Recorded 2011 Label Fonovisa | Genre Latin pop & Banda | |
Released August 28, 2011 (2011-08-28) Format Promo single, Digital download Length 4:12 (Pop version)
4:03 (Banda version) | ||
"A Cambio de Que" (In Exchange for What) is a song written by Xavier Santos Córtes and first performed by Mexican singer Marisela from her studio album Completamente Tuya. The song has been covered by several artists which have ranked on the music charts. Latin pop band Corvo covered the song in 1999 which reached #18 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. Mexican band Palomo's cover peaked at #31 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart. American singer Huey Dunbar recorded "A Cambio de Que" on his debut studio album Yo Si Me Enamore (2001). This version peaked at #16 on the Tropical Songs chart. Mexican duranguense band Alacranes Musical covered the song on the album of the same name in 2004 which reached #25 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart.
Jenni Rivera version
In 2011, Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera covered "A Cambio de Que" on her twelfth studio album Joyas Prestadas. She recorded the song in Latin pop and banda for both the pop and banda versions of Joyas Prestadas. Both versions of "A Cambio de Qué" were released as the second single from the album on August 29, 2011. In the United States, the song peaked at number forty-nine on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and number twenty-one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart. The song was awarded a Lo Nuestro award for Pop Song of the Year.