"Rosa Pastel" () is a song performed by Mexican corridos singer

Peso Pluma Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija (born 15 June 1999), known professionally as Peso Pluma, is a Mexican corrido singer and rapper. Learning to play the guitar during his early teens, he developed his craft by writing songs inspired by regional Mexi ...

and Mexican singer Jasiel Nuñez. It was released on 20 April 2023, as the lead single for Peso Pluma's album '' Génesis''. The song was written and produced by Jasiel Nuñez; it was also produced by Peso Pluma, George Prajin, Ernesto Fernandez, Roberto "Tito" Laija, and Jesús Iván Leal.

Background and release

A week before the release of "Rosa Pastel", Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado "made history" as their song " Ella Baila Sola" had charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching the top 10 and marking the first time a regional Mexican song had appeared in the region. The release of "Rosa Pastel", along with its accompanying music video, marked the official launch of Peso Pluma's record label, Double P Records, in partnership with the Prajin Parlay label. Jasiel Nuñez, Peso Pluma's cousin Tito Laija, known as Tito Double P, and Raul Vega were the first artists signed into the label. The song is also the first release under the label. The song would appear on Peso Pluma's album '' Génesis'', as the first track on the album.

Lyrics

The song's lyrics are about the use of drugs, life struggles, and achieving fame. In the line "," Peso Pluma looks back on his dad, about his recent success. The song title "Rosa Pastel" is a reference to

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and is referenced in the following lyrics: "Como se dice: "mijo hagale pues" / Ahí va una onza de Rosa Pastel / Pa’ que sepan que ya me enloqué."

Chart performance

"Rosa Pastel" debuted at number 93 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 123 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200. It also debuted on number 19 and number 20 on

Mexico Songs Mexico Songs is a music record chart of Mexico, published by ''Billboard'' since February 2022. It is updated every Tuesday on ''Billboard''s website. It is part of ''Billboards Hits of the World chart collection, which rank the top 25 songs w ...

and

Hot Latin Songs The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin music, Latin songs, published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart ranki ...

, respectively.

Charts

References

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