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Single by Lunay, Chris Jedi and Gaby Music | ||||
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Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "Single" | |||
Released | February 21, 2019 | |||
Genre | Reggaeton | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Star Island | |||
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"Soltera (Remix)" on YouTube |
"Soltera" (English:"Single") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Lunay and Puerto Rican producers Chris Jedi and Gaby Music,released through Star Island on February 21,2019. [1] A remix with Puerto Rican rappers Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny was released on May 10,2019. [2] Following the release of the remix,it debuted at number one in Spain and reached number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone wrote that the song is about women who prefer being single and who "don't fall in love". [3] The remix version featuring Puerto Rican rappers Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny includes a sample of the chorus of the former's 2002 song "Ella EstáSoltera". [4]
Exposito of Rolling Stone called it a "delectable,standout summer anthem". [3]
In the United States,the original version of "Soltera" debuted at number 45 on Billboard 's Hot Latin Songs chart on March 23,2019,eventually peaking at number 38 on March 30. [5] Following the release of the remix version featuring Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny,the single peaked at number three on May 25,2019,becoming Lunay's first top five song on the list,as well as Daddy Yankee's 18th and Bad Bunny's sixth. [5] [6] [7] [8] On the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart,the remix marked Daddy Yankee's record extending 46th top 10. [9] On the US Billboard Hot 100,the remix version debuted at number 73 on the week ending May 25,2019. [8]
A music video was released for both the original song and for the remix,the latter featuring Lunay,Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny crashing a bachelorette party. [10]
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Chart (2019) | Position |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE) [34] | 8 |
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) [35] | 8 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE) [36] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [37] Soltera (remix) | 5× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
The discography of Puerto Rican rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Daddy Yankee has released eight studio albums, two live albums, 112 singles, and one soundtrack. He made his debut on DJ Playero's Playero 34 mixtape, released in 1991. He was later featured on Playero's 37 and 38 albums, before releasing his first solo record in 1995, titled No Mercy. During the rest of the 1990s, he continued working on underground reggaeton records and released his first album as producer El Cartel de Yankee in 1997. After the release of his 2001 independent album El Cartel II: Los Cangris, he released his second studio album, El Cangri.com, in June 2002. It is cited as the record that made him notorious outside his natal Puerto Rico, being his music introduced in New York City and Miami. Without any major label backing him, El Cangri.com managed to peak at number 43 on the US Top Latin Albums chart. A track from the album, "Brugal Mix", became his first Billboard chart entry by peaking at number 40 on the US Tropical Songs chart in November 2002.
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Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera, known professionally as Chris Jedi or Chris Jeday, is a Puerto Rican record producer. He is recognized for working with artists such as Rosalía, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin & Yandel, Ozuna, De la Ghetto, Anuel AA, Bad Bunny among others. He has won Billboard Latin Music Awards for producer of the year in 2019.
"Dura" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his upcoming studio album El Disco Duro. On January 18, 2018, El Cartel Records released "Dura" and its music video, directed by Carlos Pérez, filmed in Los Angeles and based on 1990s style and visuals. The song was written by Daddy Yankee, Juan Rivera, Luis Romero, and Urbani Mota, and was produced by Los Evo Jedis. A remix version featuring Becky G, Bad Bunny and Natti Natasha was released on April 27, 2018.
"Vuelve" is a single by Puerto Ricans rappers Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny from the former's then-planned studio album El Disco Duro. On September 29, 2017, El Cartel Records released "Vuelve" and its music video, directed by Daniel Durán. The song was written by Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny, Carlos Ortíz, Luian Malavé, and Edgar and Xavier Semper, and was produced by Mambo Kingz and DJ Luian. Commercially, the song peaked at number six in the Dominican Republic and at number 11 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
"La Rompe Corazones" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring Puerto Rican singer Ozuna from his upcoming studio album El Disco Duro. A music video directed by Nuno Gómes was published on June 6, 2017. The song was written by Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Jesús Benítez, and Carlos Ortíz, and was produced by Chris Jeday and Gaby Music. "La Rompe Corazones" peaked at number 12 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.
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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2019 in Latin music. The list covers events and releases from Latin regions from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
Jefnier Osorio Moreno, known professionally as Lunay, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in the Latin urban scene with the songs "Soltera", "No Te Quieren Conmigo", "La Cama", "A Solas" and "Aventura". On October 25, 2019, he released his debut album Épico.
Juan Gabriel Rivera Vázquez, known professionally as Gaby Music, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. He is recognized for working with artists such as Wisin & Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, Anuel AA among others. He has won Billboard Latin Music Awards for songwriter of the year in 2019.
Carlos Isaías Morales Williams Boiro, better known as Sech, is a Panamanian singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from the Río Abajo township of Panama City and is best known for his single "Otro Trago", which was nominated for Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with numerous Latin artists including Maluma, Anitta, Nicky Jam, Daddy Yankee, and Bad Bunny. He released his debut studio album Sueños in April 2019 and his second album 1 of 1 was released on May 21, 2020.
"La Romana" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, featuring El Alfa, a Dominican dembow artist. It is the sixth single of Bad Bunny's debut studio album X 100pre. The single reached a peak position of 12 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
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