La Playlist

For other uses, see Playlist (disambiguation).

"La Playlist"
Single by Emilia
Language	Spanish
Released	20 June 2024 (2024-06-20)
Genre	Dance-pop
Label	Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)	María Emilia Mernes Daniel Ismael Real Enzo Ezequiel Sauthier
Producer(s)	Big One
Emilia singles chronology
"Perdonarte, ¿Para Qué?" (2024) "La Playlist" (2024) "Alegría" (2024)
Music video
"La Playlist" on YouTube

"La Playlist" (stylized as "La_Playlist.mpeg") is a song by Argentine singer Emilia, released on 20 June 2024 through Sony Music Latin. She wrote it with Enzo Ezequiel Sauthier and its producer Daniel Ismael Real, also known as Big One. A dance-pop song with elements of electropop, "La Playlist" follows the 2000s-influenced concept of her previous album, .MP3 (2023). An accompanying music video directed by Ballve was released alongside it. The single peaked within the top 10 on the Argentina Hot 100 and Uruguay, and the top 40 in Spain. It has also charted on airplay charts in the first two countries, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Background and promotion

Following the release of her 2000s-influenced second studio album, .MP3 (2023), Emilia Mernes shared an exclusive playlist titled "Mala pero Cutie" that contained pop songs which its initials form the title of her upcoming song, "La Playlist.mpeg".^[1][2] On 15 June 2024, she officially announced on her social media accounts the release date of the song, 20 June 2024, and the premiere times.^[3][4] On the following day, she previewed the music video for the track, referencing a "new era".^[5]

To support the song's release, Emilia held a personalized event in Madrid.^[6] "La Playlist" was released alongside a music video directed by Ballve; in the video, Emilia can be seen working at the counter of a video store with a portable media player.^[7] It evokes 1990s and 2000s pop culture music videos.^[8] Emilia added "La Playlist" to the revamped set list of her third concert tour, the .MP3 Tour.^[9] Emilia performed the song, alongside her collaboration with Los Ángeles Azules titled "Perdonarte, ¿Para Qué?", at the 2024 edition of the Premios Juventud. ^[10]

Composition

"La Playlist" is a dance-pop song inspired by the 2000s aesthetic, following the concept of her previous second studio album, .MP3.^[11] It also contains influences from 1990s electropop.^[12] Isabela Raygoza for Billboard compared the song to "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by Dutch Eurodance music group Vengaboys.^[11] The critic also wrote that, on the song, Emilia "seamlessly fuses decades and technology, positioning itself at the forefront of a musical renaissance that is both nostalgic and innovative".^[11]

Charts

Chart performance for "La Playlist"

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[13]	10
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[14]	9
Chile Airplay (Monitor Latino)[15]	5
Colombia Airplay (Monitor Latino)[16]	13
Ecuador Airplay (Monitor Latino)[17]	1
Peru Airplay (Monitor Latino)[18]	18
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19]	39
Uruguay (CUD)[20]	8
Uruguay Airplay (Monitor Latino)[21]	6

References

1. "Emilia Mernes lanza pistas a través de una playlist para develar su nuevo single". Filo News (in Spanish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
2. "Emilia Mernes: De qué se trata el posteo incógnita que subió a redes". MMX (in Spanish). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
3. Juárez, Emanuel (19 June 2024). "La playlist: así es el nuevo tema de Emilia Mernes". Somos Oh La La (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
4. "El emotivo video que Emilia Mernes publicó para homenajear a su papá: "Gracias por enseñarme todos los días"". TN (in Spanish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
5. "Emilia lanzó un tráiler de su nuevo tema "La Playlist.mpeg" y sorprendió a todos con un look especial". Cronos (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
6. Avilés Millán, Irina (20 June 2024). "Emilia conquista Madrid con su 'playlist'". Los 40. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
7. Juárez, Emanuel (20 June 2024). "La_Playlist.mpeg: Emilia Mernes estrenó su esperadísimo nuevo tema". Oh La La. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
8. "Emilia Mernes publicó "La playlist.mpeg" con un video con estética retro". TN. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
9. Hoyos, Estela Alba (30 June 2024). "Este es el setlist de canciones de Emilia para su .mp3 tour por España". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
10. "El look de Emilia en los Premios Juventud: vestido de cuero negro con escote de seda blanca". Ciudad Magazine (in Spanish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
11. Raygoza, Isabela (21 June 2024). "Emilia lanza 'La_Playlist.mpeg' inspirada en Y2K, y más Nueva Música Latina". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
12. "Emilia la rompe con su nuevo tema "La_Playlist.mpeg"". La Coope. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
13. "Emilia – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Emilia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
14. "Top 20 Argentina – General – Del 29 de Julio al 4 de Agosto, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
15. "Top 20 Chile – General – Del 30 de Septiembre al 6 de Octubre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
16. "Top 20 Colombia – General – Del 30 de Septiembre al 6 de Octubre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
17. "Top 20 Ecuador – General – Del 30 de Septiembre al 6 de Octubre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
18. "Top 20 Peru – General – Del 19 al 25 de Agosto, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
19. "Top 100 Canciones/PROMUSICAE". El Portal de Musica. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
20. "Novedades - Cámara Uruguaya del Disco" (in Spanish). Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
21. "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 26 de Agosto al 1 de Septiembre, 2024" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 2 September 2024.