Ahora Te Puedes Marchar

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"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"
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Single by Luis Miguel
from the album Soy Como Quiero Ser
LanguageSpanish
B-side "Sunny"
Released1987
Genre
Length3:15
Label Warner Music Latina
Songwriters
Producer Juan Carlos Calderón
Luis Miguel singles chronology
"Todo el Amor del Mundo"
(1986)		"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar"
(1987)		"No Me Puedo Escapar de Ti"
(1987)
Music video
"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" on YouTube

"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (in English: "Now You Can Leave") is a song by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released as the debut single from his fifth studio album, Soy Como Quiero Ser (1987). Written by Ivor Raymonde, Luis Gomez Escolar and Mike Hawker, it is a Spanish-language adaptation of the 1964 song "I Only Want to Be With You" by Dusty Springfield, though the song differs lyrically.

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Background and promotion

In 1987, Luis Miguel released his fifth studio album and first via WEA Latina, Soy Como Quiero Ser . The track "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" was released as the album's lead single. The song is a Spanish-language adaptation of Dusty Springfield's 1964 single I Only Want to Be with You, with the translated lyrics being written by Luis Gomez Escolar. [1]

"Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" was featured as the first track on Miguel's greatest hits album, Grandes Exitos (2005). [2] The song was additionally released as "Agora Você Pode Ir" on the 1988 Portuguese-language release of Soy Como Quiero Ser. [3]

Chart performance

The song entered several Latin American record charts, published by El Informador. It topped charts in Mexico and Santiago, and peaked at number 9 in Panama. [4] In the US, it went on to be Miguel's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, [5] making Miguel at the time the youngest artist to top the chart at 17 years old.[ citation needed ]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak position
Panama (UPI) [4] 9
Santiago (UPI) [4] 1
Mexico (AMPROFON) [4] 1
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [7] Platinum60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Super Junior version

South Korean boyband Super Junior released the cover of "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" on October 8, 2018, as the fourth track in their Latin pop extended play One More Time . [8] On March 2, 2019, they released a music video for the song as a promotion for their tour Super Show 7S. [9] The video is a tribute to its original iteration and was shot to mimic its cinematography, with the members of the band took turned acting as Miguel. [10] [11] Since its released, the song has became a staple to Super Junior's tour setlist and was performed in the Latin American legs of Super Show 9: Road (2023), [12] and Super Show 10 (2025). [13] In addition, they had also performed the song at the Telehit 25th anniversary concert in Mexico, [14] and at the two-days concert SMTown Special Stage in Santiago. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Herman, Tamar (2019-03-01). "Super Junior Release Video for Remake of Luis Miguel's 'Ahora Te Puedes Marchar': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. ↑ Luis Miguel - Grandes Exitos Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved 2023-06-14
  3. ↑ Luis Miguel - Luis Miguel '88 - Soy Como Quiero Ser, 1988, retrieved 2023-06-14
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Lista de discos con más popularidad en el mundo". El Informador. October 12, 1987. p. 6E.
  5. ↑ "Luis Miguel". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  6. 1 2 "Luis Miguel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Luis Miguel – Ahora Te Puedes Marchar". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Lee, Ji-hyun (October 4, 2018). 美 포브스 "슈퍼주니어, 남미 K-Pop 시장의 선두주자" 극찬 [American Forbes "Super Junior, the leader in the South American K-Pop market" high praise]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2025– via Naver.
  9. ↑ Jang, Jin-ri (March 2, 2019). '글로벌 공연킹' 슈퍼주니어, 오늘(2일) '슈퍼쇼 7S' 시작...특급 게스트 출연 [공식입장] ['Global performance king' Super Junior begins 'Super Show 7S' today (2nd)...Special guest appearance [Official statement]]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2025– via Naver.
  10. ↑ Herman, Tamar (March 1, 2019). "Super Junior Release Video for Remake of Luis Miguel's 'Ahora Te Puedes Marchar': Watch". Billboard . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ ""Ahora te puedes marchar": Super Junior homenajea a Luis Miguel recreando uno de sus videos clásicos" ["Ahora te puedes marchar": Super Junior pays tribute to Luis Miguel by recreating one of his classic videos]. CNN Chile (in Spanish). March 5, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (February 16, 2023). 슈퍼주니어, 남미 4개국 투어 성료...5년만 재회에 현지 들썩 [Super Junior successfully completes tour in 4 countries in South America... Local excitement at reunion after 5 years]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ Tello, Jaqueline (October 13, 2025). "Del "Sorry, Sorry" al "Ahora te puedes marchar": Super Junior se pone latino en Super Show 10" [From "Sorry, Sorry" to "Ahora te puedes marchar": Super Junior goes Latin in Super Show 10]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Super Junior: Así fue la presentación en TeleHit 25 años [Videos]" [Super Junior: This was the presentation at TeleHit 25th anniversary [Videos]]. La República (in Spanish). Peru. November 9, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lee, Ji-seok (January 21, 2019). SM타운 칠레 첫 콘서트 성공적 개최...현지 관객 대열광 [SM Town Chile's first concert was successfully held...Local audiences were very enthusiastic]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2025– via Naver.
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