Ley Seca

"Ley Seca"
Single by Jhayco and Anuel AA
from the album Timelezz
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2021
GenreReggaeton
Length4:23
LabelUniversal Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tainy
Jhayco singles chronology
"Nos Matamos"
(2021)
"Ley Seca"
(2021)
"Emojis de Corazones"
(2021)
Anuel AA singles chronology
"23 Preguntas"
(2021)
"Ley Seca"
(2021)
"Dictadura"
(2021)
Music video
"Ley Seca" on YouTube

"Ley Seca" is a song by Puerto Rican rappers Jhayco and Anuel AA. It was released on September 2, 2021 through Universal Music Latino.[1] The song was released as the sixth single from Jhayco's second studio album Timelezz. The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart and at number 12 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[2][3]

Background

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Anuel AA announced through his Instagram account a new collaboration with Jhayco in a video in which Anuel AA can be seen showing off the design of his Bugatti Veyron along with the background song.[4] Finally the song came out on September 2 and not on September 3 as planned, Jhayco announced that the song was the sixth single from his next studio album which was coming out in a few days.[5]

Composition and lyric

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The song was produced by renowned Puerto Rican producer Tainy and co-written by Juno Watt and Puerto Rican singer Gale. The song is a reggaeton rhythm, the lyrics refer to the parties in the clubs, implying that the clubs are already opening this because most of them around the world were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music video

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The music video was released the same day the single was released and was directed by Santiago Laffe, the music video reached one million views on YouTube in just one hour.[6]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2021) Peak
position
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[7] 15
Colombia (Promúsica)[8] 18
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[9] 12
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 79
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[11] 4
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[12] 8
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[13] 12
Panama (Monitor Latino)[14] 5
Paraguay (SGP)[15] 28
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[16] 13
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[2] 23
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[3] 12
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[19] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[20] 84

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 3× Platinum 120,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[22] Platinum 7,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jhay Cortez lanza canción 'Ley Seca' Junto a Anuel AA y realizará un concierto Sold Out En Nyc" (in Spanish). Moda. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jhay Cortez Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jhay Cortez Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "ANUEL AA PRESUME DEL DISEÑO DE SU COCHE Y ANUNCIA SU COLABORACIÓN CON JHAY CORTEZ". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Anuel AA anunció una colaboración con Jhay Cortez" (in Spanish). 102.7 La Coope. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jhay Cortez y Anuel AA lanzan el videoclip de "Ley Seca"" (in Spanish). Ciber Cuba. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 20 Bolivia – General – Del 11 al 17 de Octubre de 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Stream Rankings: Semana del 24/09/21 al 30/09/21" (in Spanish). Promúsica Colombia. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 20 Costa Rica – General – Del 11 al 17 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Jhay Cortez Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 25 al 31 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 20 Honduras – General – Del 18 al 24 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 1 al 7 de Noviembre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 20 Panamá – General – Del 18 al 24 de October, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Octubre - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top 20 Puerto Rico – General – Del 18 al 24 de Octubre, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Jhay Cortez & Anuel AA – Ley Seca" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Jhay Cortez Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "Jhay Cortez Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Jhay Cortez / Anuel AA – Ley Seca". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.