Por Mi México
"Por Mi México" () is a song by Mexican rappers Lefty SM featuring Santa Fe Klan. It was released on 19 June 2020, through Alzada Corp., as part of their collaborative album Necesidad (2020). A remix version of the song, which features fellow rappers Dharius, C-Kan, MC Davo and Neto Peña, was released on 25 August 2023. A Latin hip hop song, in which it is a message of national pride, it attained virality in 2022, with a further increase in streams on the remix version after Lefty SM's death. It peaked at numbers 29 and 16 on the US Hot Latin Songs and Mexico Songs charts, respectively.

Background and release
Lefty SM released his collaborative album with Santa Fe Klan titled Necesidad in 2020. While working on the album, both rappers thought it was missing one more track, with the former eventually adding "Por Mi México" while removing his second verse from it for the latter. It later attained virality through TikTok, while its visualizer also attained over 100 million views on YouTube. The former recalled that the song did not have an official video, with both rappers deciding to instead release a remix version of the song, which contains additional verses from Dharius, C-Kan, MC Davo and Neto Peña, along with its accompanying music video. It was eventually released as a single on 25 August 2023.

Music and lyrics
Referred to as the "second national anthem of Mexico", "Por Mi México" is a Latin hip hop song. With the lyric "soy mexicano esa es mi bandera, la levanto donde quiera, verde, blanca, roja hasta morir" (, the song is a message of national pride, urging a person to stay connected to their home country.

Reception and legacy
Days after the song's remix was released, Lefty SM was shot dead at the age of 31. After his death, the remix version of "Por Mi México" debuted at number 44 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart with 1.4 million streams, on the issue dated 16 September 2023, becoming his first song to enter a Billboard chart. It reached a peak of number 29 on the chart, on the issue dated 30 September 2023. It also reached a peak of number 16 on the Mexico Songs chart, while the original version received a quadruple-platinum certification by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas for selling 240,000 certified units in Mexico.

Charts
+ Chart performance for "Por Mi México" (remix) Chart (2023) Peakposition Mexico (Billboard) 16

Certifications

References

Category:2020 songs
Category:2023 songs
Category:2023 singles
Category:Songs in Spanish
Category:Songs about Mexico
Category:Latin hip hop songs