| La Carretera | |
| Cover: | La_Carretera_by_Prince_Royce.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Prince Royce |
| Album: | Five |
| Language: | Spanish |
| English Title: | "The Road" |
| Released: | May 20, 2016 |
| Genre: | Bachata |
| Label: | Sony Latin |
| Prev Title: | Solo Yo |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Moneda |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"La carretera" (Spanish for "The Road") is a song by American singer Prince Royce. The song was released on May 20, 2016, as the second single from Royce's fifth studio album, Five (2017). It was written by the singer and Daniel Santacruz, and produced by Dice and Lincoln Castañeda.[1] The music video premiered on May 19, 2016.[2]
In 2023 following the AI viral song covering a Taylor Swift AI voiced version was published. Becoming viral among the Spanish-speaking fandom from Hispanic America and Spain. The song also became viral in TikTok despite not being ever sang by the artist.[3]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Colombia (National-Report)[4] | 8 |
| Panama Tropical (Monitor Latino)[5] | 1 |
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Tropical Song | |
| 2017 | Lo Nuestro Awards[7] | Tropical Song of the Year | |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards[8] | Airplay Song of the Year | ||
| Tropical Song of the Year | |||