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Mentirosa

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"Mentirosa"
Single by Mellow Man Ace
from the album Escape from Havana
B-side"Welcome to My Groove"
ReleasedMarch 9, 1990
Recorded1989
GenreLatin hip hop
Length4:20
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Ulpiano Reyes
  • Clarence "Sonny" Henry
Producer(s)Tony G
Mellow Man Ace singles chronology
"Rhyme Fighter"
(1989)
"Mentirosa"
(1990)
"If You Were Mine"
(1990)

"Mentirosa" (lit. "liar" (female)) is a single by Mellow Man Ace from his debut album, Escape from Havana. It was one of the first songs produced by Tony G, with scratches provided by Tony's fellow DJ at Los Angeles' KDAY radio station, Julio G (no relation, despite internet sites calling him Tony's brother). The song was Mellow Man Ace's lone hit single, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 24 weeks on the chart. "Mentirosa" was additionally certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and was 99th on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990.[1] The track is performed in Spanglish, and samples "No One to Depend On" and "Evil Ways" by Santana.

Single track listing

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  1. "Mentirosa" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
  2. "Mentirosa" (Extended Remix) – 6:08
  3. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's House of Trix Mix) – 4:30
  4. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Deep House Mix) – 5:45
  5. "Welcome to My Groove" (Hurley's Hip House Mix) – 5:56
  6. "Welcome to My Groove" (Latin Hip House Mix) – 5:13

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 14
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 60
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 15
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 10
Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 34
UK Singles Chart 99

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 99

References

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  1. ^ "Mentirosa chart history at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2010-10-30.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-30.