Dame (Luis Miguel song)

"Dame"
Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Nada Es Igual...
Released 15 July 1996
Format Promo single
Recorded February 1996
Studio Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B
Length 4:54
Label WEA Latina
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Luis Miguel
  • Kiko Cibrian
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Sueña"
(1996)		 "Dame"
(1996)		 "Cómo Es Posible Que a Mi Lado"
(1996)

"Dame" (English: "Give Me") is a song written by Alejandro Lerner and Kiko Cibrian and performed by Mexican recording artist Luis Miguel. It was released as the lead single from his eleventh studio album Nada Es Igual... on 15 July 1996 to radio stations. "Dame" was recorded at the Record Plant studio in Los Angeles, California. The song incorporates R&B and hip-hop influences. The music video for "Dame" was directed by Marcus Nispel and filmed at the Mojave Desert in California and was nominated Video of the Year. It received mixed reactions from music critics who felt that the track sounded too similar to his previous pop recordings. "Dame" peaked at number two and one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Songs charts in the United States and received a BMI Latin Award in 1998.

Recording and composition
Luis Miguel "Dame"
A 29-second sample of Miguel's "Dame", the lead single from the album. AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted the song has "underlying hip-hop rhythms".[1]
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"Dame" was recorded at the Record Plant studio in Los Angeles, California. It was written by Alejandro Lerner and Kiko Cibrian and co-produced by Cibrian and Luis Miguel.[2] "Dame" is an uptempo "R&B-lite" song with "underlying hip-hop rhythms".[3][1] In the song, Miguel uses the word "Dame" 19 times including in some phrases such as "dame alguna prueba de amor" ("give me some proof of love"), "dame un mapa de tu cuerpo" ("give me a map of your body"), and "dame todos tus sentidos" ("give me all your senses").[2]

Music video

The Mojave Desert, where the music video for "Dame" was filmed.

The music video for "Dame" was direct by German director Marcus Nispel. Filming took place on 29 and 30 June in the Mojave Desert.[4] The video features Miguel and a group of trumpeters who are dressed in a black suit, black-and-white scenes with a woman, and explosions in the background. 375 kilos of dynamite were used in the scenes with explosions. Miguel did not want a body double during the explosion scenes as he "did want to leave this experience behind".[5] The total cost of the video was $250 million.[6] Achy Obejas of the Chicago Tribune opined: "There's Luis Miguel, unshaven, looking haggard, wearing a suit in the middle of the Mojave. He's not all that toned, he's just a guy: An hombre, not a muchacho anymore."[7] It received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 1997 Lo Nuestro Awards,[8] but lost to "La Aurora" by Eros Ramazzotti.[9]

Critical reaction

El Siglo de Torreón editor Juan Pablo García Macotela felt that the song did not differ from Miguel's previous pop recordings citing the song's "same sound, same musical structure, same style that has not changed a bit". He also felt that the over usage of the word "Dame" on several phrases made the song "monotonous".[2] Ernesto Portillo, Jr. of The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that "Miguel fans will surely enjoy the up-tempo "Dame"".[10] Fernando Gonzalez of the Contra Costa Times called "Dame" a "Janet Jackson"-lite funk".[11]

The Dallas Morning News editor Mario Tarradell commented: "While there's no denying the catchiness of his radio-ready, R&B-lite fare – "Si Te Vas", "Dame", "Todo Por Su Amor" – there are no distinguishing licks to separate these songs from past hits such as "Suave", Sera Que No Me Amas" and "Oro de Ley"."[3] Anne Valdespino called "Dame" a "bright, upbeat" tune" and felt it was "among the best tracks on the album". She also praised the arrangements in the song as "polished arrangements worthy of Quincy Jones".[12] "Dame" was recognized at the 1998 BMI Latin Awards as one of the best performing songs of the year.[13] "Dame" and its music video was included on Miguel's compilation album Grandes Éxitos (2005).[14] It was included on the set list for his Tour America 1996,[15] Romances Tour,[16] and Amarte Es Un Placer Tour.

Commercial performance

"Dame" was commercially released on 15 July 1996.[17] In the United States, it debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs on the week of the 17 August 1996.[18] The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States with the number one position being held off by Marco Antonio Solís's song "Que Pena Me Das".[19] It also reached number one on the Latin Pop Songs chart, becoming his fifth number one song on the chart.[20] The song remained on top of this chart for five weeks until it was replaced by Chayanne's song "Solamente Tu Amor".[21]

Track listing

US promo[22]
  1. "Dame" (4:54)
Remix[23]
  1. "Dame" (New Club Soda Mix) (6:31)
  2. "Dame" (instrumental version) (4:50)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[24] 2
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[20] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[25] 20
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[25] 9


See also

References

  1. 1 2 Promis, Jose F. "Nada Es Igual - Luis Miguel". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 García Macotela, Juan Pablo (23 July 1996). ""Dame" nuevo tema de Luis Miguel no ha gustado como se esperaba". El Siglo del Torreón (in Spanish). p. 27. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Tarradell, Mario (25 August 1996). "Treacle-down effect still applies for Miguel". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo Corporation. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Luis Miguel se vuelve a escuchar con "Dame"". El Siglo del Torreon (in Spanish). 16 July 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Amor y explosiones". Clarín (in Spanish). 13 August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nada Es Igual Para Luis Miguel". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 17 August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Obejas, Achy (30 August 1996). "Luis Miguel Grows Up And Moves On With His Latest Albums". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Univision Announces The Nominees For The Most Distinguished Awards In Spanish-Language Music: 'Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina'". Univision. 2 April 1997. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ Portillo Jr., Ernesto (5 September 1996). "Album Reviews – Latin". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Tribune Publishing. (subscription required (help)).
  11. ↑ Gonzalez, Fernando (6 September 1996). "Tina Turns The Heat Down For Her "Wildest Dreams"". Contra Costa Times. Digital First Media. (subscription required (help)).
  12. ↑ Valdespino, Anne (11 October 1996). "Sound Check – Carpenter release stuck in the '70s". Orange County Register. Digital First Media. (subscription required (help)).
  13. ↑ "Los Premios Latinos de BMI Latin Awards". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 110 (51): 36. 5 September 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Grandes Éxitos – Luis Miguel". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Cuevas, Héctor (9 December 1996). "El amor tiene cara de varón". La Nación (in Spanish). Mitre Family.
  16. ↑ "Un romance indestructible". Clarín (in Spanish). 16 November 1997. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Disco de Luis Miguel levanta polémica". El Siglo del Torreón (in Spanish). 14 July 1996. p. 71. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "Hot Latin Songs: The Week of August 17, 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 17 August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Latin Music: Top Latin Songs: Week of September 7, 1996". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Luis Miguel – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Luis Miguel. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  21. ↑ "Latin Pop Songs - 1996 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  22. ↑ Luis Miguel (1996). Dame (Promo single CD). United States: WEA Latina, a division of Warner Music Group. PCD 965.
  23. ↑ Luis Miguel (1996). Dame (Promo single CD). Mexico: WEA Mexico, a division of Warner Music Group. PCD 989.
  24. ↑ "Luis Miguel – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Luis Miguel. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  25. 1 2 "1996: The Year in Music". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 108 (52): YE-68. 28 December 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 September 2016.


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