"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" (English: And: If she were the chosen one?) is a song recorded by the Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. The song serves as the lead single for Sanz's fourth studio album, Más (1997). It was released for digital download on September 1, 1997.[2]

"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?"
Single by Alejandro Sanz
from the album Más
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1997
Recorded1997
GenreLatin pop
Length5:22
LabelWEA Latina
Songwriter(s)Alejandro Sanz
Producer(s)Emanuele Ruffinengo [1]
Alejandro Sanz singles chronology
"Quiero Morir en Tu Veneno"
(1996)
"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?"
(1997)
"Corazón Partío"
(1997)
Music video
"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" on YouTube

Chart performance

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 13
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[4] 3
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[5] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
Brazil (Crowley)[6] 65

Cover versions

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In 2008, South Korean boy band Shinee released a cover version, a solo sung by member Kim Jonghyun, of this song in Korean, on their album The Shinee World.

In 2017, the song was covered by Pablo Alborán, David Bisbal, Antonio Carmona, Manuel Carrasco, Jesse & Joy, Juanes, Pablo López, Malú, Vanesa Martín, India Martínez, Antonio Orozco, Niña Pastori, Laura Pausini, Abel Pintos, Rozalén, Shakira & Tommy Torres.[7]

In 2019, Super Junior member Kyuhyun sang Jonghyun's version of the song as his 5th and final defense stage for the King title on the MBC show King Of Masked Singer, as a dedication to the latter with whom he was close friends.[8]

References

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  1. ^ *Spanishchart | Alejandro Sanz - Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?
  2. ^ *"Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella?" Amazon page
  3. ^ "Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Sanz Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 1999". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "Y, ¿Si Fuera Ella? (single)". iTunes. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "6연승에 도전하는 '지니'의 가왕 방어전 무대 - 혜야". tv.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-29.