El Malo (song) explained

El Malo
Cover:El Malo (Remix).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Aventura
Remix featuring Sensato.
Album:The Last
Recorded:2009
Genre:Bachata
Length:3:58
Label:Premium Latin Music
Chronology:Aventura
Prev Title:Dile al Amor
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:El Desprecio
Next Year:2010

"El Malo" (English: italic=yes|The Bad Guy) is the fifth single released from Aventura's fifth and final studio album The Last (2009).[1] The single was released on March 11, 2010 and reached #1 on Tropical Airplay. The music video was released on, Jun 29, 2010. A remix was made with Sensato.[2]

Chart performance

At the time El Malo was released, the previous single by Aventura, Dile al Amor had dominated the charts in early 2010. El Malo was later re-released in mid-2010 where it peaked #2 on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart twice on July 10 and July 24 where the #1 position was being held off by Juan Luis Guerra's Bachata en Fukuoka.[3] The single finally reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay on the week of August 28, 2010.[4] The single has also reached on the Top 10 on Top Latin Songs peaking at #5.[5]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[6] 11
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[7] 5
Chart (2011)Position
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[8] 27

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aventura - El Malo. Amazon Music. July 17, 2022.
  2. Web site: Sensato - El Malo (Remix). Apple Music. July 17, 2022.
  3. Web site: Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010 . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc . August 24, 2010 . August 20, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010 . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc . August 24, 2010 . August 20, 2010 .
  5. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=aventura|chart=all}} Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010 ]. Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc . August 24, 2010 . August 20, 2010 .
  6. Web site: Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2010. Billboard. August 21, 2021.
  7. Tropical Airplay – Year-End 2010. Billboard. July 17, 2022.
  8. Tropical Airplay – Year-End 2011. Billboard. July 17, 2022.