McGregor (song)

"McGregor" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel AA and was released on November 26, 2021. It was released as the sixth single from his album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren. The song debuted at number 58 in Spain [1] and reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[2]

"McGregor"
Single by Anuel AA
from the album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedNovember 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)
Genre
Length4:43
LabelReal Hasta la Muerte
Songwriter(s)
  • Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago
Producer(s)
  • Foreign Teck
  • Todd Pritchard
  • Chris Hojas
Anuel AA singles chronology
"Pin"
(2021)		 "McGregor"
(2021)		 "Llorando en un Ferrari"
(2021)
Music video
"McGregor" on YouTube

Background

2 days before the release of the album Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren, Anuel AA uploaded the official preview of the sixth track, called McGregor.[3]

Composition

The song contains samples of "Drive Forever" performed by Sergio Valentino. Anuel AA mentions such artists as Daddy Yankee, Don Omar and even his ex-girlfriend Karol G. In the music video he censored Karol G's name.[4]

Music video

The music video of the song was released on March 4, 2022 and was directed by Fernando Lugo and Anuel AA.[5] It was recorded in the Dominican Republic and shows fragments and recreates Conor McGregor's fights against José Aldo, Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez.[6] In June the music video got removed due to copyright but it was recovered later.

Charts
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] 58
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[8] 25

References
  1. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 48". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. "Anuel AA Chart History: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. "Anuel AA remembers Karol G again in the song "McGregor"". CiberCuba. November 25, 2021.
  4. "Anuel AA premieres his new single "McGregor" dedicating a few lines to Karol G". D1SoftballNews. March 4, 2022.
  5. "Puerto Rican Anuel AA releases his new single, 'McGregor'". El Universo. March 4, 2022.
  6. "Puerto Rican Anuel AA releases his new single, "McGregor"". SwissInfo. March 4, 2022.
  7. "EPDM listing" (PDF). www.elportaldemusica.es.
  8. "Anuel AA Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
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