Te Voy A Perder
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"Te Voy A Perder" is a song written by Aureo Baqueiro and Leonel García
Sin Bandera
Sin Bandera was a Latin pop duo based in Mexico that consisted of Leonel García, and Noel Schajris. They became one of the most popular artists after their debut album "Sin Bandera" was released in 2001.-Biography:...

, recorded by Mexican singer
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 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...

.

Song information

According to the singer's official website http://www.alejandrofernandez.com, the song is "a love declaration about the imminent break-up from the person you love"
. The track was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the "Oye Awards" in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, which was awarded to "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No
Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No
"Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" is a song recorded by Alejandro Sanz and Shakira, for Sanz's 2006 studio album El Tren De Los Momentos. It was released as the second single from the album in late 2006. "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" is the second duet recorded by the two singers, who previously recorded...

" by Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sanz , is a Spanish singer-songwriter and musician. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has won the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times, more than any other artist...

 and Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...

.

Music video

The music video
Music video
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 for this single was directed
Music video director
A music video director is driven by a given music track. These are called music videos and are then used as promotional tools for popular music singles...

 by Simon Brand
Simon Brand
Simon Brand is a Colombian film director. He has directed a number of music videos for artists such as Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin, but more recently has started directing films, starting with Unknown in 2006...

, who directed another two videos for the artist ("Me Dediqué a Perderte" and "Que Lástima"). The shooting took place in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 and Tampico
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the third largest city in Tamaulipas, and counts with a population of 309,003. The Metropolitan area of...

, Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...

, on May 12 to May 14, 2007. The plot is about a love story (starred by Jaidy Michel) and also includes Fernández making a performance on a boat.
The main performance of the song (with Alejandro and his band) is on the boat's helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...

. This ship was built in Russia on 1998 and originally was intended as a drillship
Drillship
A drillship is a maritime vessel that has been fitted with drilling apparatus. It is most often used for exploratory offshore drilling of new oil or gas wells in deep water or for scientific drilling. The drillship can also be used as a platform to carry out well maintenance or completion work such...

 and starting in 2005 was reconstructed as a crane vessel
Crane vessel
A crane vessel, crane ship or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads. The largest crane vessels are used for offshore construction. Conventional monohulls are used, but the largest crane vessels are often catamaran or semi-submersible types as they have increased...

. The aerial shot
Aerial shot
Aerial shots are usually done with a crane or with a camera attached to a special helicopter to view large landscapes. This sort of shot would be restricted to exterior locations. A good area to do this shot would be a scene that takes place on a building. If the aerial shot is of a character it...

 captures the size of the ship. For this video a crew
Film crew
Television crew positions are derived from those of film crew positions.A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the Actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for...

 of 200 people was needed.
Along with the performance, a couple is shown with romantic attitudes, but as the history develops it is also shown that he does not trust her and tries to find evidence of infidelity
Infidelity
In many intimate relationships in many cultures there is usually an express or implied expectation of exclusivity, especially in sexual matters. Infidelity most commonly refers to a breach of the expectation of sexual exclusivity.Infidelity can occur in relation to physical intimacy and/or...

, only to find out that she was not cheating on him and loses her.

The video received a nomination for the "Oye Award" for Video of the Year, losing to "Me Muero
Me Muero
"Me Muero" is La 5ª Estación's second single release from their third studio album, El mundo se equivoca.-Song information:...

" by Spanish band La Quinta Estación.

Chart performance

In the United States, on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks the single entered at number 49 in the week of June 9, 2007, climbing to number 24 the following week and eight weeks later (August 11) peaking at number 9. The track spent 20 weeks on this chart, and ranked at number 38 in the year-end chart of 2007.
Chart (2007) Peak
position
USA Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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 Hot Latin Tracks
9
USA Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 2
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