René (song)
| "René" | ||||
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| Single by Residente | ||||
| from the album Las Letras Ya No Importan | ||||
| Released | February 27, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Conscious hip hop (Introspective rap) Worldbeat Spoken word Sadcore | |||
| Length | 7:38 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Latin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | René Pérez Joglar | |||
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| "René (Edición Cuarentena)" single cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "René" on YouTube | ||||
"René" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Residente. It was released on February 27, 2020, through Sony Music Latin, as the lead single from his second studio album Las Letras Ya No Importan (2024). It features vocals by Residente's mother Puerto Rican actress Flor Joglar de García and Panamanian singer Rubén Blades. A music video for the song was released the same day. The song lyrics are about Residente's personal life and history.
A version called "René (Edición Cuarentena)" (Quarantine Edition) was released on May 8, and its music video was published previously on April 14.
"René" peaked at number 2 in the Argentina Hot 100 chart and at number 23 in Spain and number 34 in Billboard's Hot Latin Songs.