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| label = Sony Music Latin

| writer = *Ren Prez Joglar

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| prev_title = Afilando Los Cuchillos

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"'Ren'" is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Residente released on February 27, 2020, through Sony Music Latin, which will be included in his upcoming second studio album. It features vocals by Residente's mother Puerto Rican actress Flor Joglar de Garca and Panamanian singer Rubn 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 "Ren (Edicin Cuarentena)" (Quarantine Edition) was released on May 8, and its music video was published previously on April 14.

"Ren" 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.

Background



Residente started writing "Ren" in a hotel in Mexico two years before its publication (around 2018) while he was about to give a concert. He stated "I was at the hotel on the 25th floor, and I wanted to jump off the balcony", then he called his mother, who was able to calm him down; the next day he started writing "Ren". Nevertheless, he stated that he was not yet prepared to release the song.

A music video was released along with the single on February 27, 2020, in which he is the director himself. He said it was difficult to be concentrated for rapping, so after drinking some beers he could forget the production crew, "That's the take that is there", he stated.

Another music video was released on April 14 called "Ren (Edicin Cuarentena)". The single was released on May 8.

Lyrics



The song lyrics is about Residente's personal life, childhood, and decisive points in his life. Residente interprets different events of his life: the murder of "Christopher", one of his childhood best friends, his divorce process with Argentinian model Soledad Fandio, the insult he made to Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuo in Los Premios MTV Latinoamrica 2009, his childhood memories about his hometown Trujillo Alto and his family, among other topics. Residente stated that writing "Ren" helped him to overcome his previous depressive state.

Music video



The music video was directed by Residente himself and was filmed in the first week of February in his childhood town Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. The clip begins with images of several places in the town. Then Residente starts singing in a baseball field, following the camera and watching it directly while interchanging images referring to the lyrics. At the end of the video, Residente carries his son Milo, then photographs of his childhood are shown and the video finishes with aerial shots of Trujillo Alto. The clip has received more than 200 million views on YouTube, as of August 2021.

An additional clip, known as "Edicin Cuarentena" (Quarantine edition), was recorded as a video call and released on April 14, which shows Residente, his mother Flor Joglar, Rubn Blades, and several musicians interpreting the song. It has received more than 30 million views on YouTube, as of August 2021.

Personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal'.'

'Vocals'

* Residente lead vocals

* Rubn Blades vocals

* Flor Joglar de Garca vocals

'Musicians'

* Leo Genovese piano

* Daniel Daz conga

* Edgar Abraham arrangements

'Production'

* Residente production

* Ted Jensen mastering

* Beatriz Artola mixing

* Carlos Velazquez recording

* Phil Joly recording

* Oriana Hidalgo A&R coordinatoion

* Rafa Arcaute A&R direction

Charts and certifications



Charts



Certifications



References



Category:2020 singles

Category:Residente songs

Category:2020 songs

Category:Songs written by Residente

Category:Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year

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