"El Nene" (Spanish for "The Boy") is a song by Dominican-American producer Foreign Teck and Puerto Rican rapper

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Background

Foreign Teck hinted at his next single in an Instagram post. Later Anuel AA posted a preview of the song called "El Nene". The official visualizer of the song was posted on October 27, 2022, on Anuel's YouTube channel. The music video was released one day later. On November 26, 2022, Anuel AA announced that "El Nene" would be one of the singles of his upcoming studio album

Commercial performance

"El Nene" debuted and peaked at number 12 on the US ''

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chart on November 12, 2022. In Spain's official weekly chart, the song debuted at number 59.

Awards and nominations

Music video

The music video for "El Nene" was released on October 28, 2022, and shows the gangster life. Anuel AA is shown with a wad of bills, something this song also talks about because it reflects that fame sometimes makes him distrust anyone.

Live performances

Anuel AA performed "El Nene" at ''

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'' on January 18, 2022.

Charts

Certifications

References

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