Que Hiciste
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"Qué Hiciste" is a song by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez
. The song was written by Jimena Romero
, Julio Reyes, Marc Anthony
, and produced by Estéfano and Reyes for Lopez' first full-length Spanish
-language album, Como ama una Mujer
(2007). According to Lopez, the initial idea for the song came from a dream that Anthony had with Spanish recording artist Rocío Dúrcal
. "Qué Hiciste" achieved moderate success, reaching the top position in Italy
and in Switzerland
. The song also charted at the top position on Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
and Hot Latin Tracks.
The song was a hit in Europe and the United States where it notably peaked at #1 in the U.S. Latin Chart; in Spain
, it has sold more than 260,000 ringtones and more than 120,000 digital downloads . Lopez performed the song on American Idol
on April 11, 2007. She is the first artist ever to perform a Spanish song on the hit competition.
. According to Anthony, he dreamed that Dúrcal said to him, "Come here, get in this room right now, listen to this. This song is for Jennifer." Lopez revealed that, without any studio equipment nearby, she grabbed her phone, called up her answering machine and asked her husband to sing the melody. After a few months, Lopez started to write the lyrics with a Spanish songwriter, and finished it on fifteen minutes.
The song was originally meant to be a ballad. However, as the lyrics were being written, "Qué Hiciste" turned into "something harder, with a bit more of a rock tinge to it. It's an incredibly intense song. [...] It's passionate and a lot of fun, with a killer message." Lopez claimed she loves the song, "and I hope other people love it as much as I do."
The music video
for the song was filmed at Dumont Dunes
, California
directed by Michael Haussman
and styled by GK Reid. The video starts with Lopez driving an old car down a dusty highway
in the middle of the desert, leaning out of the window singing. She pulls over at what looks like a gas station and enters the bathroom to change clothes. As the chorus kicks in, she is seen dancing in the desert with flames in front and behind her. The view cuts between this and Lopez changing into new clothes and dying her hair at the washbasin. She then continues driving, but this time across the desert sand, away from the highway. She stops and gets a can of gasoline out the trunk, then pours it over the car. When the chorus kicks in for a second time, the car explodes behind Jennifer as she walks away. In the following scenes, she is dancing in a change of clothes in the sand, cutting between her back in the car and in the desert with the flames. This theme of a woman escaping from a man in an old car and firing it after was also the theme of the music video
of Rester femme, a song in French by Belgian singer Axelle Red
released in 1997.
This music video was the first ever in a language other than English to reach the top-spot of MTV
's Total Request Live
countdown. It was also the first ever by a female artist to reach the top-spot of MTV Tres' Mi TRL.
There is also a remix video using the Tony Moran/Warren Rigg Club Mix.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
. The song was written by Jimena Romero
Jimena Romero
Jimena Romero is a professional scriptwriter, one of two daughters of Colombian media idol Bernardo Romero and acting legend Judy Henriquez. She married musician and producer Julio Reyes in 1993.- Early life :...
, Julio Reyes, Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
, and produced by Estéfano and Reyes for Lopez' first full-length Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-language album, Como ama una Mujer
Como ama una Mujer
With Como Ama una Mujer, Jennifer Lopez is one of the few performers to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with a Spanish-language album,...
(2007). According to Lopez, the initial idea for the song came from a dream that Anthony had with Spanish recording artist Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
. "Qué Hiciste" achieved moderate success, reaching the top position in Italy
Federation of the Italian Music Industry
The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....
and in Switzerland
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
. The song also charted at the top position on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
and Hot Latin Tracks.
The song was a hit in Europe and the United States where it notably peaked at #1 in the U.S. Latin Chart; in Spain
Spain
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, it has sold more than 260,000 ringtones and more than 120,000 digital downloads . Lopez performed the song on American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
on April 11, 2007. She is the first artist ever to perform a Spanish song on the hit competition.
Background and writing
"Qué Hiciste" was written by Jimena Romero, Julio Reyes, Marc Anthony, and produced by Estéfano and Reyes. The idea for the song originally came up from a dream that Anthony had with late Spanish recording artist Rocío DúrcalRocío Dúrcal
Rocío Dúrcal , born as María de los Ángeles de Las Heras Ortíz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Durcal. Spanish is the best selling solo albums with more than 80 million to date...
. According to Anthony, he dreamed that Dúrcal said to him, "Come here, get in this room right now, listen to this. This song is for Jennifer." Lopez revealed that, without any studio equipment nearby, she grabbed her phone, called up her answering machine and asked her husband to sing the melody. After a few months, Lopez started to write the lyrics with a Spanish songwriter, and finished it on fifteen minutes.
The song was originally meant to be a ballad. However, as the lyrics were being written, "Qué Hiciste" turned into "something harder, with a bit more of a rock tinge to it. It's an incredibly intense song. [...] It's passionate and a lot of fun, with a killer message." Lopez claimed she loves the song, "and I hope other people love it as much as I do."
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was filmed at Dumont Dunes
Dumont Dunes
Dumont Dunes is an area of the Mojave Desert containing large sand dunes, located approximately 31 miles north of Baker, California on California State Route 127. Bordered by steep volcanic hills and the slow running Amargosa River, the region is easily recognized from a distance by its distinctive...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
directed by Michael Haussman
Michael Haussman
Michael Haussman is an American music video, motion picture and television advertisement director, writer and producer.Michael Haussman is a director, writer and artist, whose internationally acclaimed commercials have won numerous awards and are featured in advertising books and trade journals...
and styled by GK Reid. The video starts with Lopez driving an old car down a dusty highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
in the middle of the desert, leaning out of the window singing. She pulls over at what looks like a gas station and enters the bathroom to change clothes. As the chorus kicks in, she is seen dancing in the desert with flames in front and behind her. The view cuts between this and Lopez changing into new clothes and dying her hair at the washbasin. She then continues driving, but this time across the desert sand, away from the highway. She stops and gets a can of gasoline out the trunk, then pours it over the car. When the chorus kicks in for a second time, the car explodes behind Jennifer as she walks away. In the following scenes, she is dancing in a change of clothes in the sand, cutting between her back in the car and in the desert with the flames. This theme of a woman escaping from a man in an old car and firing it after was also the theme of the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of Rester femme, a song in French by Belgian singer Axelle Red
Axelle Red
Axelle Red is a Belgian singer-songwriter.-Biography:She was born at Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium, the daughter of Roland Demal, a solicitor in Hasselt and Councillor for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats in the City Council.Nowadays a committed artist and a militant humanist, back in 1993 Axelle...
released in 1997.
This music video was the first ever in a language other than English to reach the top-spot of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
countdown. It was also the first ever by a female artist to reach the top-spot of MTV Tres' Mi TRL.
There is also a remix video using the Tony Moran/Warren Rigg Club Mix.
Track listing
- CD Single
- "Qué Hiciste" (Album Version) – 4:57
- "Qué Hiciste" (Radio Edit) – 4:31
- Salsa remix - 4:48
Weekly charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Europe (Music & Media) | 20 |
| US Dance/Club Play Songs Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
| US Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
86 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| Romanian Singles Chart | 30 |
See also
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2007
- List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.)
- List of number-one hits of 2007 (Italy)
- List of number-one hits of 2007 (Switzerland)