- end ▁list : ▁" So ▁much ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁about ▁records ▁set ▁by ▁" El ▁P erd ón ," ▁the ▁second ▁longest - running ▁number - one ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Latin ▁Songs ▁chart . ▁But ▁too ▁little ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁mix ▁of ▁sweet ▁and ▁sad ▁on ▁the ▁dance able ▁t une . ▁Not ▁to ▁mention ▁those ▁pla int ive ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁lost ▁love ▁that ▁can ▁make ▁girls ▁( and ▁guys ) ▁cry . ▁" When ▁I ▁wrote ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁song — ' Did ▁he ▁take ▁you ▁to ▁the ▁moon , ▁and ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁do ▁that ' — that ▁part ▁hit ▁me ▁really ▁hard ," ▁Nick y ▁Jam ▁told ▁Billboard . ▁Trust ▁us , ▁Nick y , ▁we ▁get ▁it , ▁too ." ▁ ▁" El ▁P erd ón " ▁won ▁a ▁Latin ▁Gram my ▁Award , ▁for ▁it ▁hit ▁number - one ▁in ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁ach ieving ▁over ▁four ▁million ▁sales ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁streams ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁ ▁" El ▁P erd ón " ▁became ▁an ▁international ▁hit . ▁The ▁song ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Latin ▁Songs ▁within ▁five ▁weeks , ▁and ▁spent ▁ 3 0 ▁weeks ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁spot , ▁by pass ing ▁Sh ak ira ' s ▁" La ▁T ort ura " ▁( 2 5 ▁weeks ), ▁and ▁behind ▁Ig les ias ' ▁own ▁song ▁" B ail ando " ▁(