"La Nueva y La Ex" (

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: "The New and The Ex") is a single by Puerto Rican rapper

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from his

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'' King Daddy'', released on October 29, 2013. The song was written by Daddy Yankee and Jesús Benítez, and was produced by

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Background

"La Nueva y La Ex" was written by Daddy Yankee and Jesús Benítez "Benny Benny", and was produced by Puerto Rican duo

. Daddy Yankee's representative company in Puerto Rico, Perfect Partners, stated on a press release that the song "goes hard on spicy, suggestive and sexy lyrics with a proposal that sings to the girl (the new one) who arrives and who left (the ex)."

Commercial performance

In the United States, "La Nueva y La Ex" peaked at number nine on ''Billboard''s

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chart on February 8, 2014 and charted for 20 weeks. The single peaked at number two on the

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chart on February 8, 2014 and also charted for 20 weeks. It also peaked at number one on the

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and at number 14 on the Latin Digital Songs charts. "La Nueva y La Ex" was the 40th best-performing song on Hot Latin Songs of 2014, as well as the 49th best-selling Latin single and the 26th most-played song of the year in the United States.

Music video

The music video for "La Nueva y La Ex" was directed by Puerto Rican filmmaker Christian Suau. The filming took place in

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. The visual premiered through Daddy Yankee's

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account on February 6, 2014, where it has over 60 million views.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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