Khé?
"Khé?" | ||||
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Single by Rauw Alejandro and Romeo Santos | ||||
from the album Cosa Nuestra | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "What?" | |||
Released | December 5, 2024 | |||
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Length | 3:26 | |||
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Rauw Alejandro singles chronology | ||||
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"Khé?" on YouTube |
"Khé?" (pronounced as "¿Qué?"; spanish for "What?") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro and American singer Romeo Santos. It was released on December 5, 2024, through Sony Music Latin and Duars Entertainment, as five single of Alejandro's album Cosa Nuestra (2024).[1]
Background and release
[edit]When Rauw Alejandro revealed the track list and collaborations for Cosa Nuestra, that was when the song and collaboration with Romeo Santos was revealed as the twelfth track.[2][3][4]
Music and lyrics
[edit]Musically, "Khé?" it is a song that mixes pop with R&B at the beginning and then, at the end, reggaeton and some elements of bachata.[citation needed]
Lyric video
[edit]A lyric video was released along with the rest of the lyric videos for Cosa Nuestra songs with their release on November 15, 2024.[5] A woman is shown in a room first leaving a vacuum cleaner in its place, and then during the rest she lies on the bed with her books and notebooks while appearing to read and write something. Then, at the end, she closes the books and notebooks and sits on the bed thoughtfully.
Music video
[edit]The music video was released on December 5, 2024.[6] Made in black and white, several scenes are shown in which Rauw Alejandro appears with several colleagues on a stage and in a train station, other times Romeo Santos conquering and dancing with a woman. At the end of the video, Rauw Alejandro is seen entering the theater with a girl.
Charts
[edit]Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
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Bolivia (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[8] | 11 |
Central America (Monitor Latino)[9] | 5 |
Chile (Billboard)[10] | 15 |
Colombia (Billboard)[11] | 11 |
Costa Rica (FONOTICA)[12] | 1 |
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[13] | 5 |
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[14] | 5 |
Ecuador (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[16] | 3 |
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[17] | 11 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[18] | 28 |
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[19] | 11 |
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[20] | 10 |
Latin America (Monitor Latino)[21] | 3 |
Mexico (Billboard)[22] | 12 |
Panama (Monitor Latino)[23] | 3 |
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[24] | 2 |
Peru (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
Peru (Monitor Latino)[26] | 2 |
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[27] | 6 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100[29] | 60 |
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[30] | 3 |
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[31] | 16 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Mexico (AMPROFON)[32] | Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[33] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - Khé? Lyrics". November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ ZAMBRANO, XIMENA (November 11, 2024). "Rauw Alejandro revela lista de canciones de Cosa Nuestra". Rolling Stone en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ SeventhQueen; Vida, Redacción (November 15, 2024). "Pharrell, Bad Bunny y Romeo Santos, las estrellas en el nuevo álbum de Rauw Alejandro | Música". CRN Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Olímpica, Organización Radial (November 15, 2024). "Rauw Alejandro presenta su álbum 'Cosa Nuestra', un homenaje a sus raíces". Rauw Alejandro presenta su álbum ‘Cosa Nuestra’, un homenaje a sus raíces (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Rauw Alejandro (November 15, 2024). Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - Khé? (Lyric Video). Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rauw Alejandro (December 5, 2024). Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos - Khé? (Official Video). Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Bolivia Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Bolivia – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Bolivia – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Centroamerica – General: Del 6 al 13 de Enero, 2024" [Top 20 Centroamerica – General: From 6 to 13 January, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Chile Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Colombia Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "TOP 20 Semanal Streaming Costa Rica". FONOTICA. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Costa Rica – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Costa Rica – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 DR – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 RD – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Ecuador Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Ecuador – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Ecuador – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 El Salvador – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 El Salvador – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Top 20 Guatemala – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Guatemala – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Honduras – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Honduras – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Latin America – General: Del 6 al 13 de Enero, 2024" [Top 20 Latinoamerica – General: From 6 to 13 January, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Mexico Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Panama – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Panama – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Paraguay – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Paraguay – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Peru Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Peru – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Peru – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Puerto Rico – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 PR – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – Khé?" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Rauw Alejandro Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Top 20 Venezuela – General: Del 6 al 15 de Enero, 2025" [Top 20 Venezuela – General: From 6 to 15 December, 2024] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 15, 2025. Type Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Khé? in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications – Rauw Alejandro / Romeo Santos – Khé?". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved December 17, 2024.