Mujeres (Ricardo Arjona song)

"Mujeres"
Single by Ricardo Arjona
from the album Animal Nocturno
Released	1992
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:28
Label	Sony Discos
Writer(s)	Ricardo Arjona
Ricardo Arjona singles chronology
"La Mujer Que No Soñé" (1991) "Mujeres" (1993) "Primera Vez" (1993)

"Mujeres" is a 1992 song by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released in 1992, and it becomae Arjona's first major international hit, becoming his first top 10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 1993, where it peaked at number 6.^[1] The lyrics of the song begin with a reference about God creating Eve as a companion for Adam; "No sé quién las inventó / no sé quién nos hizo ese favor / tuvo que ser Dios / que vio al hombre tan solo y sin dudarlo pensó en dos".^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3]	6

Versions

The single originally featured on the album Animal Nocturno (1993), but has been re-recorded and reissued several times in his discography, as well as being covered by other artists:

• 1999 on Vivo
• 2000 on 12 Grandes Éxitos, sung in Portuguese
• 2004 on Solo (acoustic version)
• 2007 on Quién Dijo Ayer
• 2008 on Simplemente Lo Mejor
• 2009, sung by Thalía on Primera Fila
• 2009, sung by Elvis Crespo on Trópico
• 2013, sung by Thalía and María José on Viva Tour

References

1. Billboard 2011 - Page 22 "Arjona is not only a major artist in the United States-where his top-selling release ... Arjona placed his first top 10 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in 1993 with “Mujeres,"..."
2. La Mujer Que Prospera (2010). Page 127. "Ricardo Arjona, refiriéndose a las mujeres. expresa: 'No se quién las inventó, no se quién nos hizo ese favor, tuvo que ser Dios'."
3. "Ricardo Arjona – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Ricardo Arjona.