No Tengo Dinero (Juan Gabriel song)

"No Tengo Dinero"
Single by Juan Gabriel
from the album El Alma Joven
Language	Spanish
English title	"I Don't Have Money"
Written	1970
Released	May 14, 1971
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:06
Label	RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Juan Gabriel

"No Tengo Dinero" (in English: "I Don't Have Money") is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel, released in 1971 on his debut studio album, El Alma Joven. The song is an original composition by Gabriel. The title track was released as a single in 1971 and is Gabriel's debut single.

The song was met with instant success and was a breakthrough for Gabriel, becoming his first hit.[1]

Kumbia Kings version

"No Tengo Dinero"
Single by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio
from the album 4
Released	January 14, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Cumbia music
Length	4:55
Label	EMI Latin
Songwriter(s)	Juan Gabriel
Producer(s)	A.B. Quintanilla III Cruz Martínez
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings singles chronology
"La Cucaracha" (2002) "No Tengo Dinero" (2003) "Insomnio" (2003)
Juan Gabriel singles chronology
"Inocente Pobre Amigo" (2001) "No Tengo Dinero" (2003) "Inocente de Ti" (2003)
El Gran Silencio singles chronology
"No Tengo Dinero" (2003)

In 2003, Mexican-American group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings covered "No Tengo Dinero" which was released as the first single from their album titled 4. Featuring Juan Gabriel and El Gran Silencio, the song was given a Lo Nuestro award for Regional Mexican Song of the Year.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3]	5
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[4]	6

Juanes version

In 2021, Colombian singer Juanes covered the song. It peaked the Mexican Airplay Chart.[5]

Chart performance

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Mexican Airplay Chart	1

References

1. Miranda, Carolina (2016-08-30). "Juan Gabriel was a songwriter who knew how to channel the struggles of modern life and the hurt of the wounded". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
2. "Lo Nuestro 2004 - Historia de Premio lo Nuestro". Univision. 2001-11-16. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
3. "Los Kumbia Kings Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Los Kumbia Kings Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard.
5. "Charts monitorLATINO: Las mejores canciones por país".