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"El Problema"
"El Problema"
Single by Ricardo Arjona
from the album Santo Pecado
Released	14 October 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Latin pop
Length	5:31 (Album version)
Label	Sony Discos; Warner Music Latina;
Songwriter(s)	Ricardo Arjona
Producer(s)	Ricardo Arjona; Carlos Cabral Junior;
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"El Problema" ("The Problem") is a Latin pop song written, produced and performed by Guatemalan Grammy Award winner singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released as the lead single from his ninth studio album, Santo Pecado (2002). It is also recognized as one of Ricardo Arjona's signature songs.

Critically and commercially successful, the song became a hit by the singer, staying at No.1 for eight consecutive weeks at the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and twelve weeks at No.1 on the Latin Pop Songs chart, both being the most by any of his singles to date.

Reception

On the success of the song, Arjona commented that "it is an accident that happens, and you doesn't now how it is about. I thought 'El Problema' wasn't a song that could sound on radio and it happened."^[2] Mario Tarradell from The Dallas Morning News commented that "filled with lengthy verses and a gospellike chorus, the cut hardly sounds like your usual drive-time fodder."^[3]

Music video

The music video for "El Problema" was filmed between November 16 and 18, 2002 in Barcelona, Spain. The video features the singer chasing a woman throughout the city to finally find her at the La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona's biggest church, in which he is arrested by the police and sent to prison.

Track listing

Digital Download
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"El Problema"	Ricardo Arjona	5:31

Chart performance

"El Problema" became a huge commercial success for Arjona. The song debuted at No.27 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart the week ending November 2, 2002.^[4] The following week it jumped to No.11, receiving the "Greatest Gainer" honor for that week.^[5] On the week ending November 16, "El Problema" jumped to No.9,^[6] thus becoming Arjona's third song to reach the top 10, after "Desnuda" and "Cuando", both of which reached No.1 in 2000.^[7] The week ending December 7, 2002, "El Problema" reached No.1 on the chart, and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks. On the Latin Pop Songs chart, it debuted at No.17 on the week ending November 2, 2002,^[8] and reached No.1 on the week ending November 30.^[9] The song stayed at No.1 for nine consecutive weeks. It is, to date, the longest-running number-one single by the Guatemalan singer on both charts.

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–03)	Peak position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[10]	1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	1

Yearly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard Latin Songs^[12]	4
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs^[13]	3

Decade-End charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Latin Songs^[14]	89
US Billboard Latin Pop Songs^[15]	33

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom^[16]	October 2002	CD single	Sony Music
United States^[17]	January 19, 2010	Digital download (re-release)	Sony Music

References

^ "Empieza su 'problema' en la radio". El Norte (in Spanish). October 15, 2002. p. 2.
^ Ricardo Arjona, El Problema. AccesMyLibrary.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
^ "Ricardo Arjona continues to make well-crafted music without worrying about sales or awards". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Ricardo Arjona Album & Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Latin Pop Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Latin Pop Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.
^ "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "The Year in Music 2003: Latin". Billboard. 115 (52). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: YE-67 December 27, 2003. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
^ "2003 Year End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2003. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ "2009 Decade End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ "2009 Decade End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ "El Problema (US Import): Ricardo Arjona". Amazon.com. Retrieved on May 1, 2012.
^ "El Problema: Ricardo Arjona". Amazon.com. Retrieved on May 1, 2012.

[1] "Empieza su 'problema' en la radio". El Norte (in Spanish). October 15, 2002. p. 2.

[2] Ricardo Arjona, El Problema. AccesMyLibrary.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

[3] "Ricardo Arjona continues to make well-crafted music without worrying about sales or awards". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[4] "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[5] "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[6] "Top Latin Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[7] "Ricardo Arjona Album & Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[8] "Latin Pop Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[9] "Latin Pop Songs of the week". Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.

[sc_Billboardlatinsongs_Ricardo_Arjona-10] "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardlatinpopsongs_Ricardo_Arjona-11] "Ricardo Arjona Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[hlt03-12] "The Year in Music 2003: Latin". Billboard. 115 (52). Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: YE-67 December 27, 2003. Retrieved March 10, 2010.

[13] "2003 Year End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2003. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[14] "2009 Decade End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[15] "2009 Decade End Charts". Billboard. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[import-16] "El Problema (US Import): Ricardo Arjona". Amazon.com. Retrieved on May 1, 2012.

[17] "El Problema: Ricardo Arjona". Amazon.com. Retrieved on May 1, 2012.

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+"'''El Problema'''" ("The Problem") is a [[Latin pop]] song written, produced and performed by Guatemalan [[Grammy Award]] winner singer-songwriter [[Ricardo Arjona]]. It was released as the [[lead single]] from his ninth studio album, ''[[Santo Pecado]]'' (2002). It is also recognized as one of Ricardo Arjona's [[signature song]]s.
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+The music video for "El Problema" was filmed between November 16 and 18, 2002 in [[Barcelona]], Spain. The video features the singer chasing a woman throughout the city to finally find her at the [[La Sagrada Familia]], Barcelona's biggest church, in which he is arrested by the police and sent to prison.
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-"El Problema" became a huge commercial success for Arjona. The song debuted at No.27 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Latin Songs]] chart the week ending 2 November 2002.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=2002-11-02&order=gainer "Top Latin Songs of the week"]. Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> The following week it jumped to No.11, receiving the "Greatest Gainer" honor for that week.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=2002-11-09&order=gainer "Top Latin Songs of the week"]. Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> On the week ending November 16, "El Problema" jumped to No.9,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-songs?chartDate=2002-11-16&order=gainer "Top Latin Songs of the week"]. Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> thus becoming Arjona's third song to reach the top 10, after "Desnuda" and "Cuando", both of which reached No.1 in 2000.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/ricardo-arjona/chart-history/29908?f=363&g=Singles "Ricardo Arjona Album & Chart History"]. Billboard. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> The week ending 7 December 2002, "El Problema" reached No.1 on the chart, and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks. On the [[Latin Pop Songs]] chart, it debuted at No.17 on the week ending 2 November 2002,<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-pop-songs?chartDate=2002-11-02&order=gainer "Latin Pop Songs of the week"]. Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> and reached No.1 on the week ending November 30.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-pop-songs?chartDate=2002-11-30&order=gainer "Latin Pop Songs of the week"]. Billboard. Nielsen Soundscan. Retrieved on April 30, 2012.</ref> The song stayed at No.1 for nine consecutive weeks. It is, to date, the longest-running number-one single by the Guatemalan singer on both charts.
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 == References ==
 {{reflist|3}}
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-{{Ricardo Arjona singles}}
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Problema, El}}
 [[Category:2002 songs]]
-[[Category:Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one singles]]
 [[Category:Ricardo Arjona songs]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Ricardo Arjona]]
+[[Category:Songs in Spanish]]
-[[es:El problema]]

v t e Ricardo Arjona
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Déjame Decir Que Te Amo (1985) Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo (1988) Del Otro Lado del Sol (1991) Animal Nocturno (1992) Historias (1994) Si El Norte Fuera El Sur (1996) Sin Daños a Terceros (1998) Galería Caribe (2000) Santo Pecado (2002) Adentro (2005) 5to Piso (2008) Poquita Ropa (2010) Independiente (2011) Viaje (2014)
Live albums	Vivo (1999) Metamorfosis: En Vivo (2013)
Compilation albums	Lados B (2003) Grandes Éxitos Vol. 2 (2003) Solo (2004) Quién Dijo Ayer (2007) Simplemente Lo Mejor (2008) Trópico (2009) Lo Esencial de Ricardo Arjona (2010) Canciones de Amor (2012)
Singles	"Mujeres" "Desnuda "Cuando "El Problema" "Minutos" "Acompañame A Estar Solo" "Pingüinos En La Cama" "Mojado" "A Ti" "De Vez En Mes" "Quién" "Quiero" "Como Duele" "Sin Ti... Sin Mi" "Tocando Fondo" "Puente (Caribe)" "Vida" "Marta" "El Amor" "Fuiste Tú" "Mi Novia Se Me Está Poniendo Vieja" "Te Quiero" "Si Tu No Existieras" "Apnea" "Lo Poco Que Tengo"
Concert tours	Quinto Piso Tour (2009) Metamorfosis World Tour (2012)
Related topics	Gaby Moreno Metamorfosis