| Rosa Pastel | |
| Type: | single |
| Cover: | Peso Pluma - Rosa Pastel.jpg |
| Artist: | Peso Pluma and Jasiel Nuñez |
| Album: | Génesis |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Released: | 20 April 2023 |
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| Length: | 3:24 |
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| Chronology: | Peso Pluma |
| Prev Title: | El Tsurito |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | 77 |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"Rosa Pastel" is a song performed by Mexican corridos singer Peso Pluma and Mexican singer Jasiel Nuñez. It was released on 20 April 2023, as the lead single for Peso Pluma's album Génesis.[1] The song was written and produced by Jasiel Nuñez; it was also produced by Peso Pluma, George Prajin, Ernesto Fernandez, Roberto "Tito" Laija, and Jesús Iván Leal.
A week before the release of "Rosa Pastel", Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado "made history" as their song "Ella Baila Sola" had charted on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top 10 and marking the first time a regional Mexican song had appeared in the region.[2]
The release of "Rosa Pastel", along with its accompanying music video, marked the official launch of Peso Pluma's record label, Double P Records, in partnership with the Prajin Parlay label. Jasiel Nuñez, Peso Pluma's cousin Tito Laija, known as Tito Double P, and Raul Vega were the first artists signed into the label.[3] The song is also the first release under the label.[4]
The song would appear on Peso Pluma's album Génesis, as the first track on the album.[5]
The song's lyrics are about the use of drugs, life struggles, and achieving fame. In the line "," Peso Pluma looks back on his dad, about his recent success. The song title "Rosa Pastel" is a reference to pink cocaine and is referenced in the following lyrics: "Como se dice: "mijo hagale pues" / Ahí va una onza de Rosa Pastel / Pa’ que sepan que ya me enloqué."[6]
"Rosa Pastel" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 123 on the Billboard Global 200. It also debuted on number 19 and number 20 on Mexico Songs and Hot Latin Songs, respectively.[7]
| Peak position | |
| Mexico (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
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