El Pañuelo

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"El Pañuelo"
Single by Romeo Santos and Rosalía
from the album Formula, Vol. 3
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2022
RecordedDecember 2021
GenreBachata
Length3:54
LabelSony Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Romeo Santos
  • Mate Traxx
Romeo Santos singles chronology
"Sin Fin"
(2022) 		"El Pañuelo"
(2022) 		"Bebo"
(2022)
Rosalía singles chronology
"Despechá"
(2022) 		"El Pañuelo"
(2022) 		"Besos Moja2"
(2022)
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 performance for "El Pañuelo"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
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]

Certifications for "El Pañuelo"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
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]

Release history and formats for "El Pañuelo"
Region Date Format Label
Various 2 September 2022
Sony Latin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Romeo Santos & Rosalía - El Pañuelo". Qobuz.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Romeo Santos – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Romeo Santos. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 Bachata Monitor - Dominican Republic". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top 20 El Salvador – General – Del 10 al 16 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 10 al 16 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top 20 Mexico – General – Del 17 al 23 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 3 al 9 de Octubre, 2022". Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  11. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 General Monitor - Puerto Rico". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 36". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Spain Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Romeo Santos & Rosalía – El Pañuelo". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Romeo Santos & Rosalía – El Pañuelo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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