"Como Antes" is a single by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter

Yandel Llandel Veguilla Malavé (born; January 14, 1977), known professionally as Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter and the half member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, ''Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. ...

from his fourth studio album '' Update''. The track features Yandel's longtime duo companion

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, being their first song in five years. It was digitally released on September 8, 2017 under

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as the record's third single. A music video directed by

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premiered on September 7, 2017. The song was written by Yandel, Wisin, with producers

Tainy Marcos Efraín Masís Fernández (born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on ''Mas Flow 2' ...

, and Jumbo.

Background and release

Yandel stated that "Como Antes" is "a very danceable reggaeton song with an energy just like old times". The concept of the song was "to remember the music that Wisin & Yandel used to make before" but adding "a touch of 2017 by giving an update to that type of music." The lyrics mention various songs by

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only ...

, including "En La Disco Bailoteo" (2003), "Dembow" (2003), "Saoco" (2004), "Mírala Bien" (2005), "

Pam Pam "Pam Pam" is a single by Wisin & Yandel from the deluxe edition of their fifth studio album '' Pa'l Mundo Deluxe Edition''. The song reached big recognition in many Spanish-speaking countries and among Latin community in the United States. On Oct ...

" (2006), "

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" (2006), "La Pared" (2007), and " Ahora Es" (2007). It is the duo's first song in five years, following their hiatus since mid-2013. "Como Antes" was digitally released on September 8, 2017 alongside Yandel's album '' Update'' as its third single.

Reception

Suzette Fernandez of ''

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'' stated that the duo "goes back to their roots, to their unique sound and street lyrics," being elements that "have been lost with the evolution of the genre, but made them an iconic urban duo back in the early 2000s." Isabelia Herrera of Remezcla.com praised the production of the song by stating that it is "a glorious rush of throwback perreo, complete with old school snare rolls, a stream of shout outs in the outro, and the moan of a reggaeton chorus girl." She concluded her review by expressing that the track "is indeed a powerful version of their 'receta original,' even if 'ponle dembow' and 'pam-pam-pam' aren't the most inspired hooks of the duo's career." An editor of Colombian digital magazine ''KienyKe'' stated that the success of the song is caused by "a production that combines the sounds from the past and the present to perfection." The redactor also expressed that "the song conserves the duo's classic style, with a melody that remembers classics such as 'Pegao', 'Dembow', 'Rakata', 'Mírala Bien', or 'El Teléfono'."

Commercial performance

In the United States, the single debuted at number 13 on the

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chart on September 30, 2017, becoming the highest-charting single of ''Update''. It also reached number 16 on

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, number 1 on Latin Airplay, number 3 on Latin Digital Songs, number 4 on

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, number 1 on

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, and number 18 on Latin Streaming Songs. The single peaked at number 7 on the Hot Latin Songs chart on October 7, 2017. According to

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, "Como Antes" sold 3,649 downloads as of September 14, 2017. Internationally, the song reached number 6 in El Salvador, number 7 in Paraguay, number 8 in Dominican Republic, number 12 in Chile, number 17 in Guatemala, number 23 in Venezuela, number 38 in Ecuador, and number 48 in Colombia.

Music video

A music video for the single premiered on September 7, 2017 on Yandel's official YouTube channel and was directed by Dominican director

. Filming of the music video took place at an automobile repair shop located in

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in July 2017. Terrero had previously directed eighteen videoclips by Wisin & Yandel as duo, including " Sexy Movimiento" (2007), "

Me Estás Tentando "Me Estás Tentando" ( en, "You're Tempting Me") is the first single by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel from their compilation album '' Wisin & Yandel Presentan: La Mente Maestra'', released on October 21, 2008 by Machete Music Machet ...

" (2008), "

Abusadora "Abusadora" (English: Abusive Woman) is the second single by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel from their album ''La Revolución''. The music video has been airplay on Mun2 and MTV Tr3s. At the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the song wo ...

" (2009), "

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" (2012), and " Follow the Leader" (2012). Isabelia Herrera of American website Remezcla.com stated that the music video "finds our favorite sunglass-clad reggaetoneros in a flashy, neon-lit warehouse, in the middle of a rave with a parade of models."

Credits and personnel

*Miguel Correa – assistant engineer *Edwin Díaz – assistant engineer *Earcandy – recording engineer, mixing *Mike Fuller – mastering *Jumbo – producer, songwriting *Andre Mendoza – assistant engineer *Tainy – producer, songwriting *Wisin – songwriting, lead vocals *Yandel – songwriting, lead vocals

Charts

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References

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