26-513: " Reloj " ( transl. "Clock" ) is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA for Alejandro's debut studio album, Afrodisíaco (2020). It was written by Alejandro, Yampi, Luis Guillermo Marval Camerom, Nesty, Anuel AA, Caleb Calloway, Kenobi, Colla, and Eric Duars, while the production was handled by Calloway and Nesty. The song was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin and Duars Entertainment on October 22, 2020, as
52-463: A few of his musical inspirations. In addition, Alejandro has also noted Rihanna as one of his dream collaborations. By the end of 2019, Alejandro was in a relationship with Spanish singer Rosalia , which he made public in September 2021. The two had worked together on his debut studio album Afrodisíaco , released on November 13, 2020. In March 2023, they announced they would be releasing
78-464: A girl, describing everything they would do to her if the clock had more hours. The "sensual" lyrics include, "No hizo nada mal, pero quiere que la castigue / Gime como una muñequita de anime (Wah) / Como una serie pegá', viéndo me sigue (Wuh) / Y yo loco con verla mordiendo los cojine'" (She did nothing wrong, but she wants me to punish her / Moans like an anime doll (Wah) / Like a hit series, watches and follows me (Wuh) / And I'm crazy to see her biting
104-550: A nomination for Best Música Urbana Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards . In July 2021, Alejandro was featured on the Jennifer Lopez song " Cambia el paso " ("change the beat") and appeared in its accompanying music video, shot in Miami. In April 2022, Alejandro featured on Colombian artist Shakira 's single " Te Felicito " and in its accompanying music video. The song proved to be among his most successful, reaching
130-583: A party atmosphere and singing the track in a strip club . Rauw Alejandro announced that he was working on his debut studio album Afrodisíaco in February 2020. After releasing several singles from the album, he announced the release of a collaboration with Anuel AA and revealed the song's title as "Reloj" on Twitter on October 21, 2020: "🦊 x 👹 #Reloj tomorrow at 8PM ..." Alejandro later explained to Idolator that he and Anuel AA were classmates in school and "childhood friends". He added: "The vibe at
156-405: A total runtime of 1 hour and 7 minutes. It includes collaboration with artists such as Laura Pausini , Romeo Santos , and Bad Bunny , blending elements such as salsa , reggaeton and other genres. As for the releasement of the album, he went for a mafia concept for this specific album. The release marked Alejandro’s first album of 2024, following the earlier release of the single “Pasaporte” which
182-637: The Billboard Hot Latin Songs charts in November 2018. A subsequent remix of "Toda", featuring Argentine artist Cazzu and fellow Puerto Ricans Lenny Tavárez and Lyanno, was released in May 2018. The remix proved successful, with the music video having over 1 billion views on YouTube as of November 2020. In January 2019, he released his single "Que le dé" with Nicky Jam . In December 2019, his song "Fantasías", with Farruko , peaked at
208-521: The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance in 2021. The remix video for "Fantasías" has received over 425 million views on YouTube. On September 4, 2020, Alejandro was featured on the remix and in the music video to the Lyanno song "En Tu Cuerpo", the two once again collaborating with Lenny Tavárez, and also featuring new Argentine singer María Becerra , just 20 years old at
234-494: The Premier Development League (PDL) , but ultimately was unsuccessful. After quitting soccer, he was left in a light depression, so, to improve his mood, he decided to switch to a music career and begin publishing songs through SoundCloud in 2014. In November 2016, he released his debut mixtape titled Punto de Equilibrio . In January 2017, he signed a music deal with Duars Entertainment. In 2018, he
260-855: The Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE), for track-equivalent sales of over 80,000 units in the country. "Reloj" also reached the top 10 in Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru, as well as the top 20 in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Latin America, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. In Mexico, the song was certified diamond + 4× platinum by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON), for track-equivalent sales of over 540,000 units. An accompanying music video
286-616: The R&;B and dancehall genres. Alejandro and fellow Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA are childhood friends; they both went to the same school and had classes together. As a child, Alejandro competed in school talent shows because he has a passion for dancing. After graduating high school, he enrolled at University of Puerto Rico . From the age of six, until he was twenty, he played soccer , but later quit because he "could not perform as he expected to" after suffering an injury. He moved to Orlando, Florida , intending to be scouted to play in
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#1732782798518312-986: The #1 position (or within the top-five) across Latin America and Spain (#2), as well as charting in some non-Spanish speaking countries, including Brazil (#10), Croatia, France, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine. The single would also reach #3 in Russia. "Te Felicito" reached #1 on the Billboard US Latin Airplay , Latin Pop Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts, and #10 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The single's official music video has received over 606 million views on YouTube. On November 15, 2024, Rauw Alejandro released his album titled Cosa Nuestra Sony Music Entertainment. The album features 18 tracks and has
338-532: The #12 spot on the US Hot Latin Songs chart; he also recorded a hugely popular remix (and accompanying music video) to the single, featuring additional verses by Anuel AA, Lunay, and Dominican singer Natti Natasha . "Fantasías", at the time, charted at the highest position of any of his songs on the US charts, along with the song "Tattoo". Both songs stayed for around 20 weeks on the charts, eventually winning
364-450: The cushions). Laura Coca from Los 40 gave "Reloj" a positive review and labeled it "a song with the most mesmerizing urban rhythms", stating that Alejandro "never tires of throwing hits". In another article, she described the track as "a song of pure reggaeton rhythms to become the new vice of their millions of followers." In 2022, Fuse ranked it as Alejandro's third-top song. In the same year, Ernesto Lechner from Rolling Stone ranked
390-405: The fourth single from the album. A Spanish language melodic reggaeton song with urban rhythms, it is about the sexual desire the singers feel towards a girl, describing everything they would do to her if the clock had more hours. "Reloj" received positive reviews from music critics , who complimented its rhythms. The track was nominated for Viral Anthem at the 2021 MTV Millennial Awards . It
416-763: The song in a dressing room. The song was included on the set list for Alejandro's the Vice Versa Tour . Credits adapted from Tidal . Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Rauw Alejandro Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz (born January 10, 1993), known professionally as Rauw Alejandro , is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper. His accolades include two Latin Grammy Awards , two Billboard Latin Music Awards and an iHeart Radio Music Award . Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz
442-458: The studio was amazing, very easy to work with." On October 22, 2020, "Reloj" was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin and Duars Entertainment as the fourth single from Afrodisíaco . It marked the third collaboration between Alejandro and Anuel AA, who had previously worked on " Elegí (Remix) " and " Fantasías (Remix) ". Musically, "Reloj" is a Spanish language melodic reggaeton song with urban rhythms, that "fuses
468-476: The styles" of both artists to "present a totally different proposal". The song was written by Alejandro, Yampi, Luis Guillermo Marval Camerom, Nesty, Anuel AA, Caleb Calloway, Kenobi, Colla, and Eric Duars. Its production was handled by Calloway and Nesty, and the track runs for a total of 3 minutes and 51 seconds. Lyrically, "Reloj" which translates to "Clock" in English, is about the sexual desire they feel towards
494-500: The time (in 2020). The music video has over 386 million views on YouTube. Later that year, his debut album, Afrodisíaco , was released, preceded by the release of three singles and music videos: "Enchule", the "Elegí" remix, and "Reloj" (with Anuel AA ). On May 20, 2021, he released "Todo de Ti", which peaked at the number 2 spot on Spotify 's Top Songs Global chart. On June 25, 2021, he released his sophomore album, Vice Versa , through Sony Music Latin . Afrodisíaco earned him
520-566: The track as his 45th-best song. "Reloj" was nominated for Viral Anthem at the 2021 MTV Millennial Awards , but lost to " Pareja del Año " by Sebastián Yatra and Myke Towers . "Reloj" was recognized as an award winning song at the 2023 BMI Latin Awards . "Reloj" debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart on November 7, 2020, becoming Alejandro's 10th entry and Anuel AA's 65th. On May 1, 2021,
546-530: The track reached its peak of number 10, giving Alejandro his fourth top-10 hit on the chart and Anuel AA's 22nd. The song also peaked at numbers 18, 11, and 8 on the Latin Airplay , Latin Rhythm Airplay , and Latin Digital Song Sales charts, respectively. In Spain's official weekly chart, the track debuted and peaked at number 11 on November 1, 2020. It was later certified double platinum by
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#1732782798518572-571: Was also included as part of the Cosa Nuestra album as track #14. Alejandro's music styles include such genres as reggaetón , Latin R&;B , urbano , trapetón (Latin trap), rhythmic pop and ballads. Billboard commented that this versatility has helped "set him apart from a growing class of pop-leaning reggaetoneros ". He has cited Chris Brown , Michael Jackson , Ricky Martin , Daddy Yankee , Elvis Presley , Bruno Mars and Ciara as
598-583: Was born on January 10, 1993, in San Juan , Puerto Rico and was raised in Canóvanas and Carolina . His father, guitarist Raúl Ocasio, His son Pedro Ocasio Ruiz and his mother, backing vocalist María Nelly Ruiz, introduced him to some of his musical influences like Elvis Presley , Michael Jackson , and Chris Brown . For many years, Alejandro and his father lived in the mainland United States , mainly Miami and New York City , where he got inspiration from
624-591: Was chosen by Sony Music Latin to be part of "Los Próximos", a musical project in which the label sought to enlist new musical talents. The musical project helped him gain fame, and, as a result, other noteworthy artists began to hear his music. Alejandro was then featured in multiple collaborations, including Kevin Roldán and Khea 's "Pa' Tu Casa" and "Luz Apagá" with Ozuna , Lunay and Lyanno , that year. In December 2017, he released his first single as lead artist, titled "Toda", with Alex Rose. It peaked at #29 on
650-638: Was commercially successful, reaching the top 10 in several Latin American countries, including Colombia and Mexico, and on Billboard ' s Hot Latin Songs in the United States. The song has received several certifications , including double platinum in Spain. An accompanying music video , released simultaneously with the song, was directed by Gustavo Camacho. It depicts Alejandro and Anuel AA enjoying
676-426: Was released simultaneously with the song. The visual was directed by Gustavo "Gus" Camacho, who had previously directed the video for Alejandro's singles " Fantasías " and " Tattoo (Remix) ". It depicts Alejandro and Anuel AA enjoying a party atmosphere and singing the track in a strip club , while multiple women in undergarment are dancing to the rhythm of it. In another scene, Alejandro and Anuel AA are shown singing
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