Frágil (Yahritza y su Esencia and Grupo Frontera song)

"Frágil"
Single by Yahritza y su Esencia and Grupo Frontera
from the EP Obsessed Pt. 2
LanguageSpanish
English title"Fragile"
ReleasedApril 7, 2023
GenreRegional Mexican • norteño cumbia
Length2:40
LabelLumbre Music • Columbia Records • Sony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)Edgar Barrera • Kevyn Cruz • Luis Ángel O'Neill Laureano • Yahritza Martínez
Producer(s)Barrera
Yahritza y su Esencia singles chronology
"Cambiaste"
(2023) 		"Frágil"
(2023) 		"Que Agonía (Remix)"
(2023)
Grupo Frontera singles chronology
"Dame Un Chance (La Cumbia Bélica)"
(2023) 		"Frágil"
(2023) 		"Un x100to"
(2023)
Music video
"Frágil" on YouTube

"Frágil" is a regional Mexican song by the American bands Yahritza y su Esencia and Grupo Frontera. It was written by Kevyn Cruz, Luis Ángel O'Neill Laureano, Yahritza Martínez and Edgar Barrera, who also produced it. It was released as a single on April 7, 2023 through Lumbre Music, Columbia Records and distributed by Sony Music Latin.

The song is one of the biggest hits for both groups, as it reached position 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and was certified platinum by AMPROFON in Mexico.

The song was popular again in June 2023, after the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, broadcast it during one of his morning press conferences, known colloquially as "mañaneras".[1]

Critical reception

Wow magazine published: "It is a song loaded with emotions, both vocalists sing about heartbreak and weakness in love".[2]

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of May 6, 2023 at position number 82, being Yahritza y su Esencia's second entry and Grupo Frontera's sixth on the list.[3]

Music and lyrics

"Frágil"
A 28 seconds sample of the chorus.
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Musically it is a Mexican northern cumbia song, with arrangements of sierreña and grupera music,[4][5] lyrically it is about heartbreak, and a person's questioning of their partner as to why they have broken their heart.[6][7] The lyrics includes, "¿Por qué no tengo un corazón así? / Así como el que te dieron a ti / Porque el que me tocó a mí es frágil / Por eso lo rompiste fácil / Y yo queriendo un corazón así / Así como el que te dieron a ti / Porque el que me tocó a mí es frágil / Por eso lo rompiste fácil".

Music video

An official video was published on Yahritza y su Esencia's YouTube channel hours before the song's premiere on digital platforms.[8]

Live presentations

On April 2, 2023, prior to the official release of the single, both groups performed the song live for the first time at the Tecate Pa'l Norte music festival in Monterrey, Mexico before approximately 100,000 people in attendance. Yahritza y su Esencia were the guests of Grupo Frontera at that presentation.[9]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Frágil"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[25] Diamond+Gold 770,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "YAHRITZA Y SU ESENCIA se une a Grupo Frontera en tema "Frágil"". Wow La Revista. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. ^ tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ "Así suena "Frágil" en voz de Yahritza Y Su Esencia y Grupo Frontera". Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Roiz, Luisa Calle,Griselda Flores,Sigal Ratner-Arias,Isabela Raygoza,Jessica; Calle, Luisa; Flores, Griselda; Ratner-Arias, Sigal; Raygoza, Isabela; Roiz, Jessica (2023-04-07). "Nueva Música Latina: De Yahritza y Su Esencia & Grupo Frontera, y más". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "¿Quiénes son Yahritza y su esencia, la agrupación que está siendo criticada por sus declaraciones hacia México?". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ^ "Yahritza y Su Esencia: ¿Quién es el grupo que lanzó canción con Grupo Frontera?". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL (in European Spanish). 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ^ "Video Oficial de "Frágil" de Yahritza Y Su Esencia y Grupo Frontera". 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ^ Editor 3 (2023-05-08). "Yahritza y Su Esencia unen fuerzas con Grupo Frontera en "Frágil"". Periódico Digital Centroamericano y del Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-17. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  13. ^ Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Ecuador Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  14. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 El Salvador música". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  15. ^ Cabral, R. J. (2020-09-15). "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  16. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 Uruguay música". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  17. ^ Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Mexico Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  18. ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Yahritza Y Su Esencia X Grupo Frontera - Frágil | Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Peru Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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  21. ^ tolsen (2013-01-02). "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  22. ^ devops (2013-01-02). "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  23. ^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  24. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  25. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 1, 2024. Type Yahritza y su Esencia in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Frágil in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – Yahritza y su Esencia – Frágil". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 11, 2024.