McGregor (song)

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"McGregor"
Song by Anuel AA
from the album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Genre
Length4:43
Label Real Hasta la Muerte
Songwriter(s)
  • Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago
Producer(s)
  • Foreign Teck
  • Todd Pritchard
  • Chris Hojas
Music video
"McGregor" on YouTube

"McGregor" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel AA, released as a track from the album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren on November 26, 2021. The song debuted at number 58 in Spain [1] and reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. [2] A music video was released on March 4, 2022.

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Background

Two days before the release of the album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren , Anuel AA uploaded the official preview of the sixth track, called McGregor. [3]

Composition

The song contains samples of "Drive Forever" performed by Sergio Valentino. Anuel AA mentions such artists as Daddy Yankee, Don Omar and even his ex-girlfriend Karol G. In the music video he censored Karol G's name. [4]

Music video

The music video of the song was released on March 4, 2022 and was directed by Fernando Lugo and Anuel AA. [5] It was recorded in the Dominican Republic and shows fragments and recreates Conor McGregor's fights against José Aldo, Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez. [6] In June the music video got removed due to copyright but it was recovered later.

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [7] 58
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 25

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "McGregor"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] Gold30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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