| "El Malo" | ||||
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| Single by Aventura Remix featuring Sensato | ||||
| from the album The Last | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Bachata | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Premium Latin Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Anthony "Romeo" Santos | |||
| Producer(s) | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "El Malo" on YouTube | ||||
"El Malo" (English: The Bad Guy) is the fifth single released from Aventura's fifth and final studio album The Last (2009). [1] The single was released on March 11, 2010 and reached #1 on Tropical Airplay. The music video was released on, Jun 29, 2010. A remix was made with Sensato. [2]
At the time El Malo was released, the previous single by Aventura, Dile al Amor had dominated the charts in early 2010. El Malo was later re-released in mid-2010 where it peaked #2 on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart twice on July 10 and July 24 where the #1 position was being held off by Juan Luis Guerra's Bachata en Fukuoka. [3] The single finally reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay on the week of August 28, 2010. [4] The single has also reached on the Top 10 on Top Latin Songs peaking at #5. [5]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [6] | 16 |
| US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 5 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] | 5 |
| US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [9] | 1 |
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) [10] | 11 |
| US Tropical Airplay (Billboard) [11] | 5 |
| Chart (2011) | Position |
| US Tropical Airplay (Billboard) [12] | 27 |