"Pareja del Año" () is a song by Colombian singer

Sebastián Yatra Sebastián Obando Giraldo (born 15 October 1994), known professionally as Sebastián Yatra, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He began as a Latin pop artist and has recorded many ballads, but has released several successful reggaeton ...

and Puerto Rican rapper and singer

Myke Towers Michael Anthony Torres Monge (born January 15, 1994), known by his stage name Myke Towers, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter. Career His mixtape ''El Final del Principio'' (2016) peaked at 12 on Latin Rhythm Albums. Towers colla ...

. It was released on April 16, 2021 through

Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Uni ...

. The song was produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. The song peaked at No. 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and No. 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart.

Background

At the beginning of April 2021, Sebastián Yatra announced his new song entitled "Pareja del Año" through a short preview. However, it was not yet known who would be the other artist that would be part of the song. It was later confirmed that the artist would be Myke Towers.

Composition and lyric

The song combines

reggaeton Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American hip hop, ...

instruments with other string instruments such as guitars, violins and

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, Yatra spoke about the rhythm of the song which referred to the newness of reggaeton and latin pop. The lyrics of the song talk about two boys in love with a girl, one explains that he is in love with a girl that he misses and the other tells that he is in love with a girl who is not his, but that together they would be the couple of the year.

Music video

The

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was released on April 16, 2021, the same day the single was released. It was directed by Daniel Durán and was recorded at the Adrienne Arsh Center in

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. The music video shows Sebastián Yatra and Myke Towers in the theater along with a girl who is just watching them.

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

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Lyrics of this song
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