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"La Mejor Versión de Mí" is a song by Dominican singer Natti Natasha. It was released on February 11, 2019, as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Iluminatti. On October 3, 2019, a bachata remix version featuring Dominican-American singer Romeo Santos was released.[1] The song was listed as one of Billboard's seven Latin songs taking a stance against domestic violence.[2]

Music videos

A music video for the original song was released in February 2019. It shows Natti emotionally singing in front of a black background setting. The music video was compared to Gwen Stefani's "Used to Love You" video.[3] The video has over 125 million views as of April 2020.[4]

The music video for the remix version featuring Romeo Santos was released on October 3, 2019.[5] Directed by Fernando Lugo, the videoclip shows Natti and Romeo in somber settings, such as Santos being trapped in a car that is sinking underwater and Natti in front of a burning car.[6] The music video has over 300 million views on YouTube as of April 2020.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for the Remix
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Dominican Republic Bachata (Monitor Latino)[8]
 1
Dominican Republic General (Monitor Latino)[9]
 3
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[10] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 19
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 10
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[13] 5
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[15] 97
US Hot Tropical Songs (Billboard)[16] 19
Chart (2020) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[17] 41

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] 3× Platinum (Latin) 180,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18]
Remix 		6× Platinum (Latin) 360,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Fernandez, Suzette. "Romeo Santos Joins Natti Natasha For 'La Mejor Versión' De Mi' Remix: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Latin Songs That Stand Against Domestic Violence: Listen". Billboard. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Villa, Lucas. "Natti Natasha gets emotional in 'La Mejor Versión de Mí' music video". AXS. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Natti Natasha - La Mejor Version De Mi [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. ^ Fernandez, Suzette. "Romeo Santos Joins Natti Natasha For 'La Mejor Versión de Mi' Remix: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ "La Mejor Versión de Mí (Remix), de Natti Natasha y Romeo Santos: letra y video". El Mundo. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Natti Natasha X Romeo Santos - La Mejor Versión De Mi (Remix) [Official Video]". YouTube. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Bachata - Republica Dominicana". Monitor Latino. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Top 20 General - Republica Dominicana". Monitor Latino. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 General Monitor - Puerto Rico". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  18. ^ a b "American single certifications – Natti Natasha – La Mejor Version de Mi". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 12, 2020.


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