"No Me Digas Que No" () is a song performed by Spanish singer

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taken from his first

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studio album, ''

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''. It was produced by Carlos Paucar and Reggaeton producers Nesty "La Mente Maestra" and Victor "El Nasi". It featured Reggaeton puerto rican Duó

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. It was released digitally on 22 June 2010 as the second promotional Spanish single. The song hit the radio stations officially on 19 October 2010.Enrique Iglesias y Wisin & Yandel: No me digas que no
RTU. Retrieved 22 November 2010 It is the third collaborations between the artists after the remix versions of

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and Gracias a Ti. The song peaked at number-one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs, becoming Enrique's twenty-second song to peak at number-one on the chart.

Background

On the album, two versions of the song were included, a version with Iglesias alone, and a remixed version with

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with whom Iglesias has collaborated on another two songs. Both versions have a completely different beat. The song was written by himself and

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, and the remixed version has additional lyrics from

, Ernesto Padilla better known as Nesty "La Mente Maestra" and Victor Martinez. A merengue remix was made replacing Wisin & Yandel with

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. Leila Cobo from

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said in relation to the song that "he (Iglesias) jumps into dance with both feet and eschews the duo's reggaetón in favor of uptempo club beats".

Live performance

Iglesias performed the song with a two-song medley, starting with "No Me Digas Que No" alongside the duó, and ending with his smash-hit " I Like It", during the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the

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on 11 November 2010 in

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Chart performance

On the week of 4 December 2010 the song debuted at number 34 on the ''

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, peaking at number 2, making his 28th entry to the Latin Pop Airplay chart. On the week of 18 December 2010 the song debuted at number #40 on the ''Billboard''

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, peaking at number 8, it also entered the top twenty on the ''Billboard'' Tropical Songs and on the Mexican Top 20.Top 20 General
Monitor Latino. Retrieved 18 January 2010. The week of 19 March 2011 the song peaked at number #1 on the US Latin Songs, becoming his 22nd song to peak #1 on the chart, more than any other Latin artist.

Music video

Development

The

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for the song was filmed in

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, directed by long-time collaborator

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and produced by Josh Goldstein. Two versions of the video were filmed, one for the version featured

, and another for the alternate version with Iglesias only. It was premiered through his website on 18 November 2010.ENRIQUE IGLESIAS FEAT. WISIN & YANDEL - NO ME DIGAS QUE NO - OFFICIAL VIDEO !
EnriqueIglesias.com. Retrieved 22 November 2010

Synopsis

The video begins with Iglesias into a car for the streets, while a woman (portrayed by

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) drives. As the first hook of the song begins, it shows Iglesias alongside Wisin & Yandel in a dark room with bright lights. When the chorus of the song begins, Iglesias, is having a drink sitting in a chair in a nightclub, while it shows Wisin raps his verses into the nightclub. Through the video, he and Wisin & Yandel sing the song into different camera takes. At the last part of the video, Iglesias is reconnects with the woman who was driving the car, and Yandel's last verse ends the video.

Track listing

# "No Me Digas Que No" (featuring

) – 4:30 # "No Me Digas Que No" – 4:08

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Notes *The chartings are from the remixed version, with the exception of Mexico, which are chartings of the Iglesias only version.

References

External links

No Me Digas Que No (music video)
EnriqueIglesias.com {{authority control 2010 singles Enrique Iglesias songs Wisin & Yandel songs Songs written by Enrique Iglesias Songs in Spanish Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero Songs written by Descemer Bueno 2010 songs Universal Republic Records singles Songs written by Wisin Songs written by Yandel Songs written by Nesty (producer)