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.
Tomemos Los Patines
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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El ruido ya se va
Tomo de mi caja los patines
Como quedamos amigo ya nos vamos
A recibir la señal
La luna traviesa
Se ríe con la ciudad
Seamos valientes y juntos vamos pronto
A conquistar la ciudad
La vida rápida vamos viviéndola
No seamos tímidos, corramos libres
De los semáforos huyamos rápido
No estemos quietos
Invitemos a la gente a patinar
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Con alegría y fantasía
Invadiremos la ciudad
La luna traviesa
Se ríe con la ciudad
Invita a patinar por la Alameda
Seamos valientes y juntos vamos pronto
A conquistar la ciudad
Poco a poco la noche se nos va
Hay que dirigirnos al mercado
Luego a la plaza, después a la estación
Juntos, muy juntos los dos
La vida rápida vamos viviéndola
No seamos tímidos, corramos libres
De los semáforos huyamos rápido
No estemos quietos
Invitemos a la gente a patinar
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Con alegría y fantasía
Invadiremos la ciudad
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Con alegría y fantasía
Invadiremos la ciudad
The song "Tomemos Los Patines" by Luis Miguel is a lively and upbeat tune that speaks about the thrill and freedom of roller skating around the city at midnight. The lyrics describe the main character taking his skates out of the box and meeting his friends, as they all get ready to conquer the city in the middle of the night. The moon is described as mischievous and inviting, inspiring them to skate around the Alameda and have fun without any worries.
The song talks about living life in a fast-paced manner and encourages the listeners to be bold and run free, to not be afraid of the traffic lights and to even invite strangers to join in on the fun. The lyrics create an image of a carefree and adventurous night, where the two main characters skate around town and listen to music, feeling as if they are walking in their sleep without any obstacles in their way.
Overall, the song has a positive and optimistic tone, inviting the listeners to embrace life and enjoy every moment to the fullest, without any limitations or restrictions.
Line by Line Meaning
Es la media noche
It's midnight
El ruido ya se va
The noise is already fading away
Tomo de mi caja los patines
I take my skates out of the box
Como quedamos amigo ya nos vamos
As we agreed my friend, we are leaving
A recibir la señal
To receive the signal
La luna traviesa
The mischievous moon
Se ríe con la ciudad
Laughs with the city
Invita a patinar por la Alameda
Invites us to skate through the Alameda
Seamos valientes y juntos vamos pronto
Let's be brave and go together soon
A conquistar la ciudad
To conquer the city
La vida rápida vamos viviéndola
We are living the fast life
No seamos tímidos, corramos libres
Let's not be shy, let's run free
De los semáforos huyamos rápido
Let's quickly escape from the traffic lights
No estemos quietos
Let's not stay still
Invitemos a la gente a patinar
Let's invite people to skate
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Let's stroll through the roundabouts
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Let's listen to music with headphones
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Like sleepwalkers, without obstacles
Con alegría y fantasía
With joy and fantasy
Invadiremos la ciudad
We will invade the city
Poco a poco la noche se nos va
Little by little, the night is slipping away
Hay que dirigirnos al mercado
We must head to the market
Luego a la plaza, después a la estación
Then to the square, afterwards to the station
Juntos, muy juntos los dos
Together, very close together
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Let's stroll through the roundabouts
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Let's listen to music with headphones
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Like sleepwalkers, without obstacles
Con alegría y fantasía
With joy and fantasy
Invadiremos la ciudad
We will invade the city
Vamos paseándonos por las glorietas
Let's stroll through the roundabouts
Con los audífonos oigamos música
Let's listen to music with headphones
Como sonámbulos y sin obstáculos
Like sleepwalkers, without obstacles
Con alegría y fantasía
With joy and fantasy
Invadiremos la ciudad
We will invade the city
Lyrics © Sugarmusic s.p.a.
Written by: Guido Morra, Maurizio Fabrizio, Riccardo Fogli
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