Mi Religión

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"Mi Religión"
Single by Yandel
from the album #Update
ReleasedMay 5, 2017
GenreReggaeton
Length3:57
LabelSony Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Haze
Yandel singles chronology
"Hey DJ"
(2017)
"Mi Religión"
(2017)
"Explícale"
(2017)
Music video
"Mi Religión" on YouTube

"Mi Religión" (My Religion) is a single by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Yandel from his fourth studio album Update. It was released on May 5, 2017, under Sony Music Latin as the record's lead single. A music video premiered on May 26, 2017. The song was written by Yandel, Egbert "Haze" Rosa and Jesús Nieves, and was produced by Haze.

Composition[edit]

"Mi Religión" is a reggaeton song composed in common time (4
4
time). It was written by Yandel, Egbert "Haze" Rosa Cintrón and Jesús Nieves Cortés.[1] Haze and Willy Colón, producer and guitarist in Yandel's 2015 single "Encantadora", respectively, maintain their roles for "Mi Religión".[1] According to Yandel, the song "goes back to the roots of reggaeton".

Chart performance[edit]

In the United States, "Mi Religión" peaked at number 25 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart on July 15, 2017.[2] Internationally, it reached number 47 on Billboard's Mexico Español Airplay chart, number 27 in Venezuela, and number 93 in Spain.[3][4][5]

Music video[edit]

The music video premiered on May 26, 2017, on Yandel's Vevo channel.[6] The clip was directed by Puerto Rican director and designer Carlos Pérez and was filmed at the Coyote Dry Lake Bed in Barstow, California, USA.[6] Yandel and Carlos Pérez previously worked on music videos for "Te Deseo" (2013, with Wisin), "Hasta Abajo" (2013), "Moviendo Caderas" (2014, with Daddy Yankee), and "Encantadora" (2015).[7] The music video features Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 Mariana Vicente while Yandel is shown performing the song standing on the ground and while driving a luxurious car through the Mojave Desert.[6]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

  • Willy Colón – acoustic guitar
  • Miguel Correa – assistant engineer
  • Edwin Díaz – assistant engineer
  • Mike Fuller – mastering
  • Andre Mendoza – assistant engineer
  • Jesús Nieves Cortés – songwriting
  • Egbert "Haze" Rosa Cintrón – producer, songwriting
  • Roberto "Earcandy" Vázquez – recording engineer, mixing
  • Yandel – lead vocals, songwriting

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] 3× Platinum (Latin) 180,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mi Religión / Yandel". Tidal. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Billboard Chart Search - Yandel - Mi Religión - Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard Chart Search - Yandel - Mi Religión - Mexico Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Top 100 – Semana 30 del 21/07/2017 al 27/07/2017" (in Spanish). National-Report Venezuela. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Info - Yandel - Mi Religión". elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Yandel Premieres Video For His New Single "Mi Religión" On Friday, May 26th". Sony Music Latin. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Carlos Pérez Music Video Credits as Director". IMVDb. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Yandel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Yandel Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Yandel Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top 100 – Julio 2017" (in Spanish). National-Report Venezuela. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Yandel – Mi Religion". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.