El Incomprendido

"El Incomprendido" (English: "Misunderstood") is a Dembow Guaracha fusion song by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Farruko and Colombian producer Victor Cardenas and the dominican Dj Adoni. It was released as single on October 1, 2021 from Farruko's studio album La 167, via Sony Music Latin.^[1]

"El Incomprendido"
Single by Farruko, Victor Cardenas and Dj Adoni
from the album La 167
Language	Spanish
Released	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Length	4:27
Label	Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)	Andy Bauza Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado Farruko Carlos Humberto Domínguez Eelke A. Kalberg Franklin Jovani Martínez Félix Manuel Rodriguez John P. Ramos Rivera Johnny Gaitan, Jr. José Carlos García Juan Alfredo Díaz JUAN MANUEL GOMEZ Marcos G. Pérez Sebastiaan Molijn Víctor Alonso Cárdenas Ospina
Producer(s)	Víctor Alonso Cárdenas Ospina Marcos G. Pérez (Sharo Towers) José Carlos García (IAmChino) Juan Alfredo Díaz Carlos Humberto Domínguez
Farruko singles chronology
"Me Pasé" (2021) "El Incomprendido" (2021)
Music video
"El Incomprendido" on YouTube

Composition

The track follows "Pepas" musical style, and remakes Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone" (1999) and David Guetta's Play Hard (2012), and performs in Spanish.^[2] The song is written in the key of B major, with a tempo of 128 beats per minute.^[3]

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on October 1, 2021, The video is recorded "in a kind of open party using a large number of people to do the choreography" that is already going viral on social networks, it has received over 12 million views.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "El Incomprendido"

Chart (2021–2022)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[5]	29
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[6]	11
Global 200 (Billboard)^[7]	145
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[8]	4
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[9]	13
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)^[10]	1

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for "El Incomprendido"

Chart (2021)	Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[11]	43

2022 year-end chart performance for "El Incomprendido"

Chart (2022)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[12]	169
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[13]	13
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[14]	51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[15]	Platinum	200,000
Portugal (AFP)^[16]	Gold	5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	Platinum	60,000
United States (RIAA)^[18]	5× Platinum (Latin)	300,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)^[19]	Gold	3,500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2022

References

1. Gómez Pérez, Sofia (October 1, 2021). "Farruko va con todo y hace un lanzamiento doble: Nuevo disco 'La 167' y el videoclip de 'El Incomprendido'". megastar.fm (in Spanish). Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. Villa, Lucas (October 1, 2021). "Farruko's "El Incomprendido" Is A Latin Remake Of EDM Classic "Better Off Alone"". Mitu. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
3. "Key/BPM of playlist el Incomprendido - FARRUKO, Dj Adonis by Bocineo Musical | Musicstax".
4. Lopez, Juanix (October 4, 2021). "Farruko en 'El Incomprendido' : ¿un nuevo éxito?". Que (in Spanish). Retrieved October 12, 2021.
5. "Top Singles (Week 20, 2022)". SNEP. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
6. "Farruko / Victor Cardenas / DJ Adoni – El Incomprendido" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
7. "Farruko Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
8. "Farruko Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
9. "Farruko Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
10. "Farruko Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
11. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
12. "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
13. "Hot Electronic Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
14. "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
15. "French single certifications – Farruko – El Incomprendido" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
16. "Portuguese single certifications – Farruko – El Incomprendido" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
17. "Spanish single certifications – Farruko – El Incomprendido". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
18. "American single certifications – Farruko – El Incomprendido". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
19. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.