Botella Tras Botella Explained

Botella Tras Botella
Cover:Gera MX and Christian Nodal - Botella Tras Botella.png
Type:single
Artist:Gera MX and Christian Nodal
Released:April 23, 2021
Recorded:2021
Genre:
Length:3:17
Label:
Producer:
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Erick Gutiérrez Cervantes
Chronology:Gera MX
Prev Title:No Se Sobrepase
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Wiken
Next Year:2021

"Botella Tras Botella" (English: "Bottle After Bottle") is a song by Mexican rapper Gera MX and Mexican singer-songwriter Christian Nodal, released on April 23, 2021. The single received an online boost on the social media platform TikTok as Nodal teased the song on his Twitch stream weeks before the song's official release.[3]

Since its release, the single has broken records, such as being the first Regional Mexican single to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 8, 2021. "Botella Tras Botella" debuted at No. 60 on the Hot 100, earning Nodal and Gera MX their first entries.[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, the single became the first-ever Regional Mexican song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 63-year-history. It debuted at No. 60 in its first week on the chart, giving Gera MX and Nodal their first Hot 100 hit. It also debuted at No. 40 on the Streaming Songs chart, while also debuting at No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs, earning Gera MX his first appearance on the chart and Nodal's 15th and new career-best, besting his 2017 song "Adiós Amor".

The song debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, entering at number nine for the week ending May 8, 2021.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Botella Tras Botella"!Chart (2021)!Peak
position
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[5] 3
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[6] 2
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[7] 1
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[8] 1
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[9] 2
US Rolling Stone Top 100[10] 41

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] 140
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . Gera MX & Christian Nodal Are Drowning Their Sorrows in ‘Botella Tras Botella’ Lyric Translation . Billboard . 6 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Exposito . Suzy . L.A.’s song of the summer could be this viral regional Mexican jam about getting hammered . Los Angeles Times . 6 December 2022.
  3. Web site: L.A.'s song of the summer could be this viral regional Mexican jam about getting hammered. 29 April 2021. Los Angeles Times. 30 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Gera MX & Christian Nodal Chart First Regional Mexican Hit Ever on Hot 100: 'Just Two 'Compas' Having Fun'. Pamela. Bustios. Billboard.com. 5 May 2021. 30 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Top 20 General Costa Rica: June 7, 2021. es. Monitor Latino. Monitor Latino. June 14, 2021.
  6. Web site: Top 20 El Salvador – Del 24 al 30 de Mayo, 2021 . . June 1, 2021.
  7. Web site: Top 20 General Guatemala: May 3, 2021. es. Monitor Latino. Monitor Latino. May 4, 2021.
  8. Web site: Top 20 General. Spanish. Monitor Latino. June 7, 2021.
  9. Web site: Top 20 General Nicaragua: May 10, 2021. es. Monitor Latino. Monitor Latino. May 18, 2021.
  10. Top 100 Popular Songs, April 23, 2021 - April 29, 2021. Rolling Stone. May 1, 2021.
  11. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 4, 2021.
  12. Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 9, 2021.