"Suave y Sutil"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Deseo
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)[1]
Recorded2018
Genre
Length3:30
LabelUniversal Music Spain
Songwriter(s)Xabi San Martin
Producer(s)Andrés Torres & Mauricio Rengifo
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Desire (Me Tienes Loquita)"
(2018) 		"Suave y Sutil"
(2018) 		"Ya No Me Engañas"
(2019)
Music video
"Suave Y Sutil" on YouTube

"Suave Y Sutil" is a song recorded by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. It was released on September 7, 2018 through Universal Music Group as the fifth single from Rubio's eleventh studio album, Deseo (2018). The song was written by Xabi San Martín from La Oreja de Van Gogh, who work written Rubio's hit single "Ni Una Sola Palabra" in mid-2000s. "Suave Y Sutil" has been described as a pop-rock-tinged ballad and a powerful lyrics, and was produced by the duo Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, who were nominated at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, for his work in "Suave Y Sutil" and others Latin pop songs.[2]

Critical reception

Several media music called the song "empowering", and compared the lyrics with La Oreja de Van Gogh's music.[3] Jordi Bardaji from Jenesaispop calling "Suave Y Sutil" a "melodic song" that La Oreja embrace on their works.[4] According to Los 40, "Paulina repeats the formula that has worked so well in other songs such as Ni Una Sola Palabra: almost whispered verses and catchy choruses, and we love it!".[5] Others digital media noted the song "fits perfectly with the style and [her] personality,"[6] and considered "Suave Y Sutil" is "practically a revision" of "Ni Una Sola Palabra", following the same sound key in pop-rock.[7]

Music video

The music video for "Suave Y Sutil" was directed by Mike Garcia and produced by Devon Libran and Axis3 Studios, and was filmed in Los Angeles.[8] The Victorian era-style video "represents female empowerment"[9] and shows Rubio with jewelry and clothing from that time. Rafa Sanchez from Cadena Dial explained that in the music video Rubio "shows herself as a strong woman" and made a parallelism with the singer's personal life assuring, "to completely consuming him , he[r lover] becomes a stone."[10] It reminds the final scena of the video, when Rubio's lover become a stone when hi gazed into her eyes. A reference from Greek mythology about Medusa, an element that she used in "Él Me Engañó" music video.

It premiered on YouTube on October 12, 2018.

Track listing

  1. "Suave Y Sutil" – 3:30

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ecuador (National-Report)[12] 24
Spain Physical/Digital Songs (PROMUSICAE)[13] 18
US Latin Pop Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[14] 12
Venezuela (National-Report)[15] 92

References

  1. ^ "'Suave y Sutil' Paulina Rubio estrena canción". www.wipy.tv. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Gallardo, David. "Paulina Rubio: "La mujer es una heroína, no una víctima"" (in Spanish). EuropaPress. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ Bardají, Jordi. "Paulina Rubio une a los autores de 'Teléfono' y a Xabier de La Oreja en 'Suave y sutil'" (in Spanish). Jenesaispop. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ A. Palao (28 September 2018). "Nuevas canciones de septiembre de 2018" (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Paulina Rubio tienen un estreno "Suave y Sutil"". entrefans.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "'Deseo', 7 años de espera para un disco que sirve a Paulina de recopilatorio". odiomalley.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Axis3Studios". axis3studios.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Paulina Rubio Unveils The Cover For Her New Single "Suave Y Sutil"". paulinarubio.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  10. ^ Sánchez, Rafa. "VIDEO CLIP Paulina Rubio – Suave y sutil". www.cadenadial.com. Cadena Dial. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Suave Y Sutil by Paulina Rubio". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Ecuador" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Spain Digital & Physical Songs Sales". spanishcharts.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Paulina Rubio - Chart History (Billboard)". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Venezuela" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
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