Ayer

The ballad Ayer, taken from Luis Miguel's ninth studio album, Aries, released in 1993, is a piece that evokes deep feelings about shattered dreams and the pride that accompanies such experiences. The song is a Spanish adaptation of the instrumental piece by David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock titled All That My Heart Can Hold, with the original lyrics written by Rudy Pérez. The production of Ayer was handled by Luis Miguel himself alongside Kiko Cibrian. The track was released as the album's first single on May 17, 1993, and its impact was significant, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States, becoming Miguel's eighth chart-topper. Three music videos for the song were filmed at the Longoria Mansion in Mexico City and received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 1994 Lo Nuestro Awards. The musical press received the ballad favorably, comparing it to the ballads from his previous album, Romance (1991).

The context behind the creation of Aries reveals Luis Miguel's desire to explore new musical paths following the overwhelming success of Romance, an album that revived the bolero genre and sold millions of copies worldwide. Instead of repeating that formula, the artist sought a sound that felt more personal, working with composers a year before recording. For Aries, Luis Miguel surrounded himself with collaborators such as David Foster and Juan Carlos Calderón, in addition to featuring Rudy Pérez, who composed four tracks for the album, including Ayer. Recording for the album spanned from June 1992 to May 1993, in studios located in Los Angeles. Ayer was recognized with an ASCAP Latin Award in 1994 in the pop/ballad category and became the sixth best-performing Latin song in the United States during 1993. The song was also covered by actor Diego Boneta for the soundtrack of the series Luis Miguel: The Series in 2018.