Botella Tras Botella

"Botella Tras Botella"
Single by Gera MX and Christian Nodal
ReleasedApril 23, 2021
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Christian Nodal
  • Denilson Meléndez Jaramillo
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Erick Gutiérrez Cervantes
  • Gerardo Torres Montante
  • Victor Yael García Zenteno
Producer(s)
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Erick Gutiérrez Cervantes
Gera MX singles chronology
"No Se Sobrepase"
(2021) 		"Botella Tras Botella"
(2021) 		"Wiken"
(2021)
Christian Nodal singles chronology
"2 Veces"
(2021) 		"Botella Tras Botella"
(2021) 		"La Sinvergüenza"
(2021)
Music video
"Botella Tras Botella" on YouTube

"Botella Tras Botella" (transl. "Bottle After Bottle") is a song by Mexican rapper Gera MX and Mexican singer-songwriter Christian Nodal, released on April 23, 2021. The single received an online boost on the social media platform TikTok as Nodal teased the song on his Twitch stream weeks before the song's official release.[3]

Since its release, the single has broken records, such as being the first Regional Mexican single to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 8, 2021. "Botella Tras Botella" debuted at No. 60 on the Hot 100, earning Nodal and Gera MX their first entries.[4]

Chart performance

In the United States, the single became the first-ever Regional Mexican song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in its 63-year-history. It debuted at No. 60 in its first week on the chart, giving Gera MX and Nodal their first Hot 100 hit. It also debuted at No. 40 on the Streaming Songs chart, while also debuting at No. 3 on Hot Latin Songs, earning Gera MX his first appearance on the chart and Nodal's 15th and new career-best, besting his 2017 song "Adiós Amor".

The song debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, entering at number nine for the week ending May 8, 2021.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Botella Tras Botella"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[5] 3
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[6] 2
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] 9
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[8] 1
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[9] 1
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[10] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 60
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 3
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[13] 15
US Regional Mexican Airplay (Billboard)[14] 6
US Rolling Stone Top 100[15] 41

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Botella Tras Botella"
Chart (2021) Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[16] 140
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[17] 13

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[18] Diamond+Platinum+Gold 910,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] 14× Platinum (Latin) 840,000‡
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[20] 2× Platinum 14,000,000†

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

References

  1. ^ Roiz, Jessica. "Gera MX & Christian Nodal Are Drowning Their Sorrows in 'Botella Tras Botella' Lyric Translation". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ Exposito, Suzy. "L.A.'s song of the summer could be this viral regional Mexican jam about getting hammered". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ "L.A.'s song of the summer could be this viral regional Mexican jam about getting hammered". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bustios, Pamela (5 May 2021). "Gera MX & Christian Nodal Chart First Regional Mexican Hit Ever on Hot 100: 'Just Two 'Compas' Having Fun'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Top 20 General Costa Rica: June 7, 2021". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top 20 El Salvador – Del 24 al 30 de Mayo, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Christian Nodal Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top 20 General Guatemala: May 3, 2021". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 20 General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top 20 General Nicaragua: May 10, 2021". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Christian Nodal Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Christian Nodal Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Christian Nodal Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  14. ^ "Christian Nodal Chart History (Regional Mexican Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Popular Songs, April 23, 2021 - April 29, 2021". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  18. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved October 9, 2021. Type Gera Mx, Christian Nodal in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Botella Tras Botella in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Gera Mx & Christian Nodal – Botella Tras Botella". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.