"Pero Dile"
Single by Víctor Manuelle
from the album Inconfundible
Released1999
GenreSalsa
Length4:55
LabelSony Discos
Songwriter(s)Víctor Manuelle
Producer(s)Sergio George
Víctor Manuelle singles chronology
"La Persona Equivocada (Bolero version)"
(1999)		 "Pero Dile"
(1999)		 "Si la Ves"
(2000)

"Pero Dile" (transl. "But Tell Them") is a song written and performed by American singer Víctor Manuelle on his sixth studio album, Inconfundible (1999). It was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos. The song's production was handled by Sergio George while its arrangements was done by Ramón Sanchez. "Pero Dile" is one of the album's salsa songs; it narrates the singer telling his ex to tell other people that he was a bad lover and admits to being at fault. "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Latin Track of the Year at the 2000 Billboard Latin Music Awards and was a recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award in 2000. Commercially, it reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and topped the Tropical Airplay chart in the United States, where it spent 11 weeks at number one.

Background and composition

In 1999, Víctor Manuelle released his sixth studio album, Inconfundible. Like his previous albums, it is a record of salsa tunes.[1][2] Ramón Sanchez handled the album's arrangements while American musician Sergio George produced two of the album's tracks, including "Pero Dile". "Pero Dile" is the only song in the album that Manuelle wrote by himself.[3] The song tells of a "love hangover",[4] in which Manuelle tells his former lover to "go ahead and tell everyone he was a rotten lover and everything was his fault" and admits that "maybe it was my mistake to love you so much".[3]

Reception

"Pero Dile" was released as the album's lead single in 1999 by Sony Discos.[5] In spite of giving the album a mixed review, AllMusic's José A. Estévez, Jr. cited it as one of the songs from the album where Manuelle is a "forceful, dynamic singer" despite claiming the genre being "sound undistinguished and devoid of novelty" during the late 1990s.[2] Parry Gettelman of the Orlando Sentinel praised the song, noticing it is as "graceful as it is catchy", and that "the lyrics are humorously bitter."[3] On his book, Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook (2010), Claudio Iván Remeseira wrote that the song's "manic momentum makes the heart race".[6] At the 7th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards, "Pero Dile" was nominated in the category of Tropical/Salsa Hot Track of the Year but ultimately lost to "El Niágara en Bicicleta" by Juan Luis Guerra.[7] In 2000, it was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards under the salsa field and did so again the following year.[8][9] Commercially, "Pero Dile" reached number three on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and topped the Tropical Airplay chart in the US, becoming his eighth number one on the latter chart.[10][11] It spent 11 weeks on top of the chart and was fourth best-performing tropical song of 2000 in the country.[11][12]

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Birchmeier, Jasno. "Víctor Manuelle Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Estévez, Jr., José A. "Victor Manuelle – Inconfundible". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Victor Manuelle Is a Salsa Sensation". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "In Honor of Hispanic Heritage: The 20 Top Tropical Songs of All Time". Billboard. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ Pero Dile (Media notes). Víctor Manuelle. United States: Sony Discos. 1999. TRT 83310.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Remeseira, Claudio Iván (2010). Hispanic New York : A Sourcebook. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 391. ISBN 9780231148191. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Lannert, John (April 29, 2000). "Catch Some Rising Stars: Artist Showcases Offer a Glimpse Into The Future of Latin Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 18. Prometheus Global Media. p. 16. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  8. ↑ Pesselnick, Jill (May 20, 2000). "Pérez Honored at 8th El Premio ASCAP Gala". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. Nielsen Company. p. 123. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  9. ↑ "El Premio ASCAP Awards Arturo Sandoval, Songwriter Omar Alfanno". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. Prometheus Global Media. May 19, 2001. p. 50. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Victor Manuelle Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Victor Manuelle Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "2000: The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Prometheus Global Media. December 20, 2000. pp. YE–76, 78. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
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