Yo Perreo Sola

"Yo Perreo Sola" (English: "I Dance Alone") is a song by Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny from his second studio album YHLQMDLG (2020). The song's music video features Bad Bunny performing in drag.[2]

"Yo Perreo Sola"
Single by Bad Bunny
from the album YHLQMDLG
LanguageSpanish
English title"I Dance Alone"[1]
ReleasedMarch 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)
Length2:52
LabelRimas
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bad Bunny
  • Tainy
  • Subelo NEO
Bad Bunny singles chronology
"La Difícil"
(2020)		 "Yo Perreo Sola"
(2020)		 "En Casita"
(2020)
Music video
"Yo Perreo Sola" on YouTube

Production

Musically, "Yo Perrea Sola" comprises 808 drums and "stripped-down" reggaeton beats.[1] It features vocals from Puerto Rican rapper Nesi. According to Rolling Stone, the song "is dedicated to those who desire to dance alone, and safely, at the club." Bad Bunny told the magazine in an interview:

I wrote it from the perspective of a woman. I wanted a woman's voice to sing it—'yo perreo sola'—because it doesn’t mean the same thing when a man sings it. But I do feel like that woman sometimes.[3]

Music video
Bad Bunny perreando with himself in drag.

Directed by Bad Bunny and Stillz, the music video for "Yo Perreo Sola" premiered on March 27, 2020. Bad Bunny opens the clip in a red vinyl miniskirt and thigh-high boots, as he pushes away a group of men who approaches him.[3] He also appears perreando in a green room, with the message "Ni una menos" displayed in the background. The video closes with "Si no quiere bailar contigo, respeta, ella perrea sola" ("If she doesn’t want to dance with you, respect her, she twerks alone.")[4]

Stillz stated in Billboard that the performer "wanted to symbolize that men also care about women’s rights and that violence against women also affects us as men... he wanted to impact and take a message to the reggaeton community that usually is not as open to speak about the LGBTQ community." Stillz and stylist Chloe Delgadillo further explained the looks displayed on the video, with the red outfit representing a sexy "badass" girl in latex suit, the second look, a perfect "Instagram girl" who "is ready to dance alone at the club", and the third, a "classy girl", dressed in a black outfit with a shiny hat.[5]

Writing for Billboard, Suzette Fernandez opined, "it's as visually eye-opening as it is conscientious, talking about respect for women and highlighting the LGBT community, a departure for Latin urban music."[5] In Rolling Stone, Suzy Exposito described the video as "jaw dropping", and considered the message in the closing scene "[a] damning-but-necessary public service announcement on sexual harassment."[3] The music video has received more than 300 million views on YouTube.

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[6] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 53
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] 2
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Platinum 40,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. Exposito, Suzy; Exposito, Suzy (2020-03-27). "Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. "Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Bad Bunny Dresses in Drag for Empowering 'Yo Perreo Sola' Music Video". Billboard.
  5. "Everything You Need to Know About the Making of Bad Bunny's 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video". Billboard.
  6. "Bad Bunny – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Bad Bunny. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 10". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  8. "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. "Bad Bunny Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. "Spanish single certifications – Bad Bunny – Yo Perreo Sola". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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