Tuyo (Rodrigo Amarante song)

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"Tuyo"
Single by Rodrigo Amarante
from the album Narcos (A Netflix Original Series Soundtrack)
ReleasedAugust 28, 2015
Genre
Length1:29
Label
Songwriter(s) Rodrigo Amarante
Producer(s) Rodrigo Amarante
Rodrigo Amarante singles chronology
"I'm Ready"
(2015)
"Tuyo"
(2015)
"Nú Com a Minha Música"
(2016)

Tuyo is a bolero written and composed by Brazilian singer-songwriter Rodrigo Amarante for Narcos ' opening theme. [1] Amarante wrote and vocalized the Spanish-language song, "Tuyo" ("Yours"), as the opening theme for the Netflix Original series Narcos . He was inspired by the thought of what kind of music Pablo Escobar's mother would have listened to when raising her son. [2] The song debuted at No. 6 on the Latin Pop Digital Songs around the 2015 series premiere [3] and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.

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Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Tuyo"
Chart (2015–2021)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [4] 88
Hungary (Single Top 40) [5] 13
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 38

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References

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