"No Me Queda Más" has a "traditional trumpet duet harmony", using violins and guitars. Texas Monthly editor Joe Nick Patoski wrote that Vela "riffed off romantic boleros" and the song "showcase Selena's vocal range and control". This was echoed by the Lexington Herald-Leader, which noted its bolero influences. Musicologists Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum called the song a bolero-mariachi mix. "No Me Queda Más" is a downtempo mariachi and pop ballad, incorporating ranchera and flamenco influences into its sound. Problems playing this file? See media help. Behar said in a Billboard interview that the song was "internalized" without affecting the originality of its recording. The result enhanced Selena's pop-radio success and was included in late 1994 reissues of Amor Prohibido, subsequently replacing the original album version. When the song was set to be released as the third single from the album, the group gave it to Argentine arranger Bebu Silvetti to rework into a pop-style track, and Behar asked Silvetti to "sweeten" the song to boost its airplay and chart performance. The song became a classic." Īlthough the song was originally intended as a mariachi track, EMI Latin president Jose Behar believed that a mariachi recording would not appeal to the popular market. He mused, "Now looking back, she really did a beautiful job when recording the song, she had so much passion. The singer replied, "What you got there is what you got" and left to go shopping. said that during a recording session he had asked Selena to record the song for a fifth time. Quintanilla did not find the song to have any potential he has said that he later had a change of heart. After Suzette's September 1993 marriage, Vela wrote "No Me Queda Más" and it was given to Selena to record for Amor Prohibido. When he confessed his feelings to Suzette's brother, group manager Abraham Quintanilla, III, he began teasing him about it. Although Vela was attracted to the group's drummer, Suzette Quintanilla, he kept his feelings to himself. In 1985, Ricky Vela joined Selena y Los Dinos as their keyboardist. The Palomo version peaked at number six on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, while Nieves' version reached number seven on the US Tropical Songs chart. Many musicians have since recorded cover versions, including Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar, American salsa singer Tito Nieves, and Mexican pop group Palomo. It received the Music Video of the Year award at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, and the recording received two Broadcast Music honors including Song of the Year.
The music video for "No Me Queda Más" was shot in San Antonio's Amtrak station. It has been ranked the ninth-best Tejano recording by Billboard magazine and the eleventh-best Hot Latin Songs chart single in 2011. It was Selena's first number-one track on the US Regional Mexican Airplay chart, and became the most successful US Latin single of 1995. It topped the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for seven non-consecutive weeks, her third successive number-one song. Praised by music critics for its emotive nature, "No Me Queda Más" was one of the most successful singles of Selena's career. Its lyrics express an unrequited love, the singer wishing the best for her former lover and his new partner. 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. "No Me Queda Más" was written by Ricky Vela, and production was handled by Selena's brother A.B. It was released as the third single from the album in October 1994 by EMI Latin. " No Me Queda Más" ("There's Nothing Left for Me") is a song by American singer Selena on her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido.
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