Mi Religión

"Mi Religión" (My Religion) is a single by Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Yandel from his fourth studio album Update. It was released on May 5, 2017 under Sony Music Latin as the record's lead single. A music video premiered on May 26, 2017. The song was written by Yandel, Egbert "Haze" Rosa and Jesús Nieves, and was produced by Haze.

"Mi Religión"
Single by Yandel
from the album #Update
ReleasedMay 5, 2017
GenreReggaeton
Length3:57
LabelSony Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Haze
Yandel singles chronology
"Hey DJ"
(2017)
"Mi Religión"
(2017)
"Explícale"
(2017)
Music video
"Mi Religión" on YouTube

Composition

"Mi Religión" is a reggaeton song composed in common time (4
4
time). It was written by Yandel, Egbert "Haze" Rosa Cintrón and Jesús Nieves Cortés.[1] Haze and Willy Colón, producer and guitarist in Yandel's 2015 single "Encantadora", respectively, maintain their roles for "Mi Religión".[1] According to Yandel, the song "goes back to the roots of reggaeton".

Chart performance

In the United States, "Mi Religión" peaked at number 25 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart on July 15, 2017.[2] Internationally, it reached number 47 on Billboard's Mexico Español Airplay chart, number 27 in Venezuela, and number 93 in Spain.[3][4][5]

Music video

The music video premiered on May 26, 2017 on Yandel's Vevo channel.[6] The clip was directed by Puerto Rican director and designer Carlos Pérez and was filmed at the Coyote Dry Lake Bed in Barstow, California, USA.[6] Yandel and Carlos Pérez previously worked on music videos for "Te Deseo" (2013, with Wisin), "Hasta Abajo" (2013), "Moviendo Caderas" (2014, with Daddy Yankee), and "Encantadora" (2015).[7] The music video features Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010 Mariana Vicente while Yandel is shown performing the song standing on the ground and while driving a luxurious car through the Mojave Desert.[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[1]

  • Willy Colón – acoustic guitar
  • Miguel Correa – assistant engineer
  • Edwin Díaz – assistant engineer
  • Mike Fuller – mastering
  • Andre Mendoza – assistant engineer
  • Jesús Nieves Cortés – songwriting
  • Egbert "Haze" Rosa Cintrón – producer, songwriting
  • Roberto "Earcandy" Vázquez – recording engineer, mixing
  • Yandel – lead vocals, songwriting

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] 3× Platinum (Latin) 180,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Mi Religión / Yandel". Tidal. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. "Billboard Chart Search - Yandel - Mi Religión - Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. "Billboard Chart Search - Yandel - Mi Religión - Mexico Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  4. "Top 100 – Semana 30 del 21/07/2017 al 27/07/2017" (in Spanish). National-Report Venezuela. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  5. "Info - Yandel - Mi Religión". elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  6. "Yandel Premieres Video For His New Single "Mi Religión" On Friday, May 26th". Sony Music Latin. May 25, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  7. "Carlos Pérez Music Video Credits as Director". IMVDb. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  8. "Yandel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  9. "Yandel Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  10. "Yandel Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. "Top 100 – Julio 2017" (in Spanish). National-Report Venezuela. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  12. "American single certifications – Yandel – Mi Religion". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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