Mi PC

Mi PC (English: My PC) is a song written and performed by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group, 4-40. The song was released as the first single from the album, Ni Es Lo Mismo, Ni Es Igual (1998) which was produced by Guerra himself. [1] The song became Guerra's second single to reach number-one on the Billboard Top Latin Songs after "El Costo de la Vida" in 1990. [2] "Mi PC" combines lyrics and the sound of merengue to compare a woman to a personal computer. [3] In the first verse of the lyrics, the singer brags about having a computer with "a gigabyte of your kisses", "a floppy of your personality", and "a mouse that moves your mouth". The second verse expresses disinterest in various contemporary status symbols - such as "a vest by Hugo Boss", "a painting by Miró" or "the ear of Holyfield" - as compared to the woman's love.

"Mi PC"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra & 4-40
from the album Ni Es Lo Mismo, Ni Es Igual
ReleasedOctober 5, 1998 (1998-10-05)
FormatAirplay
Recorded1997-1998
Studio440 Studio
New River Studio
(New York City, New York)
Crescent Moon Studios
Critiera Moon Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Kíu & Midilab
(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
GenreMerengue
Length3:16
LabelKaren
Songwriter(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Producer(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra & 4-40 singles chronology
"El Beso de la Ciguatera"
(1995)		 "Mi PC"
(1998)		 "Palomita Blanca"
(1998)

Chart performance and reception

"Mi PC" debuted at #16 on the week of December 5, 1998 and climbed to #3 two weeks later. [4][5] The song then peaked #1 on the Top Latin Songs for two nonconsecutive weeks where it was preceded and succeeded by Chayanne's Dejaría Todo. [6] On the review of the album, Evan Gutierrez of Allmusic called "Mi PC" a "humorous and rollicking" merengue. [7]

Charts
Chart (1998/1999) [8] Peak
position
Spain[9] 9
US Billboard Top Latin Songs 1
US Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay 1


References
  1. "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual - Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  2. "Juan Luis Guerra — Charts & Awards — Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. "Juan Luis Guerra Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual CD". CD Universe. Retrieved August 18, 2010. The opening "Mi PC," for instance, sounds like a merengue, but the lyrics combine a subtle dose of eroticism with computer technology.
  4. "Mi PC — Week of December 5, 1998". Billboard. December 5, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  5. "Mi PC  — Week of December 19, 1998". Billboard. December 19, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  6. "Mi PC  — Week of December 26, 1998". Billboard. December 26, 1998. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  7. Gutierrez, Evan. "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  8. "Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual — Charts & Awards — Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  9. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1999-02-13). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.


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