"Sólo Quédate En Silencio"
Single by RBD
from the album Rebelde
LanguageSpanish
English title"Just Stay in Silence"
Released
  • 2 December 2004
  • 11 January 2005 (Worldwide)
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:37
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Mauricio López de Arriaga Hernández
Producer(s)Armando Ávila
RBD singles chronology
"Rebelde"
(2004)		 "Sólo Quédate En Silencio"
(2004)		 "Sálvame"
(2005)
Music video
"Sólo Quédate En Silencio" on YouTube

"Sólo Quédate En Silencio" is a song recorded by Mexican pop group RBD. It was released on December 2, 2004, as the second single from group's debut album Rebelde. The song peaked at number 1 on the charts in Mexico and at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs Chart. It served as the third opening theme song for the Mexican telenovela Rebelde, where the group originated from. Its music video has over 36 million views on YouTube.

Background and release

Production of the telenovela Rebelde began in 2004, and the main young lead actors, Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Dulce María, Christopher von Uckermann, Maite Perroni, and Christian Chávez, were put together to form the band RBD. The group released their debut single "Rebelde" on September 30, followed by their debut album of the same name two months later.[1] Both the show, the song, and the album enjoyed great success, with the latter two topping the charts in Mexico. For the second single, the first option was "Un Poco De Tu Amor", but "Sólo Quédate En Silencio" was receiving heavy rotation, and it was chosen as the next single instead.[2]

The song was one of the seven tracks to be adapted for the Portuguese version of the album; it was called "Fique Em Silêncio" ("Stay In Silence") and released as the second single of the album in Brazil. An English version of the song was also recorded in 2006, titled "Keep It Down Low" and released on RBD's first English studio album, Rebels.[3] This makes it one of the five songs, along with "Sálvame", "Tenerte Y Quererte", "Nuestro Amor", "Feliz Cumpleaños" and "Dame" to be recorded in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Composition and lyrics

"Sólo Quédate En Silencio" was written by Maurcio Arriaga and produced by Armando Ávila. It is a Latin pop and soft rock song that lasts for 3 minutes and 37 seconds. It follows the verse-refrain-pre-chorus-chorus structure, with Anahí, Dulce María, and Christian being the main vocalists. In the chorus, Maite is present, while Christopher finishes each phrase, and Alfonso is only heard on the last line. Christopher provides backing vocals for Anahí in the refrain, and Alfonso does it for Dulce in the second pre-chorus, alongside Christian. Lyrically, the song finds the group asking their partners to remain silent during their last moments before they part ways. Several fans noted that the problems presented on the track stemmed from the other person being unfaithful.

The song opens with Anahí finding her lover awake and asking for forgiveness. In the second verse, Chrisitan feels scared and asks his significant other what he "ha[s] done wrong". During the refrains, both singers talk about "freezing" in place as their partners hug them and ask for a kiss. During the pre-chorus, Dulce asks for her boyfriend to tell her that the situation is not happening. The bridge has Christian and Dulce wanting their partners to "say that you love [them]" as they hold their hands. The chorus sees the band asks "Sólo quédate en silencio, cinco minutos" ("Just stay in silence, five minutes"), and promising to leave after giving "the last kiss" to their lovers.[4]

Chart performance

The song became RBD's first successful single internationally. The song peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs, as well as number 23 on the U.S. Hot Ringtones chart and number one on the Hot Latin Pop Airplay chart. The Brazilian version of the song peaked at number 2 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs.[5]

It received good reviews by critics and gave RBD mainstream radio airplay in the U.S.

In November 2008, "Sólo Quédate En Silencio" was promoted in Argentina and Uruguay, as well as Equatorial Guinea in Africa.

Music video

The video was the second RBD video directed by Pedro Damián. Similar to "Rebelde," it was shot in Desierto de los Leones in Mexico. While the band was shooting the music video for "Rebelde," they shot some additional takes of "Sólo Quédate en Silencio."

The video features the band performing on a famous avenue in Mexico City, extra footage from their radio station concerts, and different scenes of them in various parts of Mexico performing.[6]

Track listings

Digital download – Rebelde
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sólo Quédate En Silencio"Maurcio Arriaga3:37
Digital download – Rebelde (Edição Brasil)
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Fique Em Silêncio"Claudio Rabello3:37
Brazilian promotional single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fique Em Silêncio"Arriaga • Claudio Rabello3:37
2."Salva-me"Pedro Damián • Max di Carlo • DJ Kafka • Rabello3:43
Digital download – Live in Hollywood
No.TitleLength
1."Medley Rebelde" (Medley with "Rebelde" and "Sálvame"[7])8:31
Digital download – Rebels
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Keep It Down Low"Arriaga • Vincent "Vinz" Dery • Petter Walther Walthinsen • Nico Sereba • Magnus Martinsen3:37
American 2004 single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sólo Quédate En Silencio"Arriaga3:37
2."Sólo Quédate En Silencio (Edited Remix)"Arriaga3:43
International single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sólo Quédate En Silencio"Arriaga3:37
2."Fique Em Silêncio"Arriaga • Rabello3:37
3."Keep It Down Low"Arriaga • Vincent "Vinz" Dery • Petter Walther Walthinsen • Nico Sereba • Magnus Martinsen3:37

Release history

Region Date Version
Mexico December 2004 Spanish
Worldwide January 2005
October 2005 Portuguese

Accolades

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref.
2005 Premios Juventud Mi Balada Favorita Won [8]
2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - New Artist Nominated [9]
Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year - Duo or Group
Latin Ringtone of the Year

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs (Portuguese version) 2

References

  1. ↑ "Rebelde". Spotify. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sólo Quédate En Silencio". Spotify. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rebels". Spotify. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "RBD – "Sólo Quédate en Silencio" | Genius". Genius. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Billboard
  6. ↑ "RBD - Solo Quedate En Silencio". YouTube. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Medley Rebelde - Live". Spotify. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "2nd Annual "Premios Juventud" Awards: A Night of Stars and Premier Performances". Univision. 22 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "2006 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners". Billboard. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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