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.
Qué hacer
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Cuándo tu piel no esta correspondida.
Qué hacer cuando quien amas no te adora.
Cuando amanece el alma otra vez sola.
Qué hacer, como aliviar tanta agonía,
sin recaer en la melancolía.
Qué hacer, si lo supiera yo lo haría, pero no...
Cuándo esa incertidumbre te devora.
Qué hacer cuando el romance de día a día,
no vuelve a regresar como lo hacía.
Qué hacer como aliviar esta derrota,
y remontar el vuelo cual gaviota.
Qué hacer si sé muy bien que se me nota este dolor...
Si vivo cada instante como muere nuestro amor,
si siento que no puedo remediar este dolor,
si dentro de mi todo esta desecho
y poco a poco mi esperanza se acabo.
Si sufro cada noche la tristeza de saber
que viene un nuevo día y no podré volverte a ver.
Si ignoro la respuesta a tantas cosas
y aún respiro desde hace tiempo en que te ame...
Qué hacer, cómo aliviar tanta agonía,
sin recaer en la melancolía.
Qué hacer, si lo supiera yo lo haría, pero no...
Si vivo cada instante como muere nuestro amor,
si siento que no puedo remediar este dolor,
si dentro de mi todo esta deshecho
y poco a poco mi esperanza se acabo...
Si sufro cada noche la tristeza de saber,
que viene un nuevo día y no podré volverte a ver.
Si ignoro la respuesta a tantas cosas
y aún respiro desde hace tiempo en que te ame...
Si vivo cada instante como muere nuestro amor,
si siento que no puedo remediar este dolor,
si dentro de mí todo esta deshecho
y poco a poco mi esperanza se acabo.
Si sufro cada noche la tristeza de saber,
que viene un nuevo día y no podré volverte a ver.
Si ignoro la respuesta a tantas cosas
y aún respiro desde hace tiempo en que te ame...
The lyrics of Luis Miguel's song "Qué Hacer" deal with the deep anguish and pain of a failed love. The singer is faced with the daunting task of trying to cope and move on after the realization that his love is not being reciprocated. The lyrics convey the desperation and hopelessness felt as he grapples with these emotions.
The song describes the confusion and helplessness of not knowing what to do or how to relieve the agony of lost love. The chorus - "Qué hacer, cómo aliviar tanta agonía, sin recaer en la melancolía" (What to do, how to relieve so much agony, without falling into melancholy) - brilliantly captures this feeling. The lyrics also express the pain of missing the person he once loved, coupled with the realization that they will never come back.
The song carries a melancholic tone throughout the verses and chorus, while the melody remains simple and soothing. The song is a testament to the universal experience of heartbreak and how it can impact a person's life. The message of the song is that sometimes there is no solution to the pain other than to accept it and try to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Qué hacer cuando te fallan en la vida.
What to do when life fails you.
Cuándo tu piel no esta correspondida.
When your skin is not reciprocated.
Qué hacer cuando quien amas no te adora.
What to do when the one you love does not adore you.
Cuando amanece el alma otra vez sola.
When the soul wakes up alone again.
Qué hacer, como aliviar tanta agonía, sin recaer en la melancolía.
What to do, how to ease so much agony, without falling into melancholy.
Qué hacer, si lo supiera yo lo haría, pero no...
What to do, if I knew I would do it, but I don't...
Qué hacer cuando el silencio te ahoga.
What to do when silence suffocates you.
Cuándo esa incertidumbre te devora.
When uncertainty devours you.
Qué hacer cuando el romance de día a día, no vuelve a regresar como lo hacía.
What to do when the day-to-day romance doesn't come back like it used to.
Qué hacer como aliviar esta derrota, y remontar el vuelo cual gaviota.
What to do, how to ease this defeat, and soar like a seagull.
Si vivo cada instante como muere nuestro amor, si siento que no puedo remediar este dolor, si dentro de mi todo está deshecho y poco a poco mi esperanza se acabo.
If I live every moment as our love dies, if I feel I cannot remedy this pain, if everything inside me is broken and my hope is fading away.
Si sufro cada noche la tristeza de saber que viene un nuevo día y no podré volverte a ver.
If I suffer every night knowing that a new day is coming and I won't be able to see you.
Si ignoro la respuesta a tantas cosas y aún respiro desde hace tiempo en que te ame...
If I ignore the answer to so many things and still breathe in the time when I loved you...
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