Sola (Héctor el Father song)

"Sola" (transl. "Alone") is a song by former Puerto Rican rapper Héctor el Father taken from his first solo album The Bad Boy (2006). It was released alongside the album as its lead single on November 21, 2006 by VI Music, Machete Music and Gold Star Music.[2] It is Héctor el Father's most successful single to date, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart and being nominated for various music awards.[3][4][5] The song was later included on the track lists of the compilation albums El Rompe Discoteka: The Mix Album (2007) and The Bad Boy: The Most Wanted Edition (2007).[6][7] The song was also included on the live album Bad Boy: The Concert (2007).[8]

"Sola"
Single by Héctor el Father
from the album The Bad Boy
ReleasedNovember 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)
GenreReggaeton
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabriel Antonio Cruz-Padilla
  • Hector Delgado[1]
Héctor el Father singles chronology
"Noche de Entierro"
(2006)
"Sola"
(2006)
"Pa' La Tumba"
(2007)

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[10] 1

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Result
2008 Premio Lo Nuestro[11] Urban Song of the Year Nominated
2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards[12] Reggaeton Song of the Year Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Universal Music Publishing Group - US". www.umusicpub.com.
  2. ^ "The Bad Boy - Hector el Father - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Hector el Father - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "This site is temporarily unavailable". www.latinrapper.com.
  5. ^ "Universal Music Publishing Group - US".
  6. ^ "El Rompe Discoteka (The Mix Album) de Hector El Father en Apple Music". 1 January 2007.
  7. ^ "The Bad Boy (The Most Wanted Edition) by Hector El Father on Apple Music". 1 January 2006.
  8. ^ "Bad Boy The Concert". 1 January 2007.
  9. ^ "Hector el Father Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Hector el Father Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Nominees for Premio Lo Nuestro 2008 Announced".
  12. ^ "2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners".