page_title: Así Fue
section_title: Background and release
hierarchical_section_title: Así Fue / Background and release
caption_attribution_description: English: Juan Gabriel at the 2006 San Jose Mariachi Festival
context_page_description: "Así Fue" is a song written and produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and performed by Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja. It was released in 1988 as the second single from her studio album Desde Andalucía. The song tells of the singer dealing with her ex-lover after she has a new fiancé. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States and was the fifth best-performing Latin single of 1989 in the country. Nine years later, Juan Gabriel performed a live cover version of the song at the Palacio de Bellas Artes which was recorded and released as a live album titled Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes.
  Juan Gabriel's cover was released as a single from the record and reached number three on the Hot Latin Songs. It was the best-performing Latin single of 1998 in the US and won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Latin Award for "Super Song of the Year" in 1999. The track was well-received by music critics who called it one of Juan Gabriel's best compositions. "Así Fue" was recorded by other artists including Toño Rosario, Playa Limbo, and Jenni Rivera.
context_section_description: In 1985, Isabel Pantoja released Marinero de Luces, an album written and produced by José Luis Perales with the music tracks written by Perales. This was her first album in three years following the death of her husband, Spanish bullfighter Paquirri. The album was a success in Spain and brought her back in the spotlight. Two years later, Pantoja released "Tú Serás Mi Navidad" ("You Will Be My Christmas"), a song composed by singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel. According to Juan Gabriel, he was sought by Pantoja in Ciudad Juárez where the duo recorded the song. Juan Gabriel also mentioned that he was composing and producing her next studio album which would be titled Desde Andalucía. The record was released in 1988 and reached the top of the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart in the United States. Unlike her previous records, which she performed under the Spanish copla genre, the music of Desde Andalucía featured a balada romántica form of Latin music. 
  "Así Fue" was released as the second single from the album in 1988 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs in the US on the week of 18 February 1989. It held this position for eleven non- consecutive weeks. The song deals with the singer telling her ex-lover that she has no feelings for him anymore and is happy with her new fiancé. The track ended 1989 as the fifth-best performing Latin single of the year in the country. A music video for "Así Fue" was filmed at a venue where Pantoja receives roses and a letter from her ex-lover. She then performs the song at the venue where her former boyfriend is attending. In 2013, Pantoja performed the song live at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City during Juan Gabriel's concert where he was celebrating his 40th anniversary of his music career. Juan Gabriel's presentation was later released as a live album titled Mis 40 en Bellas Artes (2014).
caption: "Así Fue" was composed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel who produced Pantoja's album Desde Andalucía. He would later perform a live version of the song in 1997.
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