El Nene

"El Nene" (Spanish for "The Boy") is a song by Dominican-American producer Foreign Teck and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. The song was released on October 27, 2022, through WK RECORDS and Real Hasta la Muerte as the sixth single from Anuel AA's fifth studio album LLNM2.^[1]

"El Nene"
Single by Foreign Teck & Anuel AA
from the album LLNM2
Language	Spanish
Released	October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)
Genre	Latin trap
Length	3:00
Label	WK RECORDS Real Hasta la Muerte
Songwriter(s)	Michael Hernandez Emmanuel Gazmey Carlos Suarez Tyshane Thompson Cortes Elis Dejan Nikolic Ervin Quiroz Frank Polonia Jorge Luiz Perez Jr
Producer(s)	Foreign Teck BEAM Dim Crux Nik Dean Teezio
Foreign Teck singles chronology
"Gastar" (2022) "El Nene" (2022) "AP" (2023)
Anuel AA singles chronology
"La 2blea" (2022) "El Nene" (2022) "Diamantes en Mis Dientes" (2022)
Music video
"El Nene" on YouTube

Background

Foreign Teck hinted at his next single in an Instagram post. Later Anuel AA posted a preview of the song called "El Nene". The official visualizer of the song was posted on October 27, 2022, on Anuel's YouTube channel. The music video was released one day later. On November 26, 2022, Anuel AA announced that "El Nene" would be one of the singles of his upcoming studio album LLNM2.

Commercial performance

"El Nene" debuted and peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart on November 12, 2022. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted at number 59.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for '"El Nene"

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2023	Premios Tu Música Urbano	Top Song — Trap	Won

Music video

The music video for "El Nene" was released on October 28, 2022, and shows the gangster life. Anuel AA is shown with a wad of bills, something this song also talks about because it reflects that fame sometimes makes him distrust anyone.^[2]

Live performances

Anuel AA performed "El Nene" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 18, 2022.^[3]

Charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[4]	59
US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard)^[5]	32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	2× Platinum (Latin)	120,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Moreno, Teresa (October 29, 2022). "Anuel AA and Foreign Teck Premiere "El Nene", Their Most Trapped Song". Los 40 (in Spanish).
2. "Anuel AA's "El Nene" was released with the production of Foreign Teck". El Zocco (in Spanish). October 28, 2022.
3. "Anuel AA Delivers Performance On "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"". Headline Planet (in Spanish). January 15, 2022.
4. "El Nene - Foreign Teck / Anuel AA | Epdm".
5. "Anuel AA". Billboard.
6. "American single certifications – Foreign Teck & Anuel AA – El Nene". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 10, 2023.