Joe Dassin - Y si tu no has de volver (c)1975

: They spent days stuck on this line. They eventually realized that if love didn't exist, they had nothing to write about; the song felt empty and pointless.

: "Y si tu no has de volver" (also released as "Y si no existieras") allowed Dassin to dominate charts in Spain and Latin America.

The song remains a staple of romantic music because it explores a universal fear: the existential void left by a missing partner.