El Desprecio (song)

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"El Desprecio"
Promotional single by Romeo Santos
from the album The Last
ReleasedJune 9, 2009 (album release)
Recorded2008
Genre Bachata
Length4:35
Label Premium Latin Music & Sony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
[1]
Producer(s)

"El Desprecio" (English: "The Contempt") is a song by American music group Aventura. It is the eleventh track from their fifth studio album The Last (2009). The song was featured as a soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto IV's second expansion episode pack, The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [2] 40

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References

  1. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.