What ‘Yo No Soy Celoso’ by Bad Bunny Means in English
Bad Bunny is the artist behind Un Verano Sin Ti, releasing āTiti Me PreguntĆ³,ā āMe Porto Bonito,ā āOjitos Lindos,ā and making history at the MTV Video Music Awards. Hereās what we know about Yo No Soy Celosoā and the meaning behind this song.Ā
Bad Bunny released āYo No Soy Celosoā off āUn Verano Sin Tiā
Bad Bunny is the artist behind Un Verano Sin Ti ā released in 2022. Since its debut, this collection landed 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 200 music chart, exploring different genres with each song.
āItās a record to play in the summer, on the beach, as a playlist,ā Bad Bunny said during an interview with the New York Times. āWhen I was a little kid, my family would go to the West on vacationā¦ The album is very Caribbean, in every sense: with its reggaeton, its mambo, with all those rhythms, and I like it that way.ā
As a bossa nova track, āYo No Soy Celosoā is the sixth song on Un Verano Sin Ti, earning over 210 million Spotify plays since its debut. āYo No Soy Celoso,ā which translates to āIām Not Jealous,ā describes the narratorās feelings after seeing his crush with someone else.
āIām not jealous, but whoās that bastard,ā the narrator sings in the chorus, according to Geniusā English translation. āTŠµll me whoās that bastard / Easy, Iām not a psycho / I aināt gonna make a fool out of myself, but / Ouch, my hŠµart.ā
Bad Bunny mentions Olga TaĆ±Ć³n and the Oklahoma City Thunder in āYo No Soy Celosoā
This song has plenty of pop culture references, with Bad Bunny mentioning Puerto Rican singer Olga TaĆ±Ć³n in the first verse. The lyrics also say, according to the translation, āYou and I were the Thunder and the team broke up,ā which is a nod to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
With most of the song detailing the narratorās jealousy, he has a moment of clarity regarding gender roles and politics, saying, āI get jealous for no reason and thatās sexism, hey / A slap in the face for myself.ā
Thatās especially true because the lyrics mention this character has been with other people. Still, he didnāt know the feeling of losing someone he truly cared about.
Who wrote āYo No Soy Celosoā by Bad Bunny?
According to Spotify, Tainy appeared as a co-writer for this Un Verano Sin Ti song, along with Bad Bunny, credited under his real name ā Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio. Of course, this song was performed by Bad Bunny as a solo artist, even if other tracks featured up-and-coming musicians.Ā
That includes āMe Porto Bonito,ā which lists Chencho Corleone as a collaborating artist. Bomba EstĆ©reo appeared on āOjitos Lindos,ā which The MarĆas performed on āOtro Atardecer.ā Music by Bad Bunny, including āYo No Soy Celosoā is available on most major streaming platforms.