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"Yo Perreo Sola"
Single by Bad Bunny
from the album YHLQMDLG
LanguageSpanish
English title"I Dance Alone"[1]
ReleasedMarch 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Length2:52
LabelRimas
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bad Bunny
  • Tainy
  • Subelo NEO
Bad Bunny singles chronology
"La Difícil"
(2020) 		"Yo Perreo Sola"
(2020) 		"En Casita"
(2020)
Remix cover
Music video
"Yo Perreo Sola" on YouTube

"Yo Perreo Sola" (English: "I Dance Alone") is a song by Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny from his second studio album YHLQMDLG (2020), featuring uncredited vocals by Nesi. The song's music video features Bad Bunny performing in drag.[2] A remix featuring Nesi and Ivy Queen was released on October 14, 2020, following their performance of the song at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.[3]

Production

Musically, "Yo Perrea Sola" comprises 808 drums and "stripped-down" reggaeton beats.[1] It features vocals from Puerto Rican rapper Nesi. According to Rolling Stone, the song "is dedicated to those who desire to dance alone, and safely, at the club." Bad Bunny told the magazine in an interview:

I wrote it from the perspective of a woman. I wanted a woman's voice to sing it—'yo perreo sola'—because it doesn’t mean the same thing when a man sings it. But I do feel like that woman sometimes.[4]

Critical reception

Writing for Jezebel, Shannon Malero called the original "song of the summer," adding that the remix "elevates this song from good to pendeja power anthem of the winter."[5] Liz Calvario for Entertainment Weekly, labeled the performance at the Billboard Music Awards as "epic" and "slamming."[6] For E!, Billy Nilles called the remix "excellent," adding that the "extra feminine energy on the track made it more powerful."[7] Billboard magazine named Ivy Queen joining the remix as one of five uplifting moments in Latin music for the week of October 17, 2020.[8] Billboard also named it Latin remix of the week.[9]

Music video

Bad Bunny perreando with himself in drag.

Directed by Bad Bunny and Stillz, the music video for "Yo Perreo Sola" premiered on March 27, 2020. Bad Bunny opens the clip in a red vinyl miniskirt and thigh-high boots, as he pushes away a group of men who approaches him.[4] He also appears perreando in a green room, with the message "Ni una menos" displayed in the background. The video closes with "Si no quiere bailar contigo, respeta, ella perrea sola" ("If she doesn’t want to dance with you, respect her, she twerks alone.")[10]

Stillz stated in Billboard that the performer "wanted to symbolize that men also care about women’s rights and that violence against women also affects us as men... he wanted to impact and take a message to the reggaeton community that usually is not as open to speak about the LGBTQ community." Stillz and stylist Chloe Delgadillo further explained the looks displayed on the video, with the red outfit representing a sexy "badass" girl in latex suit, the second look, a perfect "Instagram girl" who "is ready to dance alone at the club", and the third, a "classy girl", dressed in a black outfit with a shiny hat.[11]

Writing for Billboard, Suzette Fernandez opined, "it's as visually eye-opening as it is conscientious, talking about respect for women and highlighting the LGBT community, a departure for Latin urban music."[11] In Rolling Stone, Suzy Exposito described the video as "jaw dropping", and considered the message in the closing scene "[a] damning-but-necessary public service announcement on sexual harassment."[4] The music video has received more than 400 million views on YouTube.

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[12] 2
Chile (Monitor Latino)[13] 1
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[14] 10
Colombia (Monitor Latino)[15] 5
Dominican Republic (SODINPRO)[16] 7
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[17] 7
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[18] 4
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[19] 13
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[20] 5
Mexico Streaming Chart (AMPROFON)[21] 6
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[22] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 4
Paraguay (SGP)[24] 6
Peru (Monitor Latino)[25] 4
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[26] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 53
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[28] 2
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[29] 1
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[30] 1
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[31] 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] Platinum 40,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Exposito, Suzy; Exposito, Suzy (March 27, 2020). "Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Bloom, Madison (October 15, 2020). "Bad Bunny Shares New "Yo Perreo Sola" Remix with Ivy Queen and Nesi: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Rolling Stone.
  5. ^ Malero, Shannon (October 16, 2020). "Demi Lovato, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd & More: New Music". Jezebel. G/O Media. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Calvario, Liz (October 14, 2020). "Bad Bunny and Ivy Queen Deliver Epic 'Yo Perreo Sola' Performance at Billboard Music Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Nilles, Billy (October 16, 2020). "The MixtapE! Presents Kelly Rowland, Bad Bunny and More New Music Musts". Entertainment Television. NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (October 17)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Flores, Griselda (October 26, 2020). "Latin Remix of the Week: Ivy Queen joins Bad Bunny and Nesi for 'Yo Perreo Sola' Remix". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bad Bunny Dresses in Drag for Empowering 'Yo Perreo Sola' Music Video". Billboard.
  11. ^ a b "Everything You Need to Know About the Making of Bad Bunny's 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Bad Bunny – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Bad Bunny. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Chile/General/20200622
  14. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Costa%20Rica/General/20200601
  15. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Colombia/General/20200706
  16. ^ "Las más sonadas - SodinPro". web.archive.org. July 6, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  17. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/el%20salvador/general/20200420
  18. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Ecuador/General/20200622
  19. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Guatemala/General/20200615
  20. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Honduras/General/20200525
  21. ^ "AMPROFON". archive.vn. July 22, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  22. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Nicaragua/General/20200622
  23. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 10". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  24. ^ S.R.L, NLW. "SGP". www.sgp.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  25. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Peru/General/20200601
  26. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Puerto%20Rico/General/20200601
  27. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  29. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  30. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/bad-bunny/chart-history/HTA/song/1192072
  31. ^ http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/venezuela/general/20200518
  32. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Bad Bunny – Yo Perreo Sola". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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