"Necesito de Tí" is the title of a song written by Manuel Toscano, produced by Manuel Cázarez, and performed by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández

Vicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...

. It was released worldwide on May 5, 2009 as the first single from Fernández' 81st album, released on July 7, 2009.

Background

Vicente Fernández, the biggest ranchera music performer, picked May 5th

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla...

, 2009,
a very special date for Mexican history, since its the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla

Battle of Puebla

The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862 near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army over the occupying French forces...

, to release his new single, "Necesito de Tí". After the success of his 79th studio album Para Siempre

Para Siempre

Para siempre is the 79th studio album released by Mexican singer Vicente Fernández on September 18, 2007 by Sony BMG. Written and produced by Joan Sebastian, and co-produced by Jesús Rincón, the album is a successful mariachi record. It has sold two million copies worldwide, and is one of the...

, which led to a Latin Grammy Award for Best Ranchero Album and three top ten hits in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart ("Estos Celos

Estos Celos

"Estos Celos" is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández...

", "La Derrota

La Derrota

"La Derrota" is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández...

" and "Para Siempre

Para Siempre (song)

"Para Siempre" is the title of a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian and recorded by Mexican performer Vicente Fernández...

"), and the release of his live album Primera Fila, which included his first number-one hit in the Latin charts in United States, "El Último Beso

El Último Beso

"El Último Beso" es una adaptación de la canción "Last Kiss", escrita por Wayne Cochran en 1962 e interpretada originalmente por Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders. Esta primera versión tuvo poco éxito. Cochran basó la canción en un accidente de tránsito , donde fallecieron tres parejas de adolescentes...

", Fernández recorded his new album, tentatively named Necesito de Tí, under the production of Manuel Cázarez. This single is a ranchera

Ranchera

Ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico originally sung by only one performer with a guitar. It dates to the years of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. It later became closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco. Ranchera today is also played...

 ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

, written by Manuel Toscano, a Latin Grammy Award nominee

Latin Grammy Awards of 2001

The winners of the Second Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced during a press conference on October 30, 2001 at the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California. The conference, which was broadcast live on the internet, was hosted by Jimmy Smits and Paul Rodriguez. Alejandro Sanz was the big winner...

 in 2001 for his song "Piérdeme el Respeto" performed by Paquita la del Barrio

Paquita la del Barrio

Paquita la del Barrio is the stage name of Francisca Viveros Barradas , a Mexican singer of rancheras and other Mexican styles. She was born in Alto Lucero, Veracruz and started her career in Mexico City in 1970. Her songs usually take a stance against Mexico's sexist male culture. This has made...

. Toscano has wrote songs for several singers and groups, including El Chapo de Sinaloa

El Chapo de Sinaloa

Ernesto Pérez better know by his stage name El Chapo de Sinaloa , is a Mexican norteño/banda singer....

, Rayito Colombiano, Alejandro Fernández

Alejandro Fernández

Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...

, Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...

, Ramón Ayala

Ramón Ayala

Ramón Ayala is a Mexican-American musician, composer, and songwriter of norteño and conjunto music. Known as the "King of the Accordion," Ayala has recorded over 105 albums for which he has received four Grammy Awards. Additionally, Ayala has been featured in thirteen movies...

, Lucía Méndez

Lucía Méndez

Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer that has sold over 10 million records world wide.- Early success :...

, Grupo Pesado, Jenni Rivera and Los Tigres del Norte

Los Tigres del Norte

Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...

. It is not the first time that Toscano and Fernández work together. Fernández previously recorded songs written by Toscano, including "El Ayudante", "La Casa Chica", "La Peor de Mis Locuras", "La Tienda", "Los Grandes Amantes", "Se Pelearon Nuestras Mentes", "Señora de Mis Respetos" and "Sublime Mujer". With "Necesito de Tí", Fernández celebrates 44 years of singing career.

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay chart

Latin Regional Mexican Airplay

Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...

 in the chart dated on June 20, 2009 at number 30, peaking at number 16. In the Hot Latin Tracks chart, the song debuted at number 45 and peaked at number 27.

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs	27
U.S. Billboard Latin Regional Mexican Airplay Latin Regional Mexican Airplay Regional Mexican Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with La Niña Fresa by Banda Z being the first song to reach number-one. It features Latin music information from different genres like Mariachi, Norteño, Banda and...	16

Personnel

The following people contributed to the song "Necesito de Tí".

• Vicente Fernández - lead vocals
• Manuel Cázares - producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  
• Gustavo Borner - mixer
  Mix engineer
  A mix engineer, also referred to as "mixing engineer", is a person who, once all instruments, voices, and sounds, etc., have been recorded, creates what is called the final version of a song, hence the term "mix engineer"...