carlos gardel wrote the song no me queda mas.
who wrote the song no me queda mas?
carlos gardel
"no me queda más" ("there's nothing left for me") is a song by american singer selena on her fourth studio album, "amor prohibido". it was released as the third single from the album in october 1994 by emi latin. "no me queda más" was written by ricky vela, and production was handled by selena's brother a.b. quintanilla. a downtempo mariachi and pop ballad, "no me queda más" portrays the ranchera storyline of a woman in agony after the end of a relationship. its lyrics express an unrequited love, the singer wishing the best for her former lover and his new partner.
no me queda más
"billboard" announced that a new airplay-measuring system for its music charts would be based on nielsen ratings beginning on november 12, 1994. "no me queda más" entered the us hot latin songs chart at number 40 on that date, and selena's "bidi bidi bom bom" remained at number one. on november 19, the song rose to number ten on that chart and subsequently debuted on the us regional mexican airplay chart at number seven. the following week, it climbed to the fifth and fourth positions on the hot latin songs and regional mexican airplay charts, respectively. "billboard" contributor john lannert, noting that three different songs had topped the hot latin songs chart since the inception of the nielsen-rating system, predicted that luis miguel's number one single "la media vuelta" could be unseated by "no me queda más". the following week, "la media vuelta" remained atop the chart and "no me queda más" rose to number two. "no me queda más" topped the regional mexican airplay chart for three consecutive weeks beginning on december 3, selena's first number one on that chart. the song peaked at number one on the hot latin songs chart on december 17, her third consecutive number one. it debuted at number 13 on the us latin pop songs chart on january 7, 1995, remaining atop the hot latin songs chart. the song reclaimed the number-one spot on the regional mexican airplay chart for january 14, unseating la mafia's "me duele estar solo". la mafia displaced "no me queda más" from the top of the regional mexican airplay and hot latin songs charts on january 21, ending the song's five-week reign on the latter. the following week, "no me queda más" regained the top of both charts. on february 4, it fell to number two on the regional mexican airplay chart and retained the top spot on the hot latin songs chart for its seventh nonconsecutive week. it was displaced from the top of the hot latin songs chart on february 11 by grupo bronco's "que no me olvide". it was the most popular song from "amor prohibido" on mexican radio.
no me queda más