"Las Qué Se Ponen Bien La Falda" | ||||
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Single by María José featuring Ivy Queen | ||||
from the album Habla Ahora | ||||
Released | 9 May 2016 | |||
Format | Radio airplay, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Reggaetón, latin pop | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | OCESA Seitrack | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rafael Esparza, Yoel Henriquez, Jorge Guadalupe, Martha Pesante, Andres Saavedra | |||
Producer(s) | Elliot "El Mago De Oz" | |||
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"Las Qué Se Ponen Bien La Falda", also known as "#LQSPBLF," is a song by Mexican recording artist María José, from her fifth studio album, Habla Ahora (2016). The song features vocals performed by Puerto Rican recording artist Ivy Queen. It was released as the lead single from the album via airplay on 9 May 2016 and as a digital download on 13 May 2016. A music video for the song was recorded in Miami in April 2016.
Musically, the song ventures into the genres of reggaeton and urban music, while the lyrics speak of female empowerment and gender violence. The song was met with generally favorable criticism, with critics complementing both the collaboration of the two artists and their lyricism. Upon release, the song debuted at number five in Mexico, with an audience impression of fifteen million. In the United States, the song peaked at number twenty-nine on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.
A remixed version of the song was released on the album featuring new lyrics by both José and Queen.
In 2012, José released her fourth studio album, De Noche, which was very successful. "Tú Ya Sabes A Mí" served as the lead single for the album. In 2014, José became impregnated by her husband, later taking hiatus from her musical career to focus on her baby. In 2015, José embarked on a tour with OV7 and Kabah. Following the split between her and the two groups, she then began recording material for her future studio project.
At a presentation in Hermosillo, Mexico, she announced the release of the song. José premiered snippets of the song on her social networks in April 2016. On 30 April 2016, a preview of the song was posted on José's official YouTube and VEVO accounts. "Las Qué Se Ponen Bien La Falda" was released as the lead single from José's upcoming untitled fifth studio album. It was sent to radio on 9 May 2016. The same day, a lyric video for the song was uploaded on José's official YouTube account. The album will be promoted by a tour in August 2016, with the album following in September 2016.
Musically, José ventures into the genre of reggaetón and urban music on "Las Qué Se Ponen Bien La Falda". According to Lena Hensen from People En Español, the chemistry between the two artists can be felt on the song.Univision claimed the song to be an "explosive collaboration". Lyrically, the song defends, and brings empowerment to women. According to an editor for the Mexican journal El Imparcial, the song "responds to all the criticism that has been made in relation to gender violence. José claimed the genres of reggaeton and urban music to be genres where the artists portray females negatively, reaffirming that in all cases, this was not true. The Mexican newspaper La Verdad de Tamaulipas stated that the song did not speak bad about men, "however reaffirmed the power of the female gender, which has been discriminated against throughout history".