Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.
Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.
QUE SABES TU
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Tú no sabes nada del amor
Y eres como una nave a la deriva
Tú vas por el mundo sin razón
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es estar enamorado?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es vivir ilusionado?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es sufrir por un cariño?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es llorar igual que un niño?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es pasar la noche en vela?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es querer sin que te quieran?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es tener la fe perdida?
Qué sabes tú, si tú no sabes nada de la vida
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es sufrir por un cariño?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es llorar igual que un niño?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es pasar la noche en vela?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es querer sin que te quieran?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es tener la fe perdida?
¿Qué sabes tú, si tú no sabes nada de la vida
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es tener la fe perdida?
¿Qué sabes tú si tú no sabes nada de la vida
The song "Qué Sabes Tú" by Luis Miguel speaks to someone who is inexperienced in life and love. The singer tells this person that they know nothing about the ups and downs of relationships and how it feels to be truly in love. The person is compared to a ship without a direction, wandering aimlessly without a purpose.
The chorus consists of a series of questions that challenge the listener's understanding of love and heartbreak. The singer asks if they know what it's like to be in love, to have hope and dreams, to suffer for someone's affection, to cry like a child, to spend sleepless nights, to love unrequitedly, or to lose faith.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of frustration and disappointment towards someone who is ignorant of life's most profound experiences. The singer's voice is full of emotion, and the melody is melancholic, making it a powerful ballad about love and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Tú no sabes nada de la vida
You lack the experience and wisdom to understand life in its entirety
Tú no sabes nada del amor
You have no idea about the complexities and depth of love
Eres como una nave a la deriva
You are like a ship without direction or purpose
Tú vas por el mundo sin razón
You wander aimlessly through life without a clear purpose or goal
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es estar enamorado?
Do you know what it truly means to be in love?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es vivir ilusionado?
Have you ever experienced the joy and hopefulness of living with a dream?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es sufrir por un cariño?
Do you understand the pain and heartache that comes with loving someone who doesn't feel the same?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es llorar igual que un niño?
Have you ever cried like a child, overwhelmed by sadness and despair?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es pasar la noche en vela?
Do you know what it's like to spend a sleepless night tossing and turning, consumed by worry or pain?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es querer sin que te quieran?
Have you experienced the one-sided love, where you love someone who doesn't love you back?
¿Qué sabes tú lo que es tener la fe perdida?
Do you know what it's like to lose your faith in something or someone that you once believed in?
¿Que sabes tú si tú no sabes nada de la vida
How can you claim to know anything about life when you have so little experience?
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Myrta Silva
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