Una Velita

"Una Velita"
A table with a lit candle, medication pills, a pair of eye glasses, and a small portrait of Mary.
Single by Bad Bunny
LanguageSpanish
English title"A Little Candle"
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)
Genre
Length3:59
LabelRimas
Songwriter(s)Benito Martínez Ocasio
Producer(s)
Bad Bunny singles chronology
"Adivino"
(2024)
"Una Velita"
(2024)
Visualizer
"Una Velita" on YouTube

"Una Velita" (transl. "A Little Candle") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. It was released as a single on September 19, 2024, through Rimas Entertainment. It was written solely by the singer, while it was produced by La Paciencia and Tainy.

Composition

[edit]

Produced by fellow producers La Paciencia and Tainy, "Una Velita" is a folk and plena song.[1][2] Lyrically, he sings about lighting a candle during Hurricane Maria (2017), and how the infrastructure of Puerto Rico has not improved since the disaster.[3][4]

Release

[edit]

"Una Velita" was released for digital download and streaming on September 19, 2024, through Rimas Entertainment.[5] An accompanying visualizer was released onto YouTube on the same day.[6]

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for "Una Velita"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] 81
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 79
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] 4

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Villa, Lucas (September 19, 2024). "LISTEN: Bad Bunny Reflects on Puerto Rico's Political Climate in 'Una Velita'". Remezcla. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Civita, Alicia (September 20, 2024). "Bad Bunny releases 'Una Velita', his most poignant song to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Hurricane María". The Latin Times. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Monroe, Jazz (September 20, 2024). "Bad Bunny Shares New Song 'Una Velita': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Grow, Kory (September 20, 2024). "Bad Bunny's New Song 'Una Velita' Addresses Hurricane Maria". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Flores, Griselda (September 20, 2024). "Bad Bunny's 'Una Velita' Reflects Puerto Rico's Political Climate". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Li, Joyce (September 19, 2024). "Bad Bunny Drops New Single 'Una Velita'". Hypebeast. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Week 39 (2024)". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2024.