"El Malo" (English: The Bad Guy) is the fifth single released from Aventura's fifth and final studio album The Last (2009).[1] The single was released on March 11, 2010 and reached #1 on Tropical Airplay. The music video was released on, Jun 29, 2010. A remix was made with Sensato.[2]

"El Malo"
Single by Aventura
Remix featuring Sensato.
from the album The Last
ReleasedMarch 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
Recorded2009
GenreBachata
Length3:58
LabelPremium Latin Music
Songwriter(s)Anthony "Romeo" Santos
Producer(s)
Aventura singles chronology
"Dile al Amor"
(2009)
"El Malo"
(2010)
"El Desprecio"
(2010)
Music video
"El Malo" on YouTube

Chart performance

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At the time El Malo was released, the previous single by Aventura, Dile al Amor had dominated the charts in early 2010. El Malo was later re-released in mid-2010 where it peaked #2 on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart twice on July 10 and July 24 where the #1 position was being held off by Juan Luis Guerra's Bachata en Fukuoka.[3] The single finally reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay on the week of August 28, 2010.[4] The single has also reached on the Top 10 on Top Latin Songs peaking at #5.[5]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 16
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 5
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 5
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2010) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] 11
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[11] 5
Chart (2011) Position
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[12] 27

References

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  1. ^ "Aventura - El Malo". Amazon Music. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sensato - El Malo (Remix)". Apple Music. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Tropical Songs — Week of July 24, 2010". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Aventura Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tropical Airplay – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Tropical Airplay – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2022.