"Ella Baila Sola" (transl. "She Dances Alone") is a song by the American regional Mexican group Eslabon Armado and Mexican singer Peso Pluma. It was released on March 17,2023,through DEL Records and Prajin Parlay,as the lead single for the group's album Desvelado (2023). "Ella Baila Sola" is a sierreño song that lyrically talks about two guys seeing a woman dancing alone. The song was written and produced by Pedro Tovar,with co-production being handled by Maurillo Pineda Jr. and Ernesto Fernandez.
Originally teased as a short clip on TikTok,"Ella Baila Sola" would go viral on the platform days before its official release on streaming platforms. Its virality would eventually lead up to it becoming the first regional Mexican song in history to reach the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number four,as well as the first to top the Billboard Global 200. The song also appeared on charts in Canada,Ireland,New Zealand,Spain,and Switzerland. It was critically acclaimed,with Rolling Stone naming it the best song of 2023,as well as placing it on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
"Ella Baila Sola" received several nominations and was certified 21×Platinum,in the Latin field,by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 1 million copies. Other certifications were given by Italy,Portugal and Spain. To date,it is the group and the singer's most commercially successful single,with over 1 billion streams on Spotify;the milestone was reached at the end of 2023,making it the first regional Mexican song to do so. Peso Pluma would release a remix version of "La Bebé" with Yng Lvcas,simultaneously with "Ella Baila Sola",where it also performed successfully,peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 along with the latter's peak.
Lead singer Pedro Tovar contacted Peso Pluma to record a song he had written and sang part of it through the phone,instead of sending a recording. It lead them to scheduling a recording session in a studio with Ernesto Fernandez,a producer at Prajin Parlay. [2] Days before the song's release,Tovar would also preview the song on social platforms,mainly TikTok and Instagram,where the song would go viral on TikTok days later. [3]
Tovar called working with Pluma "probably one of [his] best collabs" as they got along well in the studio,and stated that he appreciated the collaboration as "it benefited [them] both". Tovar knew that "Ella Baila Sola" would be a hit and had stated that it was his easiest song he has written,with both artists expressing their surprise at the song's success. [4] [5]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | Best Songs of 2023 | 31 | |
Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Songs of 2023 | 1 |
"Ella Baila Sola" debuted on Billboard Hot 100 at number 26 on the issue dated April 1, 2023, [15] and would reach the top 10 on its fourth week on the chart, making it the first regional Mexican song to do so. It rose to number four in its sixth week, which marked the highest position for any Mexican artist on the chart and Eslabon Armado's second charting, after "Jugaste y Sufrí" with DannyLux which peaked at number 69 on the chart. [16] [17] Originally debuting at number two, the song would top the US Hot Latin Songs chart in its third week. [4] The song would debut at number seven on the US Regional Mexican Airplay and number 20 on the US Latin Airplay charts, [18] later reaching at numbers one and four on both charts, respectively. [19] It would later top the US Latin Airplay chart. [20] "Ella Baila Sola" also debuted atop the Mexico Songs chart [21] and peaked at number 62 on the Canadian Hot 100. [22]
"Ella Baila Sola" debuted at number three Billboard Global 200, later topping the chart, which marked the first regional Mexican number-one single of the chart and the first number-one single for a Mexican artist. [23] [24] The song was the most streamed song on Spotify in the summer of 2023, globally, attaining more than 367 million streams, becoming the first regional Mexican song to achieve the title. [25] It was the second most streamed song in the United States, during the same period, on the platform. [26] It would garner over 1 billion streams on Spotify by the end of December 2023, making it the first regional Mexican song to reach the milestone. [27] [28]
A music video was uploaded on April 7, 2023, on DEL Records' YouTube channel, which stars Peso Pluma and the group, along with models Jailyne Ojeda and Valeria Pambi. The video was filmed in a Beverly Hills, California mansion, [29] and was inspired by the 2013 film The Great Gatsby . [30] [31] The video attained over 10 million views in its first four days after its released and was trending on various platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitch, where content creators, from different regions of the world, made first impression reactions to the video, leading to the increase of views and streams on the song. [32] [33]
The song was included in the set of songs played on Peso Pluma's Doble P Tour. On April 28, 2023, Pluma performed the song for the first time on television on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show , which made him the first regional Mexican artist to perform on the show. [34] On September 15, 2023, Eslabon Armado performed the song on Good Morning America to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, also making them the first regional Mexican artist or group to perform on the program. [35] On November 16, 2023, both artists performed the song at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, which is the first performance of both artists together. [36]
Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Hot Latin Song Of The Year | Won | [37] |
Global 200 Latin Song Of The Year | Nominated | |||
Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Vocal Event | Won | |||
Sales Song Of The Year | Nominated | |||
Streaming Song Of The Year | Won | |||
Regional Mexican Song Of The Year | Won | |||
Billboard Music Awards | Top Latin Song | Won | [38] | |
Latin Grammy Awards | Song Of The Year | Nominated | [39] | |
Best Regional Mexican Song | Nominated | |||
Los 40 Music Awards | Best Latin Song | Nominated | [40] | |
Best Latin Collaboration | Nominated | |||
MTV Millennial Awards | Global Hit Of The Year | Nominated | [41] | |
Viral Anthem | Nominated | |||
MTV Video Music Awards | Best Latin | Nominated | [42] | |
Premios Juventud | Best Regional Mexican Song | Won | [43] |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI) [80] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [81] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [82] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [83] | 21× Platinum (Latin) | 1,260,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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