Mentirosa (Mellow Man Ace song)

Mentirosa (Mellow Man Ace song)
"Mentirosa"
Single by Mellow Man Ace
from the album Escape from Havana
B-side "Welcome to My Groove"
Released March 9, 1990
Format Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Recorded 1989
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:20
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Ulpiano Reyes, Clarence "Sonny" Henry
Producer Tony G
Mellow Man Ace chronology
"Rhyme Fighter"
(1989)
"Mentirosa"
(1990)
"If You Were Mine"
(1990)

"Mentirosa" is a single by Mellow Man Ace from his debut album, Escape from Havana.

Using a sample of Santana's "Evil Ways", "Mentirosa" was one of the first songs produced by Tony G, with scratches provided by Tony's younger brother Julio G. The song became Ace's only top 40 single, reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending 24 weeks on the chart. In addition, the song earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and reached No. 99 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990.[1] The song is in Spanglish.

Contents

Single track listing

  1. "Mentirosa" (Radio Edit)- 4:16
  2. "Mentirosa" (Extended Remix)- 6:08
  3. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's House Of Trix Mix)- 4:30
  4. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Deep House Mix)- 5:45
  5. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Hip House Mix)- 5:56
  6. "Welcome to My Groove" (Latin Hip House Mix)- 5:13

Charts

Peak Positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 14
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 60
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 15
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 10
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 34

Year-End charts

End of year chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 99

References


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