Hasta la Raíz

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"Hasta la Raíz" (transl. "Down to the Root") is a song by Mexican recording artist Natalia Lafourcade, the first track on her 2015 studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on January 6, 2015, through Sony Music Mexico. After attaining success from her previous album, Mujer Divina – Homenaje a Agustín Lara, a tribute to Mexican singer-songwriter Agustín Lara, Lafourcade decided to record an album with original recordings. Lafourcade spent three years writing, searching for inspiration in different cities, resulting in songs with personal feelings regarding love. Lafourcade wrote the song with Mexican artist Leonel García and produced it with Argentine musician Cachorro López. "Hasta la Raíz" received positive reviews from music critics and achieved commercial success, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Latin Pop Songs chart in the United States and number five in Mexico. Its music video, directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and filmed at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, featured 300 fans who responded to an open invitation posted by Lafourcade on social media. The video was included in Latin Post's list of the 10 best Latin music videos of 2015. At the 16th Latin Grammy Awards, "Hasta la Raíz" won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Alternative Song. In 2025, Rolling Stone ranked it as the 2nd greatest Spanish-language song of the 21st century.