From the joint album I Said I Love You First by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, “Ojos Tristes” samples Jeanette’s song “El muchacho de los ojos tristes”.
“Ojos Tristes” weaves a narrative that explores the duality of love: its ability to redeem loneliness and, at the same time, leave deep scars. The...
[Verse 1: Selena Gomez]
No, it's not hard to see
That you probably feel worse than me
It's not your fault I have to leave
Please don't you look that way, baby
[Pre-Chorus: Selena Gomez]
Those sad eyes, sad eyes
You know I don't wanna say goodbye
Don't cry, don't cry
Just hold me for one last time
[Chorus: María Zardoya & Selena Gomez]
El muchacho de los ojos tristes
Vive solo y necesita amor
Como el aire, necesita verme
Como al sol, lo necesito yo
El muchacho de los ojos tristes (That boy is sad)
Ha encontrado al fin una razón (I wanna hold him)
Para hacer que su mirada ría (And seize the night)
Con mis besos y mi gran amor
[Verse 2: María Zardoya]
Han pasado dos años
Te sigo pensando en todos mis sentidos
Antes eran tus ojos lloviendo en otoño
Y ahora son los míos
[Pre-Chorus: María Zardoya]
Cómo cambió, amor
Felices éramos los dos
Y ahora lloro, por Dios
Tristeza en mí amaneció
[Chorus: María Zardoya & Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez]
El muchacho de los ojos tristes
Vive solo y necesita amor
Como el aire, necesita verme
Como al sol, lo necesito yo
El muchacho de los ojos tristes (That boy is sad)
Ha encontrado al fin una razón (I wanna hold him)
Para hacer que su mirada ría (And seize the night)
Con mis besos y mi gran amor
[Outro: María Zardoya & Selena Gomez, María Zardoya]
La-da-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da
La-da-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da
Ojos Tristes was written by Selena Gomez & Kiddo A.I. & benny blanco & María Zardoya & Ana Magdalena & Josh Conway & Manuel Alejandro.
Ojos Tristes was produced by benny blanco & María Zardoya & Josh Conway.
Selena Gomez released Ojos Tristes on Fri Mar 21 2025.
This song, ‘Ojos Tristes’ is actually one of my favorite. Sometimes it’s my favorite which is really random, but Benny and I went on a date to go see The Marías and it was outside, it was beautiful and I was just mesmerized and, you know, he introduced me to a whole new, you know, whole new artist a...
I’ll tell you the truth: It’s beautiful. I heard just a snippet this morning, but have now listened to the whole thing just before speaking to you.
It’s a classic cover but she has added a modern twist to it while respecting the essence of the original song. I think they’ve done such a gorgeous job...
During the tracking week ending April 5, 2025, the song debuted at #59 on the Hot 100 chart. During the tracking week ending April 15, 2025, the song reached a new peak of #56.