Me pasé is a very common idiomatic phrase that literally translates to "I passed myself". It's the perfect way to say "I went too far," "I crossed the line," or "I overdid it."
In this song, Enrique Iglesias repeats this phrase to admit his big mistake. He sings, "Me pasé de copas" (I had too many drinks), which led him to cheat. Mastering this phrase is key to understanding the song's story of regret and is a great way to sound more like a native speaker.
Ever had a night out get a little too out of hand? In "ME PASE," Enrique Iglesias sings a classic morning-after apology to his partner, and his excuses are something else. He's begging for forgiveness for a "noche de rumba" (a night of partying) that went wrong, blaming everything except himself. According to him, "La culpa fue del ron / De la cerveza y el Dom Pérignon" (The fault was the rum, the beer, and the Dom Pérignon). The big mistake? He confesses, "Me pasé de copas / Me fui a dormir contigo / Y me desperté con otra" (I had too many drinks / I went to sleep with you / And I woke up with another woman).
To make things worse, he admits this isn't a new problem: "Hace más de un mes / Juré que era la última vez" (More than a month ago / I swore it was the last time). Farruko jumps in with his own set of excuses, even cheekily asking, "¿Qué culpa tengo yo que ella también sea bella?" (What fault is it of mine that she is also beautiful?). The song is a playful look at someone trying to talk their way out of trouble after a wild party, even when they know they're completely in the wrong.
Enrique Iglesias shopped his first demos around Madrid under the name Enrique Martínez, so that no label would sign him for being Julio Iglesias's son. Fonovisa signed him anyway and flew him to Toronto, where he recorded Enrique Iglesias (1995) in near anonymity. All five of its singles, "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa" among them, reached number one on Billboard's Latin chart, and the album won the 1997 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album.
Enrique (1999) moved him onto English-language radio, with "Bailamos" and "Be with You" both topping the Hot 100, and Escape (2001) sold past eight million copies on the back of "Hero". The chart he owns outright is Hot Latin Songs: 27 number ones, more than any other artist, plus the two longest runs at the top in its history, "Bailando" with Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona at 41 weeks in 2014 and "El Perdón" with Nicky Jam at 30 weeks in 2015. He wound the recording career down on his own terms, calling Final (Vol. 1) in 2021 and Final (Vol. 2) in 2024 his last albums.