No One to Depend On

"No One to Depend On"
Single by Santana
from the album Santana III
Released	1972
Genre	Samba rock
Length	5:31
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Coke Escovedo, Gregg Rolie, Mike Carabello
Santana singles chronology
"Everybody's Everything" (1971) "No One to Depend On" (1972) "Europa" (1976)

"No One to Depend On" is a song by Latin Rock Band Santana, from their 1971 album, Santana III. It is the second track on the first disc of the album and was released as its second single.

The song is very instrumentally based, with numerous bass and guitar riffs and a long instrumental introduction. The vocals start after 56 seconds. At the start of the song, a man can be heard saying something in Spanish*. The song is famous for its "call and response" passage between the guitar and the bass.

The single reached no.36 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Santana's 15th most successful song.

A live version of the song features on the 2009 videogame, Guitar Hero 5, in which Carlos Santana is a guest character.

The main melody of the song is taken from Willie Bobo's "Spanish Grease" (1965)

• A common belief that what is being said is "Salpica, que caiga." It is being said by Santana himself to the other musicians about the style (rhythm or "feel") to play the song.