El Chico del Apartamento 512
| "El Chico del Apartamento 512" | |
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| Promotional single by Selena from the album Amor Prohibido | |
| Released | January 1995 |
| Format | CD single, 12" single |
| A-side | "Fotos y Recuerdos" |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | EMI Latin |
| Writer(s) | Ricky Vela, A.B. Quintanilla |
| Producer(s) | A.B., Bebu Silvetti |
"El Chico del Apartamento 512" (English: The Guy from Apartment 512) is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). It was released along with "Fotos y Recuerdos" in January 1995, serving as its b-side track. Written by Ricky Vela, "El Chico del Apartamento 512" is a cumbia song with influences of Colombian and South American music. Lyrically, the song describes a female protagonist who knocks on her love interest's apartment door (number 512) and is heartbroken when his girlfriend answers it. Justino Aguilar of Billboard magazine, called "El Chico del Apartamento 512" as one of Selena's "most memorable songs". The track posthumously peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Digital Songs chart in 2011.
"El Chico del Apartamento 512" was written by Ricky Vela, the keyboardist of Selena y Los Dinos. The song was co-written by Selena's brother-producer A.B. Quintanilla who, along with Argentine musician Bebu Silvetti, served as producers. Musicologist Howard Blumenthal called the song's production "perfect" in his book The World Music CD Listener's Guide (1998).
"El Chico del Apartamento 512" is a Spanish-language cumbia with influences of Colombian and South American music. Vela said in a 2002 interview that the track was "the least Tejano music song" because of its musically diverse sounds. Musicologists Ilan Stavans and Harold Augenbraum called the song "brassy" and noticed how the lyrics are constructed in story-song form. The "512" in the song's title is a reference to Corpus Christi, Texas' former area code. The recording is written in the key of C major and is played in a moderate groove of 102 beats per minute. It incorporates music from several musical instruments, including the french horn, violin and piano.
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