Pareja del Año

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"Pareja del Año"
Single by Sebastián Yatra and Myke Towers
from the album Dharma
ReleasedApril 16, 2021
Genre
Length3:15
LabelUniversal Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andrés Torres
  • Mauricio Rengifo
Sebastián Yatra singles chronology
"Chica Ideal (Remix)"
(2021)
"Pareja del Año"
(2021)
"3 De La Mañana"
(2021)
Myke Towers singles chronology
"Burberry"
(2021)
"Pareja del Año"
(2021)
"El Tren"
(2021)
Music video
"Pareja del Año" on YouTube

"Pareja del Año" (transl. "Couple of the Year") is a song by Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra and Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers. It was released on April 16, 2021 through Universal Music Latin Entertainment.[1] The song was produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. The song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart[2] and No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[3]

Background[edit]

At the beginning of April 2021, Sebastián Yatra announced his new song entitled "Pareja del Año" through a short preview.[4] However, it was not yet known who would be the other artist that would be part of the song.[5] It was later confirmed that the artist would be Myke Towers.

Composition and lyric[edit]

The song combines reggaeton instruments with other string instruments such as guitars, violins and cellos, Yatra spoke about the rhythm of the song which referred to the newness of reggaeton and latin pop.[6]

The lyrics of the song talk about two boys in love with a girl, one explains that he is in love with a girl that he misses and the other tells that he is in love with a girl who is not his, but that together they would be the couple of the year.[7]

Music video[edit]

The music video was released on April 16, 2021, the same day the single was released. It was directed by Daniel Durán and was recorded at the Adrienne Arsh Center in Miami, Florida. The music video shows Sebastián Yatra and Myke Towers in the theater along with a girl who is just watching them.[8]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Pareja del Año"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[9] 2
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[10] 1
Chile (Monitor Latino)[11] 3
Colombia (Monitor Latino)[12] 10
Colombia (National-Report)[13] 2
Colombia (Promúsica)[14] 3
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[15] 1
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[16] 10
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[17] 2
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[18] 1
Global 200 (Billboard)[19] 16
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[20] 1
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[21] 2
Mexican Streaming (AMPROFON)[22] 5
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[23] 9
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[24] 4
Panama (Monitor Latino)[25] 2
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[26] 2
Paraguay (SGP)[27] 1
Peru (Monitor Latino)[28] 1
Portugal (AFP)[29] 106
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[30] 8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 1
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[32] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[2] 2
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 10
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[33] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[34] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[35] 1
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[36] 2

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "Pareja del Año"
Chart (2021) Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[37] 96
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] 2
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[39] 18

Certifications[edit]

‹See Tfd›
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[40] Diamond+Platinum+Gold 910,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 6× Platinum 240,000
United States (RIAA)[42] 8× Platinum (Latin) 480,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[43] 3× Platinum 21,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Myke Towers y Yatra lanzan el tema "Pareja del año"" (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sebastián Yatra on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sebastián Yatra lanza nueva colaboración: ¿Quién será el otro protagonista de la Pareja del año?" (in Spanish). Dial. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sebastián Yatra y Myke Towers, la "Pareja del Año", fusionan ritmos, instrumentos y géneros" (in Spanish). Debate. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sebastián Yatra y Myke Towers apuestan por la fusión y arrasan con 'Pareja del Año'" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Sebastián Yatra se une con Myke Towers en su nueva canción 'Pareja del año'" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sebastian Yatra – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Sebastian Yatra. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top 20 Bolivia – General – Del 17 al 23 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 20 Chile – General – Del 31 de Mayo al 6 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 20 Colombia – General – Del 17 al 23 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 20 del 2021 – Del 14/05/2021 al 20/05/2021" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Stream Rankings: Semana del 30/04/21 al 06/05/21" (in Spanish). Promúsica Colombia. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Costa Rica – General – Del 31 de Mayo al 6 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 20 República Dominicana – General – Del 7 al 13 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 20 Ecuador – General – Del 26 de Abril al 2 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top 20 El Salvador – General – Del 17 al 23 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 24 al 30 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top 20 Honduras – General – Del 17 al 23 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  22. ^ "AMPROFON Top Streaming – Semanal (del 21 al 27 de mayo de 2021)" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  23. ^ "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  24. ^ "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 14 al 20 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "Top 20 Panamá – General – Del 14 al 20 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  26. ^ "Top 20 Paraguay – General – Del 7 al 13 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  27. ^ "Junio - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  28. ^ "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 10 al 16 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  29. ^ "Sebastián Yatra x Myke Towers – Pareja del Año". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  30. ^ "Top 20 Puerto Rico – General – Del 7 al 13 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  31. ^ "Sebastián Yatra x Myke Towers – Pareja del Año" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  32. ^ "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 10 al 16 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  33. ^ "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  34. ^ "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  35. ^ "Sebastian Yatra Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  36. ^ "Top 20 Venezuela – General – Del 3 al 9 de Mayo, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  37. ^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  38. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2021". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  39. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  40. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 2 March 2022. Type Sebastián Yatra, Myke Towers in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Pareja del Año in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  41. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Sebastián Yatra ft Myke Towers – Pareja del Año". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  42. ^ "American single certifications – Sebastián Yatra, Myke Towers – Pareja del Año". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  43. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

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