The young duo, Mau y Ricky, sons of music icon Ricardo Montaner, have released the album's first single, "Voy Que Quemo," a song they decided best represents the music that is coming out in the LP, expected to release in July. "After writing so many songs, it just seemed natural to start recording an album," Ricky, 25, tells Billboard, speaking on behalf of the duo since Mau was on vocal rest. "We have 10 songs and an 11th that is an instrumental track. 'Voy Que Quemo' seemed like the best song to release first, and we're feeling super excited and nervous."
Mau y Ricky partnered with Latin Grammy winner Julio Reyes Copello to produce their album and credit him for allowing them to grow artistically and teach them about following their intuition. "We've grown as producers and songwriters, thanks to him. We also learned that the intuition of an artist is so important and it's something that needs to be respected because your intuition will differentiate you from others. We learned to write for ourselves and put out songs that will represent who we are."
And that's exactly what Mau y Ricky did. They followed their intuition after listening to their song "Arte" which was almost going to be pitched to Wisin, but Ricky says, "It didn't feel right for another artist to sing this song." Another man they have to thank for guiding them since they started composing at a very young age is their father, who has written hit singles like "La Cima del Cielo," "Déjame Llorar" and "Me Va a Extrañar."
"We've written songs together, so working with him helps you grow a lot because he's a very hard critic. Every song I've written since I was 8 years old, I'd run it by him and he'd give me feedback. He actually just heard the final product of our album and he loved it, thank God. But the best thing is that he's a fan of ours and we're huge fans of him. Yeah, he's my dad, but I'm a huge Ricardo Montaner fan."
Besides a new album, Mau y Ricky fans can expect to see them onstage soon as they go out on tour. "We haven't toured in such a long time because we were busy writing for others then started working on this album, but the stage is our natural habitat and where we feel most comfortable."
22
Mau y Ricky Lyrics
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Cuando se escapa
Se viene a mi casa
De madrugada
Me sube y me baja
Y besa con maña
A mí no me engaña
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece más grande que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece que es mayor que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó (Sí, sí)
Pa' lo que saben no tiene edad
Y viene porque le doy lo que nadie le da (Ahí, ahí, ahí)
Y ella llega y me besa y vuelvo a caer
Besa que besa y vuelvo a caer
Suave nena
Tú sabes que me gusta, suave nena
Que tú sabes me gusta, suave nena
Que tú sabes que me gusta, me gusta, me gusta
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece más grande que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece que es mayor que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
Y ella llega y me besa y vuelvo a caer
Besa que besa y vuelvo a caer
Ella se empapa, cuando se escapa
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece más grande que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece que es mayor que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
Mau y Ricky
Mm, mm
Y dale play, dale play, dale play
Ella tiene veintidós
Pero parece que es mayor que yo
El colegio no lo terminó
Pero de mi cama se graduó
The song "22" by Mau y Ricky is about a young woman who is in a non-committal relationship with the singer. The lyrics describe her as someone who is carefree and impulsive, often running away to be with the singer in the early hours of the morning. She is also sexually experienced and confident, as implied by the line "de mi cama se graduó" which means "graduated from my bed." Despite her youth, she seems older and more mature than the singer. The lyrics suggest that their connection is purely physical, with the singer acknowledging that she comes to him for something she can't find elsewhere. In the end, he falls for her once again after she kisses him, indicating that their relationship is one of repeated highs and lows.
Line by Line Meaning
Ella se empapa
She gets wet
Cuando se escapa
When she runs away
Se viene a mi casa
She comes to my house
De madrugada
In the early morning
Me sube y me baja
She lifts me up and brings me down
Y besa con maña
And she kisses skillfully
A mí no me engaña
She doesn't fool me
Pues uno más uno, son dos
Because one plus one is two
Ella tiene veintidós
She is twenty-two years old
Pero parece más grande que yo
But she looks older than me
El colegio no lo terminó
She didn't finish school
Pero de mi cama se graduó
But she graduated from my bed
Pa' lo que saben no tiene edad
For what we know, age is irrelevant
Y viene porque le doy lo que nadie le da
And she comes because I give her what no one else does
Suave nena
Gentle baby
Tú sabes que me gusta, suave nena
You know I like it, gentle baby
Que tú sabes me gusta, suave nena
You know I like it, gentle baby
Que tú sabes que me gusta, me gusta, me gusta
You know I like it, I like it, I like it
Y ella llega y me besa y vuelvo a caer
And she comes and kisses me and I fall again
Mau y Ricky
Mau and Ricky
Y dale play, dale play, dale play
And hit play, hit play, hit play
Writer(s): Jesus Herrera, Camilo Echeverri, Mauricio Alberto Reglero Rodriguez, Ricardo Andres Reglero
Contributed by Jason A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@marlencm433
Aun no me recupero de mal de la cabeza y ya sacan otro rolon, sigan así los amo.
@evelinsheysheyla4493
Marlen Cisneros Martinez -
@lizbethalvarez650
Marlen Cisneros Martinez Yo No Puedo Superar JAPONESA😍 ME ENCANTA💞
@marlencm433
Lizbeth alvarez toda su musica es una bomba🔥 son geniales.
@lizbethalvarez650
Marlen Cisneros Martinez. Si Que Si❤
@carlosfarias4093
Marlen Cisneros Martinez x2 😂
@elizabethguerra7715
Pero que hace ahí Camilo!!?? 😂😂😂💖💖💖 jajaja es un amor
@jamdajher2505
camilo escribio la canción pero mau y riki la cantan
@elmerprudencio3315
😀🕯🏮📕
@marcelasaavedrazeballos602
@@jamdajher2505 como lo sabes?