El Nene

"El Nene"
Single by Foreign Teck and Anuel AA
from the album LLNM2
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedOctober 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
GenreLatin trap
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Foreign Teck
  • BEAM
  • Dim Crux
  • Nik Dean
  • Teezio
Foreign Teck singles chronology
"Gastar"
(2022) 		"El Nene"
(2022) 		"AP"
(2023)
Anuel AA singles chronology
"La 2blea"
(2022) 		"El Nene"
(2022) 		"Diamantes en Mis Dientes"
(2022)
Music video
"El Nene" on YouTube

"El Nene" (Spanish for "The Boy") is a song by Dominican-American producer Foreign Teck and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. The song was released on October 27, 2022, through WK RECORDS and Real Hasta la Muerte as the sixth single from Anuel AA's fifth studio album LLNM2.[1]

Background

Foreign Teck hinted at his next single in an Instagram post. Later Anuel AA posted a preview of the song called "El Nene". The official visualizer of the song was posted on October 27, 2022, on Anuel's YouTube channel. The music video was released one day later. On November 26, 2022, Anuel AA announced that "El Nene" would be one of the singles of his upcoming studio album LLNM2.

Commercial performance

"El Nene" debuted and peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales and at number 12 on the US Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart on November 12, 2022. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted at number 59.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for '"El Nene"
Year Ceremony Category Result
2023 Premios Tu Música Urbano Top Song — Trap Won

Music video

The music video for "El Nene" was released on October 28, 2022, and shows the gangster life. Anuel AA is shown with a wad of bills, something this song also talks about because it reflects that fame sometimes makes him distrust anyone.[2]

Live performances

Anuel AA performed "El Nene" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 18, 2022.[3]

Charts

Chart (2022) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4] 59
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] 26
US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[6] 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum (Latin) 120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Moreno, Teresa (October 29, 2022). "Anuel AA and Foreign Teck Premiere "El Nene", Their Most Trapped Song". Los 40 (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Anuel AA's "El Nene" was released with the production of Foreign Teck". El Zocco (in Spanish). October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Anuel AA Delivers Performance On "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"". Headline Planet (in Spanish). January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "El Nene - Foreign Teck / Anuel AA | Epdm".
  5. ^ "Anuel AA Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Anuel AA". Billboard.
  7. ^ "American single certifications – Foreign Teck & Anuel AA – El Nene". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 10, 2023.