"Por Mi México" (transl. "For My Mexico") is a song by Mexican rappers Lefty SM featuring Santa Fe Klan. It was released on 19 June 2020, through Alzada Corp., as part of their collaborative album Necesidad (2020). A remix version of the song, which features fellow rappers Dharius, C-Kan, MC Davo and Neto Peña, was released on 25 August 2023. A Latin hip hop song, in which it is a message of national pride, it attained virality in 2022, with a further increase in streams on the remix version after Lefty SM's death. It peaked at numbers 29 and 16 on the US Hot Latin Songs and Mexico Songs charts, respectively.
| "Por Mi México" | |
|---|---|
_cover.png) Cover of the remix version | |
| Song by Lefty SM featuring Santa Fe Klan | |
| from the album Necesidad | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Released | 19 June 2020 |
| Genre | Latin hip hop |
| Length | 3:39 6:45 (remix) |
| Label | Alzada Corp. |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Visualizer | |
| "Por Mi México" on YouTube | |
Background and release
editLefty SM released his collaborative album with Santa Fe Klan titled Necesidad in 2020. While working on the album, both rappers thought it was missing one more track, with the former eventually adding "Por Mi México" while removing his second verse from it for the latter.[1] It later attained virality through TikTok, while its visualizer also attained over 100 million views on YouTube.[2] The former recalled that the song did not have an official video, with both rappers deciding to instead release a remix version of the song, which contains additional verses from Dharius, C-Kan, MC Davo and Neto Peña, along with its accompanying music video.[3] It was eventually released as a single on 25 August 2023.[4]
Music and lyrics
editReferred to as the "second national anthem of Mexico", "Por Mi México" is a Latin hip hop song.[5] With the lyric "soy mexicano esa es mi bandera, la levanto donde quiera, verde, blanca, roja hasta morir" (transl. "I am Mexican, that is my flag, I raise it wherever I want, green, white, red until I die", the song is a message of national pride, urging a person to stay connected to their home country.[6][7]
Reception and legacy
editDays after the song's remix was released, Lefty SM was shot dead at the age of 31.[8][9] After his death, the remix version of "Por Mi México" debuted at number 44 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart with 1.4 million streams, on the issue dated 16 September 2023, becoming his first song to enter a Billboard chart.[10] It reached a peak of number 29 on the chart, on the issue dated 30 September 2023.[11] It also reached a peak of number 16 on the Mexico Songs chart,[12] while the original version received a quadruple-platinum certification by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas for selling 240,000 certified units in Mexico.[13]
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Billboard)[12] | 16 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] | 29 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] | 4× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Canción 'Por mi México' crece en reproducciones tras pelea del Canelo". Telediario México (in Mexican Spanish). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Guerrero, Diego (19 August 2023). "Lefty Sm reinventa 'Por mi México', su hit con Santa Fe Klan". La Razón de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Lefty SM revisita el tema 'Por mi México' remix". Milenio (in Spanish). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Lefty SM estrena remix de su emblemática canción 'Por Mi México'". dequeruza.ar (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ L. Johnson, Victor (12 January 2024). "'Por mi México' del sonorense Lefty SM, ¿es el segundo himno nacional?". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ G. Pacheco (3 September 2023). "'Por mi México', la canción que llevó a la fama a Lefty SM". Excelsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Azem, Gustavo (3 September 2023). ""Por mi México": la historia de la canción de Lefty SM que usan el Canelo y otros deportistas para inspirarse". El Heraldo de México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Aguilera, Tere (3 September 2023). "Lefty SM Dead: Mexican Rapper Shot Dead at 31". Billboard. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Rodríguez, Karen (3 September 2023). "'Por mi México', el tema viral de Lefty SM que es un himno para los mexicanos". La Razón de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Zellner, Xander (13 September 2023). "Billboard Charts First-Timers: Kenya Grace, Britney Manson & More". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b "C-Kan Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b "C-Kan Chart History (Mexico Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 28 August 2024. Type Lefty SM ft.Santa Fe Klan in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Por Mi México in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.