"Hoy Ya Me Voy" ("Today I Leave") is a Latin pop song and the first single of Puerto Rican new artist Kany García, from her debut album Cualquier Día. The song has received heavy airplay in Puerto Rico. The song received a nomination for the Latin Grammy Song of the Year. A new version of the song was included in Kany's self-titled album Kany García, a duet with Kany's musical godfather, Franco De Vita.[1]
| "Hoy Ya Me Voy" | ||||
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| Single by Kany García | ||||
| from the album Cualquier Día | ||||
| Released | 7 May 2007 (United States) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kany Garcia | |||
| Kany García singles chronology | ||||
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Song information
editThis song as of Garcia, tells the story of an unrequited love, there comes a point where one of the two people have to say goodbye and depart. "Hoy Ya Me Voy" was one of the first song Kany wrote for her debut album.[2] The song became Kany's breakthrough single. The song became a worldwide hit. It receive nominations for many awards and nominations including Latin Grammys a nomination for Song of the Year and Billboard Latin Music Awards, winning "Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist".[3][4]
Music video
edit"Hoy Ya Me Voy" is Kany's first music video. The concept of the video just Garcia in a movie set. The video starts off Kany laying on a sofa singing wearing a dress and hat. As she walks towards the camera, she starts taking the dress off, revealing a top and a mini skirt. She follows the camera while playing with her guitar name Gibson. The video ends with the face of Kany in black and white. The music video was shot in one continuous shoot. The video was made in Churubusco, México, a legendary movie set and was directed by Alexis Gudino.[5] In Kany's word, she wanted the video to be simple, a video that her fans could enjoy.
The video received airplay in MTV Tr3s, hTV, Pepsi Musica and became an instant hit on Mun2s Top 20 videos. It received heavy rotation in Univision morning countdown.
Track listing
edit- "Hoy Ya Me Voy": 3:57 (album version)
- "Hoy Ya Me Voy": 3:50 (radio version)
Chart success
edit"Hoy Ya Me Voy" proved to be a moderate success in the Latin charts in the United States, peaking within the top 25 of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and top five in Billboard Latin Pop Airplay which helped Kany win the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards for "Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist". "Hoy Ya Me Voy" entered the Billboard Hot Latin Songs at number 42, it moved to number 22 the following week and fell off two spaces the next week. The song stayed in Billboard Hot Latin Songs for 13 non-consecutive weeks.[6]
Charts
edit| Singles – (worldwide) | ||
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| Year | Chart | Position |
| 2007 | US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[7] | 22 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[8] | 4 | |
End of year charts
edit| Year-end chart | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 2007 | US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay (year-end chart)[9] | 35 |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Won | Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist[3] |
| Nominated | Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year, Female | ||
| Latin Grammy Awards | Nominated | Song of the Year[10] |
References
edit- ^ Kany Garcia (Booklet). Kany Garcia. Sony Music Latin (Cat no. 8869 196426 2). 2012.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Hoy ya se va con cuatro nominaciones" (in Spanish). Univision Online. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ a b 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners Archived 2008-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Big At Latin Grammy Awards". Billboard. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ García estrena 'Hoy ya me voy'[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kany's Single Information". Allmusic. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Peak
- ^ Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Peak
- ^ Billboard Latin Pop Airplay YearEnd Peak[dead link]
- ^ "Triunfa Kany García en Grammy Latino" (in Spanish). Esmas.com. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
External links
edit- "Hoy Ya Me Voy" music video on Youtube.com