El Amante

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"El Amante" (English: "The Lover") is a song by American singer Nicky Jam from his fourth studio album, Fénix (2017). Written by Jam, Juan Vélez, and its producer Saga WhiteBlack, the track was released by Sony Music Latin on January 16, 2017, as the fourth single from the album.^[1][2] A remix featuring Ozuna and Bad Bunny was released on June 26, 2017.^[3]

"El Amante"
Cover art for the remix
Single by Nicky Jam
from the album Fénix
Language	Spanish
English title	"The Lover"
Released	January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	3:36
Label	Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)	Nick Rivera Cristhian Mena Juan Vélez
Producer(s)	Saga WhiteBlack
Nicky Jam singles chronology
"With You Tonight (Hasta El Amanecer)" (2016) "El Amante" (2017) "Si Tú la Ves" (2017)
Music video
"El Amante" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "El Amante" was released on January 15, 2017, and has received over 1.3 billion views on YouTube.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Colombia (National-Report)[5]	3
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[6]	6
Ecuador (National-Report)[7]	21
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[8]	10
France (SNEP)[9]	135
Italy (FIMI)[10]	17
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[11]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	78
Panama (Monitor Latino)[13]	2
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[14]	6
Portugal (AFP)[15]	48
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	31
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[18]	12
US Billboard Hot 100[19]	92
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[20]	2
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[21]	1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[22]	1
Venezuela (National-Report)[23]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Argentina (CAPIF)[24]	5
Italy (FIMI)[25]	41
México (AMPROFON)[26]	7
Portugal (AFP)[27]	97
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29]	75
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[30]	6

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)	Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[31]	43

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Platinum	80,000‡
France (SNEP)[33]	Gold	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[34]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35]	Diamond+4× Platinum	540,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[37]	Gold	20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38]	Platinum	20,000‡
United States (RIAA)[39]	13× Platinum (Latin)	780,000‡
Streaming
Chile (Profovi)[40]	2× Platinum	16,000,000[40]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2017