"Aléjate de Mí" is a pop ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 song by Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 pop group Camila

Camila (band)

Camila is a Mexican soft rock group which reached staggering success in their home country and all over Latin America upon the release of their debut album Todo Cambió. It consists of vocalist, composer and producer Mario Domm, vocalist Samuel Parra and guitarist Pablo Hurtado, founded by Domm...

 released as the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from their second studio album, Dejarte de Amar

Dejarte de Amar

Dejarte de Amar is the second studio album by Mexican pop band Camila on February 9, 2010 by Sony Music Latin. Produced by band leader Mario Domm and mostly written by Domm and Monica Velez, the album became a success in the United States and Mexico. The album was certified Disco Platino in the...

released officially on May 11, 2010 through Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

. The song is also their third Mexican number-one single.

Background and release

The song is written and produced by Mario Domm

Mario Domm

Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar , known professionally as Mario Domm, is a Mexican pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Torreón, in the Mexican state of Coahuila, he enrolled in various performing arts schools, where he studied singing on stage...

. The song was released as the last promotional single, before to release the album on February 2, 2010, and later selected as second single. The music video was released on May 12, 2010 directed by Ricardo Calderon, was also released for sale on May 30, 2010. The song was used as the lead theme of the protagonists Pilar and Gonzalo in the Chilean TV series La familia de al lado

La familia de al lado

La Familia de al Lado is a Chilean telenovela based on one of José Ignacio Valenzuela's books. The telenovela was produced by the Chilean national channel TVN and aired by the same channel from September, 2010 through March, 2011, and stars Álvaro Rudolphy, María Elena Swett, Jorge Zabaleta, and...

 aired by TVN (Chile) in 2010-2011.

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Mexican Singles Chart	1
US Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...	3
US Latin Tropical Songs Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...	20

Year-end charts

End of year chart (2010)	Position
US Latin Songs Year End 2010 Billboard Top Latin Songs Year-End Chart The Year-End charts for the Top Latin Songs chart are published in the last issue of Billboard magazine every year. The chart is based on information provided by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, which collects radio airplay information...	23
US Latin Pop Songs Year End 2010	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	February 2, 2010	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... (iTunes promo release only)	Sony Sony , commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
Mexico	May 11, 2010	Digital download (Official release)

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