"Pégate" is the second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin

Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

's album MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged (Ricky Martin album)

- Charts :- Sales and certifications :- Year-end charts :- Decade-end charts :- Credits :Raphael Alkins EngineerWanda Berrios Make-Up, CabeloGustavo Borner EngineerRichard Bravo Percussion...

. It was released on December 19, 2006.

Composition

The song is a traditional plena

Plena

Plena is a folkloric genre native to Puerto Rico. Its creation was influenced by African and Spanish music.-History:The music is generally folkloric. The music's beat and rhythm are usually played using hand drums called panderetas, but also known as panderos or pleneras. The music is accompanied...

 rhythm, a popular Puerto Rican genre played with three hand held drums or panderetas, among other instruments. In "Pégate", the traditional plena drums are played by the percussionists of the band Viento de agua

Viento de agua

Viento de Agua is a contemporary bomba and plena band, created in New York City in 1997. Bomba and plena are musical genres within the Afro Puerto Rican tradition...

, led by Tito Matos. Cuatro

Cuatro (instrument)

The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....

, a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico, is played by Christian Nieves.

Chart performance

"Pégate" peaked at number eleven on the Hot Latin Songs

Hot Latin Songs

Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...

 and number six on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. It was certified 4× Platinum in Mexico.

Formats and track listings

US promotional CD single

1. "Pégate" (Radio Edit) – 3:10
2. "Pégate" (Album Version) – 4:04

US promotional CD maxi-single

1. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario
   Ralphi Rosario
   Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
   
    Club Radio) – 3:58
2. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox) – 8:25
3. "Pégate" (Ralphi's Dirty Dub) – 13:39
4. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Club Radio - Instrumental) – 3:58
5. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox - Instrumental) - 8:25
6. "Pégate" (Ralphi's Dirty Dub - Instrumental) – 13:39

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs	6
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...	11
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs	9
US Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart	25
US Billboard Tropical Songs	9

Certifications

Country	Certification
Mexico	4× Platinum