In 2019, Chencho Corleone posted a preview singing an acapella of a possible collaboration with Ñengo Flow. Later, a non-official edit of the song became viral on Youtube reaching nearly 200 million views. In 2022, Chris Jedi announced the song and the participation of Anuel AA in it: "A verse there that I had saved 2 years ago.", the latter wrote.[3][4]
Composition
In the song, Anuel AA mentioned Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Plan B and makes also reference to Ñengo Flow's verse in his song "Safaera" with Bad Bunny.[5]
Commercial performance
"La Llevo al Cielo" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song peaked at number 29 on the US BillboardHot Latin Songs chart and at number 10 on the US BillboardLatin Digital Song Sales chart on June 4, 2022. It also debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Global 200 on the issue dated June 4, 2022. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted and peaked at number nine on the PROMUSICAE chart dated May 27, 2022. "La Llevo al Cielo" reached the top of the chart in Dominican Republic and the fifth position in Honduras. In the artists' homecountry Puerto Rico, the song peaked at number two. It also appeared on the charts in Argentina (29), Chile (10), Colombia (21) and Peru (24).
Music video
The music video for "La Llevo al Cielo" was released on May 19, 2022, at the same day the song came out, in Chris Jedi's YouTube channel and reached more than 300 million views. It was recorded in 2021 and produced by Fernando Lugo showing the artists dancing in different areas.