Pendejo (song)

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"Pendejo"
Single by Enrique Iglesias
from the album Final (Vol. 1)
Released17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
Genre Trap
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Vladimir Rameriz
  • Rafel Rodriguez
  • Silverio Lozada
  • Luis Adolfo Medina
Producer(s) Carlos Paucar and HoneyBoos
Enrique Iglesias singles chronology
"Me Pasé"
(2021)
"Pendejo"
(2021)
"Te Fuiste"
(2021)
Music video
"Pendejo" on YouTube

"Pendejo" is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. It was released by Sony Music Latin and RCA Records on 17 September 2021 as a single from Iglesias' eleventh studio album Final (Vol. 1) . [1] This was the first single released by Iglesias without an additional artist on the track since 2013's "Heart Attack".

Contents

Music video

The video was released on 17 September 2021, simultaneous with the release of the album Final. It was directed by Jessy Terrero, who had previously directed the videos for Iglesias' singles "Do You Know? / Dímelo", "Cuando Me Enamoro", "El Perdedor", and "Forgiveness". [2] [3]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Pendejo"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [4] 42
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino) [5] 5
Guatemala (Monitor Latino) [6] 4
Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 18
Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino) [8] 14
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 33
US Latin Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 45
US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 13

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