"El Malo" is the fifth single released from Aventura's album The Last

The Last (album)

John Bush of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review. He called the lead single "Por un Segundo" a "straight bachata, rhythmic and sweet" and noted that the crossovers are put on the latter half of the album. Tijana Ilich of About.com praised the vocals of Anthony "Romeo" Santos and the...

. The single was released in 2010 and reached #1 on Latin Tropical Airplay

Latin Tropical Airplay

The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

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Chart performance

At the time El Malo was released, the previous single by Aventura, Dile al Amor

Dile al Amor

"Dile Al Amor" is Aventura's fourth single from their album The Last. This was the second song from Aventura to reach number-one on Hot Latin Tracks.-Music video:...

had dominated the charts in early 2010. El Malo was later re-released in mid-2010 where it peaked #2 on the Latin Tropical Airplay

Latin Tropical Airplay

The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

 chart twice on July 10 and July 24 where the #1 position was being held off by Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...

's Bachata en Fukuoka

Bachata en Fukuoka

"Bachata en Fukuoka" is the first single released by Juan Luis Guerra for his album A Son de Guerra. It reached number 1 in 2010, the second bachata song in the year to do so.-Background:...

. The single finally reached #1 on the Latin Tropical Airplay

Latin Tropical Airplay

The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...

 on the week of August 28, 2010. The single has also reached on the Top 10 on Top Latin Songs peaking at #5.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Billboard Top Latin Songs	5
Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay Latin Tropical Airplay The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato...	1