El Pañuelo
"El Pañuelo" | ||||
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Single by Romeo Santos and Rosalía | ||||
from the album Formula, Vol. 3 | ||||
Released | September 2, 2022 | |||
Recorded | December 2021 | |||
Genre | Bachata | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Sony Latin | |||
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Producer(s) |
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Romeo Santos singles chronology | ||||
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Rosalía singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"El Pañuelo" on YouTube |
"El Pañuelo" (English: "The Handkerchief") is a song recorded by American singer Romeo Santos alongside Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 2 September 2022 through Sony Latin as the third single of Santos' fifth studio album Formula, Vol. 3 (2022).[1] The song, a bachata, was written and produced by both performers alongside Diego el Cigala, Alexander Caba, Joaquín Díaz and Ramón Jiménez.[2] It samples and interpolates the 1985 track "No Sé Qué Hacer", performed by Carlos Manuel "El Zafiro".
Chart performance
[edit]Commercially, "El Pañuelo" entered major market charts including the Global 200, and the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. It peaked at number seven on the PROMUSICAE chart in Spain.
Music video
[edit]An accompanying music video for "El Pañuelo" filmed at an indoor studio in Los Angeles and produced by Canada and Park Pictures was shared on YouTube upon the record's release.
Personnel
[edit]Production personnel
- Romeo Santos – production, lyrics, composition; vocals, vocal arrangement
- Rosalía Vila – lyrics, composition, vocal production; vocals, background vocals
- Mate Traxx – production, composition; drums, synthesizer
- Alexander Caba – composition; vocal arrangement: guitar
- Joaquín Díaz – composition; keyboards, piano, bass
- Juan Abel Martínez – guira, bongos
- Adán Gómez – bass
- Eric Rivera – guitar
- Isiah Parker – synthesizer
Technical personnel
- David Rodríguez – mixing
- Manny Marroquin – mixing
- Mate Traxx – assistant mix engineer
- Tom Brick – mastering
Charts
[edit]Chart (2022–2023) | Peak position |
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Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[3] | 83 |
Dominican Republic (SodinPro)[4] | 19 |
Dominican Republic Bachata (Monitor Latino)[5] | 8 |
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[6] | 6 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] | 134 |
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[8] | 5 |
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[9] | 1 |
Peru (Monitor Latino)[10] | 13 |
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[11] | 2 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 7 |
Spain (Billboard)[13] | 8 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[14] | 23 |
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[15] | 20 |
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[16] | 1 |
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[19] | 3× Platinum (Latin) | 180,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | 2 September 2022 | Sony Latin |
References
[edit]- ^ "Romeo Santos & Rosalía - El Pañuelo". Qobuz.
- ^ Nacho Serrano (September 2, 2022). "Rosalía se une al legendario Romeo Santos en 'El Pañuelo', canción coescrita con Diego 'El Cigala'" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Romeo Santos. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "TOP 50 SEMANAL REPUBLICA DOMINICANA – 23/09/2022 - 29/09/2022" (in Spanish). Sociedad Dominicana de Productores Fonográficos. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 Bachata Monitor - Dominican Republic". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 El Salvador – General – Del 10 al 16 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 10 al 16 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Mexico – General – Del 17 al 23 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 3 al 9 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 General Monitor - Puerto Rico". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 36". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Spain Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications – Romeo Santos & Rosalía – El Pañuelo". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Romeo Santos & Rosalía – El Pañuelo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 June 2023.