El Malo (song)

This article is about Aventura song. For Willie Colón song, see El Malo. For Jesse & Joy song, see Un Besito Más.

"El Malo"
Single by Aventura Remix featuring Sensato.
from the album The Last
Released	March 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Bachata
Length	3:58
Label	Premium Latin Music
Songwriter(s)	Anthony "Romeo" Santos
Producer(s)	Lenny Santos Anthony Santos Henry Santos Jeter Max Santos
Aventura singles chronology
"Dile al Amor" (2009) "El Malo" (2010) "El Desprecio" (2010)
Music video
"El Malo" on YouTube

"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]

Chart performance

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

Weekly charts

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

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

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.