| "Nubes" | ||||
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| Promotional single byRauw Alejandro | ||||
| from the albumVice Versa | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | "Clouds" | |||
| Released | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Raúl A. Ocasio Ruiz "Rauw Alejandro" | |||
| Producer(s) | Caleb Calloway | |||
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| "Nubes" onYouTube | ||||
"Nubes" (transl. "Clouds") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singerRauw Alejandro for his second studio album,Vice Versa (2021). The song was written by Alejandro, while the production was handled by Caleb Calloway. It was released bySony Music Latin and Duars Entertainment on August 31, 2021, as the secondpromotional single from the album. A Spanish languagereggaeton andpop song, with elements ofelectronic music, it declares the singer's eternal love to the girl who has won his heart.
"Nubes" received generally positive reviews frommusic critics, who complimented its sweetness and described it as "dreamy", however a critic thought it skewed "generic" and "boring". The song charted in Spain as an album track, before its release as a promotional single. An accompanyingmusic video, released simultaneously with the song, was directed by Fernando Lugo. It depicts Alejandro going on a tropical trip through Puerto Rico. The track was featured inGTA Online: The Contract (2021).
Alejandro released his debut studio album,Afrodisíaco, on November 13, 2020.[1] Two weeks after finishing the work onAfrodisíaco, he started working on his second studio album,Vice Versa.[2] The latter was released fordigital download andstreaming bySony Music Latin and Duars Entertainment on June 25, 2021, and "Nubes" was included as the third track.[3]
Musically, "Nubes" is a Spanish languagereggaeton andpop song, with elements ofelectronic music.[4][5][6] Written by Alejandro and produced by Caleb Calloway,[7] the track runs for a total of 2 minutes and 58 seconds.[3] Lyrically, "Nubes" which translates to "Clouds" in English, declares the singer's eternal love to the girl who has won his heart.[8] The lyrics include, "Tú me subes a las nubes / No me dejes caer de este cielo / Me gustas tanto que tengo miedo a enamorarme de nuevo" (You raise me to the clouds / Don't let me fall from this sky / I like you so much that I'm afraid to fall in love again).[9]
On August 31, 2021, "Nubes" was released as the secondpromotional single fromVice Versa, with amusic video directed by Fernando Lugo. The visual depicts Alejandro going on a tropical trip through his native, Puerto Rico, "with scenes that will leave [the audience] wanting to savor apiña colada by the sea".[9]Los 40's Laura Coca said that like it is suggested by its title, the video "takes us up to the clouds". She continued praising the visual that "perfectly represents" what the singer wants to "express through hisverses".[8] The song was included on theset lists for Alejandro's theRauw Alejandro World Tour and theVice Versa Tour.[10][11] The track was featured in theonline multiplayeraction-adventure gameGTA Online: The Contract (2021).[12]
"Nubes" was met with generally positive reviews frommusic critics. In her review forThe New York Times, Isabelia Herrera compared the song's sweetness tosaccharin, stating that it is "engineered to be a radio hit".[5]PapelPop's Guilherme Araujo said that it "evokes sunny days along the shores of Puerto Rico",[13] while Lucas Villa ofRolling Stone described the song as "dreamy".[6] Matthew Ismael Ruiz fromPitchfork called it "the lovers daydream", however he criticized it for skewing "generic" and "boring".[14] Following the release ofVice Versa, "Nubes" debuted and peaked at number 81 on Spain's official weekly chart on July 4, 2021, as an album track.[15] It was later certified gold by theProductores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE), for track-equivalent sales of over 30,000 units in the country.[16]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 81 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
