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Quema

2023 single by Ryan Castro and Peso Pluma

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"Quema" (transl."Burn") is a song by Colombian singer Ryan Castro and Mexican singer and rapper Peso Pluma, released on 13 July 2023 through Sony Music Entertainment Colombia, as the second single from the former's debut solo studio album El Cantante del Ghetto (2024). The song was produced by SOG, with them and both singers writing the song.

01Background

The song was originally teased through a TikTok video and at a live performance in Madrid, where he sang a part of it and his audience "echoing" its other lyrics.

02Commercial performance

"Quema" debuted at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 6.1 million official streams in the United States, making it Castro's first entry on the chart. It also received a Platinum certification in the Latin field by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 60 thousand copies in the United States.

03Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Quema"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Colombia (Billboard) 6
Ecuador (Billboard) 15
Global 200 (Billboard) 101
US Billboard Hot 100 92
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 21
US Latin Airplay (Billboard) 23
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard) 10

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Quema"
Chart (2023) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 71

04Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Quema"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) Diamond+Platinum+Gold 910,000
Spain (Promusicae) Gold 30,000
United States (RIAA) 17× Platinum (Latin) 1,020,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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