Nel (song)

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"Nel"
Single by Fuerza Regida
from the album Pero No Te Enamores
ReleasedAugust 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)
Genre
Length2:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Jesús Ortíz Paz
  • Jason Primera
  • José Ignacio Hernández
  • Miguel Armenta
Producer(s)
  • JOP
  • Armenta
  • Twenty9
Fuerza Regida singles chronology
"Brillarosa"
(2024)
"Nel"
(2024)
"Secreto Victoria"
(2024)
Music video
"Nel" on YouTube

"Nel" is a song by American regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida. It was released on August 9, 2024, through Rancho Humilde, Street Mob and Sony Music Latin, as the lead single from their eighth studio album Pero No Te Enamores (2024). It peaked at number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Background and composition

Fuerza Regida announced their eighth studio album Pero No Te Enamores on July 16, 2024, revealing its track list a week later, with "Nel" being featured as the second track. [1] [2] The album's focus track, "Nel" features Jersey club beats on its first half, before transitioning into reggaeton rhythms. [3]

Release and reception

"Nel" was released as the second track from Fuerza Regida's eighth studio album Pero No Te Enamores (2024), on July 25, 2024. [4] Billboard named it the best track off the album, stating that it "not only challenges genre boundaries but also solidifies Fuerza Regida's position as fearless innovators in the Latin music scene, unafraid to evolve and provoke". [5]

A week after release, it debuted at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the US Hot Latin Songs chart. [6] They later performed the song, along with "Tú Name", at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards on October 20, 2024. [7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Nel"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
El Salvador (ASAP EGC) [8] 9
Guatemala (Monitor Latino) [9] 10
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] 63
Mexico ( Billboard ) [11] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 70
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 3
US Latin Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 45

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