepburn, fulfilling one of her dreams of singing in that language.[10]

Music video

The music video for "Antes de Ti" was published on 1 February 2019, and was directed by Laferte with Catina Alfredo Altamirano as director of photography. The clip features Japanese aesthetics.[6] As January 2020, the music video has over 100 million views on YouTube.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mon Laferte and Manuel Soto

7" single B0028044-01, Japanese version
No.TitleLength
1."Antes de Ti"4:02
2."Antes de Ti" (Japanese version)4:02
Total length:8:04
Original version
No.TitleLength
1."Antes de Ti"4:02
Total length:4:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from "Antes de Ti" liner notes.[1][12]

Vocals

Musicians

  • Manuel Soto – glockenspiel, xylophone
  • Santiago Lara – guitar
  • Angel Víquez – trumpet
  • Néstor Varela – trombone
  • José Huerta – saxophone
  • Fermín Fortiz – bass guitar
  • Vinicio Toledo – drums

Production

  • Mon Laferte – production
  • Manuel Soto – production, recording arrangements
  • Eduardo del Águila – mixing, recording
  • Alan Ortiz – recording

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for "Antes de Ti"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 2 February 2018 Digital download Original Universal Music Mexico [20]
Various 4 May 2018
  • Japanese version
  • Original
 [21]
United States 23 May 2018 7"
  • Original
  • Japanese version
 Universal Music Latin Entertainment [22]

References

  1. ^ a b "Antes de Ti" (single liner notes). Mon Laferte. Universal Music. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Cobo, Leila (20 September 2018). "J Balvin Tops Latin Grammy Nominations, Romantic Singer-Songwriters Edge Out Reggaeton and Trap". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Garrido, Mónica (12 March 2018). "Antes de ti: la balada de Mon Laferte que celebra el nuevo amor". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Townsend, Nicholas. "Mon Laferte estrena "Antes de ti", canción inspirada en cinta que fue referencia para "Kill Bill" de Tarantino". Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Cooperativa.cl. "Mon Laferte reveló su inspiración para "Antes de Ti" y por qué se siente de otra época". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b Garrido, Mónica (2 February 2018). "Mon Laferte estrena el video de su canción "Antes de ti"". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ García, Bastián (20 June 2017). "Mon Laferte reconquista Santiago y presenta material inédito | Tele 13". Tele 13. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ Garrido, Mónica (10 November 2017). "Mon Laferte lanza edición deluxe de La Trenza con cuatro canciones inéditas". Culto (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2 February 2018). "Mon Laferte y el lanzamiento de su nueva canción: "Podría copiar lo que ya funcionó, pero no me interesa" | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ Meganoticias (5 May 2018). "Mon Laferte sorprendió a todos con su versión japonesa de "Antes de ti"". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ YouTube (1 February 2018), Mon Laferte - Antes De Ti (Video Oficial), retrieved 7 January 2020
  12. ^ "Album Antes De Ti, Mon Laferte | Qobuz: download and streaming in high quality". Qobuz. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  13. ^ Monitor Latino. "Mexico Top 20 General – Del 9 al 15 de Abril, 2018". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
  14. ^ "Mon Laferte (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Mon Laferte (Mexico Pop Español Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Mexico Top 20 Pop - Del 9 al 15 de Abril, 2018". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  17. ^ Monitor Latino. "Chile General – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
  18. ^ Monitor Latino. "Chile Pop – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
  19. ^ Monitor Latino. "Mexico Pop – Top 100 Chart anual". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
  20. ^ Antes De Ti - Single de Mon Laferte (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved 7 January 2020
  21. ^ Antes De Ti - Single de Mon Laferte (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved 7 January 2020
  22. ^ "Mon Laferte - Antes De Ti". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2020.