"Un Cigarrillo" (for Spanish: "A Cigarette") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Chencho Corleone. It was released on May 4, 2023, through Cerco and Sony Music Latin, as the first single from his debut studio album, Solo (2024). It is the first song that Corleone publishes alone.[1]

"Un Cigarrillo"
Single by Chencho Corleone
from the album Solo
English title"A Cigarette"
ReleasedMay 4, 2023
Recorded2023
GenreReggaeton
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chencho Corleone
  • Haze
Chencho Corleone singles chronology
"Me Llamas"
(2023)
"Un Cigarrillo"
(2023)
"Podemos Repetirlo"
(2023)
Music video
"Un Cigarrillo" on YouTube

Background and release

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After several years as part of the duo Plan B, Chencho began a career as an independent soloist in 2018, collaborating with different artists. On May 3, 2023, he finally announced that he signed a global agreement with the Sony Music Latin record label, in addition to the release of "Un Cigarette", his first single with the company.[2] The song was released the next day, on May 4, 2023.[3][4]

Music video

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The music video was released by Chencho Corleone's official YouTube channel along with the single on May 4, 2023.[5] The video was directed by Jessy Terrero and depicts Chencho Corleone performing the song in a restaurant.

Commercial performance

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"Un Cigarrillo" debuted at number 13 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay and at number 38 on the Latin Airplay, both Billboard charts; while in his second he achieved his peak of 10 in the Latin Rhythm Airplay and 30 in the Latin Airplay. It was also included within the top five on the Monitor Latino charts in Peru, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and within the top ten in Honduras and Mexico, as well as the top 70 in Spain.

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Un Cigarrillo"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[6] 1
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[7] 8
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[8] 1
Peru (Monitor Latino)[9] 4
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[10] 4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 70
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 47
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[13] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Un Cigarrillo"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Chile[15] Gold  
United States (RIAA)[16] 3× Platinum (Latin) 180,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ VILLAMIL, VALENTINA (May 5, 2023). "Escucha el primer sencillo de Chencho Corleone como solista, 'Un Cigarrillo'". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Flores, Griselda (May 3, 2023). "Astro urbano Chencho Corleone firma acuerdo global con Sony Music Latin". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Chencho Corleone estrena sencillo "Un Cigarrillo"". Periódico Digital Centroamericano y del Caribe (in Spanish). May 7, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ^ ""Un cigarrillo" estrena a Chencho Corleone como solista". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). May 5, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Chencho Corleone – Un Cigarrillo (Official Video), retrieved June 10, 2023
  6. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 RD – General – Del 3 al 9 de julio, 2023". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 Honduras - General - Del 22 al 28 de mayo, 2023". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  8. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 México - General - Del 3 al 9 de julio, 2023". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  9. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 Perú - General - Del 26 de junio al 2 de julio, 2023". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  10. ^ monitorLATINO. "Top 20 General – Puerto Rico – Del 29 de mayo al 4 de junio, 2023". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  11. ^ Música, El portal de, Un Cigarrillo - Chencho Corleone | EPDM, retrieved January 10, 2024
  12. ^ devops. "Billboard Hot Latin Songs: The Week of May 27, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Billboard Latin Airplay: The Week of September 30, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay: The Week of September 30, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Genero, Dentro Del (March 19, 2024). "Chencho Corleone cierra el Lollapalooza en Chile con un espectáculo explosivo y recibe disco de oro por su sencillo "Un Cigarillo"". Dentro Del Genero (in Spanish). Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Chencho Corleone – Un Cigarrillo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 13, 2022.