"El Pañuelo" ( English: "The Handkerchief") is a song recorded by American singer

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alongside Spanish singer and songwriter

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. It was released on 2 September 2022 through

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as the third single of Santos' fifth studio album '' Formula, Vol. 3'' (2022). The song, a

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, was written and produced by both performers alongside Diego el Cigala, Alexander Caba, Joaquín Díaz and Ramón Jiménez. It samples and interpolates the 1985 track "No Sé Qué Hacer", performed by Carlos Manuel "El Zafiro".

Chart performance

Commercially, "El Pañuelo" entered major market charts including the

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, and the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs. It peaked at number seven on the PROMUSICAE chart in Spain.

Music video

An accompanying

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for "El Pañuelo" filmed at an indoor studio in

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and produced by

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and Park Pictures was shared on

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upon the record's release.

Personnel

Production personnel *

– production, lyrics, composition; vocals, vocal arrangement *

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– lyrics, composition, vocal production; vocals, background vocals * Mate Traxx – production, composition; drums, synthesizer * Alexander Caba – composition; vocal arrangement: guitar * Joaquín Díaz – composition; keyboards, piano, bass * Juan Abel Martínez – guira, bongos * Adán Gómez – bass * Eric Rivera – guitar * Isiah Parker – synthesizer Technical personnel * David Rodríguez – mixing *

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– mixing * Mate Traxx – assistant mix engineer * Tom Brick – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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