Inmortal (Aventura song)

"Inmortal" is a song recorded by Aventura released as the lead single from Romeo Santos' fourth studio album Utopía. It is the first single for the band since their split in 2011. The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted in numerous Latin American countries.

"Inmortal"
Single by Aventura
from the album Utopía
ReleasedApril 5, 2019
GenreBachata
Length4:16
LabelSony Latin
Romeo Santos singles chronology
"Aullando"
(2019)		 "Inmortal"
(2019)		 "La Demanda"
(2019)
Aventura singles chronology
"Peligro"
(2011)		 "Inmortal"
(2019)

Background

Romeo Santos teased the song on Instagram on April 1, 2019, and promised that it would release that night. However, it turned out to be an April Fools' Day prank, and this angered many fans. Santos apologized to his fans and assured that the single would not be released; however, the following day, Santos officially announced the single and the album, Utopía. "Inmortal" eventually released on April 5, 2019.[1]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone stated that "Inmortal" is a "love letter to longtime Aventura fans."[2]

Music video

The music video for "Inmortal" was directed by Fernando Lugo and filmed in Miami, Florida. It stars all four members of Aventura.[3] In the videoclip, Romeo is shown to have fallen in love with a woman, but the two are separated by a SWAT team that takes Romeo away. Romeo, nude, is held captive in a government lab. The video also shows scenes of Aventura performing in a glass menagerie while surrounded by doctors.[4] The video has over 200 million views on YouTube as of March 2020.[5]

Live performances

Aventura performed "Inmortal" at the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 25, 2019.[6]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[7] 62
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[8] 14
Colombia (National-Report)[9] 71
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[10] 19
Ecuador (National-Report)[11] 66
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[12] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 53
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 95
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 5
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[15] 1
Venezuela (National-Report)[16] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] 8× Platinum (Latin) 480,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Reference
  1. Roiz, Jessica. "Romeo Santos Announces New Aventura Single 'Inmortal' -- No Joke". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. Exposito, Suzy. "Aventura Break the Latinternet With First Song in 10 Years, 'Inmortal'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. Roiz, Jessica. "Romeo Santos' 'Utopia' Album Tributes Traditional Bachata: Stream & Listen". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. Exposito, Suzy. "Aventura Break the Latinternet With First Song in 10 Years, 'Inmortal'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. "Aventura - Inmortal (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. Fernandez, Suzette. "Watch Romeo Santos & Aventura Reunite for Epic Billboard Latin Music Awards Performance". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. "Aventura Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  8. http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/bolivia/general/20190610
  9. "Top 100 Colombia - national-REPORT". 2019-04-28. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  10. "Top 20 Republica Dominicana".
  11. "Top 100 Ecuador - national-REPORT". 2019-05-07. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  12. "Puerto Rico General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  13. "spanishcharts.com - Aventura - Inmortal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  14. "Aventura Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  15. "Tropical Music: Top Tropical Songs Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  16. "Top 100 Aventura". Archived from the original on 2019-06-03.
  17. "American single certifications – Aventura – Inmortal". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 3, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
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