El Apagón
2022 single by Bad Bunny
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"El Apagón" (English: "The Power Outage") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti.[1] The song was released as the album's seventh single on September 16, 2022.[2] Themes of the song include gentrification and the power outages.[3] El Apagón is primarily a reggaetón, bomba, and house track that also combines elements of a cappella, samba, techno, electronic, hip-hop, and dance-pop.[13]
| "El Apagón" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Bunny | ||||
| from the album Un Verano Sin Ti | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | September 16, 2022 | |||
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| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Rimas | |||
| Songwriter | Benito Martínez | |||
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| "El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente" on YouTube | ||||
Promotion and release
On May 2, 2022, Bad Bunny announced his fifth studio album, Un Verano Sin Ti, on which "El Apagón" is placed at number sixteen on the track list.[14][15] On May 6, 2022, the song was released alongside the rest of Un Verano Sin Ti through Rimas Entertainment.[16][17] The track includes an outro sung by Puerto Rican jewelry designer and guest vocalist Gabriela Berlingeri, Bad Bunny's former girlfriend.[2][4][18] In May 2022, Bad Bunny sang "El Apagón" during a power outage at El Nie Bar in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.[19]
Commercial performance
Along with the rest of the tracks from Un Verano Sin Ti, "El Apagón" charted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 54. It also charted on the Billboard Global 200 along with the other album tracks, charting at number 35.[20] On the US Hot Latin Songs chart, the track peaked at number 19.[21]
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Music video
Bad Bunny released a 22 minute music video on September 16, 2022.[23][24] It was an audiovisual project and documentary[25] directed by Kacho Lopez Mari that incorporates reporting done by independent journalist Bianca Graulau.[23][26] The video criticizes LUMA Energy, Act 22 of 2012, and land and beach privatization.[23][27]
Live performances
Bad Bunny performed the song as part of his Super Bowl halftime show.[28]
Charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Spain (Promusicae)[36] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||