Que Me Quedes Tú

"Que Me Quedes Tú"
Mexican promotional single cover
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
Released	11 November 2002 (2002-11-11)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock en español soft rock
Length	4:48
Label	Epic
Composer(s)	Shakira Luis Fernando Ochoa[1]
Lyricist(s)	Shakira
Producer(s)	Shakira Luis Ochoa
Shakira singles chronology
"Objection (Tango)" (2002) "Que Me Quedes Tú" (2002) "The One" (2003)
Music video
"Que Me Quedes Tú" on YouTube

"Que Me Quedes Tú" (English: "That I Have You") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her fifth studio album Laundry Service (2001). It was written by Shakira and composed by her alongside longtime friend Luis Fernando Ochoa. The song was released as the fifth single from Laundry Service and the lead single from her first Spanish-language greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos (2002) on 11 November 2002 by Epic Records.

"Que Me Quedes Tú" was a commercial success throughout the Spanish-speaking markets, peaking atop the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Que Me Quedes Tú" was directed by Argentinian directors Ramiro Agula and Esteban Sapir, who also directed the music video for "The One" and the DVD Live & off the Record.[2]

Music and lyrics

The song begins with "a sitar-like riff".[3] Its lyrics list all the things Shakira is "willing to sacrifice before losing the love of her life".[3] Paste's Mark Kemp characterised the track as "spare" and "twangy".[4]

Critical reception

Griselda Flores of Billboard described the single a "quintessential can’t-live-without-you love song" and a "masterclass in songwriting".[3] "Que Me Quedes Tú" was included on best-of lists including Billboard's "The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003" (2023), at number 41, being the highest ranked Spanish-language song on the list, only behind "Bonito" by Jarabe de Palo.[3] While reviewing Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005) for Paste, Mark Kemp recalled "Que Me Quedes Tú" as one of the highlights of Laundry Service (2001) back in the day, stating that the song was "light years ahead of anything the American pop gals were doing" at the time.[4]

Select year-end rankings of Que Me Quedes Tú

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003	41	[3]

Format and track listing

Digital download

1. "Que Me Quedes Tú" - 4:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Costa Rica (Notimex)[5]	2
Guatemala (Notimex)[5]	2
Panama (Notimex)[5]	3
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6]	29
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7]	10
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[8]	1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6]	65
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10]	8
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12]	3× Platinum	180,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Que Me Quedes Tú"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Spain	11 November 2002	Adult contemporary radio contemporary hit radio	Sony Music	[13]

References

1. "Shakira songs - Que Me Quedes Tú". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
2. "Ojos de videotape". Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
3. "The 100 Greatest Songs of 2003: Staff Picks". Billboard. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
4. Mark Kemp (30 August 2005). "Shakira – Fijación Oral, Vol. 1". Paste. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
5. "Christina y Jennifer López dominan lista de popularidad" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
6. "Romanian Top 100: archive" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 28 December 2004.
7. "Shakira – Que me quedes tú" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
8. "Shakira Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
9. "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
10. "The Year in Music 2003: Latin". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. 27 December 2003. p. YE-67. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
11. "2003 Year End Charts". Billboard. 27 December 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
12. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Que Me Quedes Tú in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
13. "Power Players" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 45. 16 November 2002. p. 16. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via World Radio History.