Jointly written and composed by Estéfano, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" is a dance pop and Europop song along pulses with a synthesized house and techno beat.
In their book "The Latin Beat : The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond", Ed Morales labelled it a Europop track that follow "vocal trend of a distorted voice that dominates European music, along pulses with a synthesized house beat",[4] while Joey Guerra from Amazon album review claimed that it "showcase pulsing club rhythms.
Writing for the newspaper website El Periodico, the Catalan music critic Jordi Bianciotto identified the song "it mixed an incisive house rhythm with nods to Mexican folklore."
[8] In Spain, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" reached at number one on the Los 40 airplay chart in the week of April 13, and became Rubio's first number-one single in the region.
[9] According to the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, "Y Yo Sigo Aquí" was the third most programmed song on the radio in 2001 in Spain.
[13] According to the musical section of the Spanish tabloid Diario AS, "Y Yo Sigo Aqui" is considered one of Rubio's songs from the 2000s that marked a resounding success in Spain.
Epik journalist María Lovera mentioned that "both in the melody and in the video clip [Rubio] marked a new stage in her career.
On June 26, 2001, Rubio announced the surprise release of an English version of "Y Yo Sigo Aquí", after the great international success of the song and the wide audience reach around the world.
[36] Doug Morris, then Universal chairman/CEO, sent the song to WPOW (96.5 FM) Power 96 Miami as a "a first English-language single" and was hugely popular "predominantly female listenership", according to a Billboard article.
[42] Commercially, "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)" reached top 50 singles chart in Czech Republic and becoming a hit on dance/electronic radio airplay in Russia.
[43] Colombia director Simón Brand directed the music video for "I'll Be Right Here (Sexual Lover)", was produced by Juan Basanta and filmed in Punta Cana resort town in the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic.
Again in the bar, Rubio dances between two girls who begin to put oil on her; now she is wearing an orange top and cutoff shorts.
In a retrospective review by Billboard staff they wrote, "she has always relished that bad-ass, hard-partying persona" and described her as the "Ultimate Party Girl" while "strutting in a cheetah print bikini.