Limón y sal (song)

"Limón y sal"
Single by Julieta Venegas
from the album Limón y Sal
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedAugust 30, 2006
RecordedMondomix (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
GenreLatin pop, soft rock
Length3:08
LabelSony International
Songwriter(s)Julieta Venegas, Jorge Villamizar
Producer(s)Cachorro Lopez
Julieta Venegas singles chronology
"Me voy"
(2006)
"Limón y sal"
(2006)
"Eres Para Mi"
(2007)

"Limón y sal" (English: Lemon and Salt) is Julieta Venegas' second single release from her fourth studio album with the same name. Released in Mexico and USA on August 30, 2006.

The song was written by Julieta Venegas and Jorge Villamizar (Ex-vocalist of Bacilos) and produced by Cachorro López. The song is about the acceptance of a loved one, their strengths and weaknesses.

Music video

The music video seems to be inspired by classic fairy tales and films from the early 20th century in which she appears in a forest filled with half-human creatures. In the video, Julieta meets a werewolf, and both fall for each other. They start living in a little cabin in the woods, but when the full moon comes, the werewolf runs away and suddenly becomes a very attractive man.

Mesmerized by these new looks, he goes home with the intention of having a romantic picnic with Julieta, but when she looks at him she's distraught and starts to scream in horror, fainting right away. In her sleep, she dreams of a unicorn and an old man. Two pig-headed gentlemen then escort her through a forest, while the old man turns out to be a wizard who invokes apples in order to scare the pigs away. She court-dances with all of them for a while until the real-world's forest satyr plays its horn, waking her up to find her beloved werewolf back to his usual self.

Tracking list

CD Single[1]
  1. "Limón y sal" — 3:08
CD Promo[2]
  1. "Limón y Sal" (Julieta Venegas) — 3:08
  2. "No Me Diga Que No [Boy Like You] (Nikki Clan) — 2:56
  3. "La Excepción" (Gustavo Cerati) — 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Limón y Sal"
Chart (2006-2007) Peak
position
Argentina (Associated Press)[3] 5
Chile (Associated Press)[4] 4
Paraguay (Lincoln Journal Star)[5] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 2
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 24
Uruguay (Associated Press)[8] 2

References

  1. ^ "Draft of Julieta Venegas – Limón y Sal (2006, CD)". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Julieta Venegas / Nikki Clan / Gustavo Cerati – Limón y Sal / No Me Digas Que No / La Excepción (2006, CD)". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Las Diez Canciones Más Populares". Lincoln Journal Star. January 25, 2007. p. 48. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Las canciones más populares". Lincoln Journal Star. February 22, 2007. p. 40. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Las diez canciones más populares". Lincoln Journal Star (in Spanish). January 11, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "Spanish Airplay Chart". Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06.
  7. ^ "Limón y Sal Julieta Venegas Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-16.
  8. ^ "Las Diez Canciones Más Populares". Lincoln Journal Star. January 11, 2007. p. 48. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.