Pégate

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title: "Pégate" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2006-singles", "ricky-martin-songs", "songs-in-spanish", "2006-songs", "columbia-records-singles", "live-singles"] description: "Single by Ricky Martin" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pégate" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Single by Ricky Martin ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Pégate
cover	Ricky-Martin-Pegate---MTV-Unplugged.jpg
type	single
artist	Ricky Martin
album	MTV Unplugged
released
recorded	2006
genre	*Latin pop
length
label	*Columbia
writer	*Ricky Martin
producer	Tommy Torres
prev_title	Tu Recuerdo
prev_year	2006
next_title	Gracias por Pensar en Mi
next_year	2007
misc
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| name = Pégate | cover = Ricky-Martin-Pegate---MTV-Unplugged.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Ricky Martin | album = MTV Unplugged | released = | recorded = 2006 | studio = | venue = | genre = *Latin pop

• Tropical
• Plena | length = | label = *Columbia
• Sony BMG Norte | writer = *Ricky Martin
• Roy Tavaré
• Tommy Torres | producer = Tommy Torres | prev_title = Tu Recuerdo | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Gracias por Pensar en Mi | next_year = 2007 | misc =

"Pégate" (English: "Get Closer") is the second single from Ricky Martin's first live album, MTV Unplugged (2006). It was released on December 19, 2006. The song was written by Martin, Roy Tavaré and Tommy Torres, and produced by Torres.

Composition

The song is a traditional plena rhythm, a popular Puerto Rican genre played with three hand held drums or tambourines, among other instruments. In "Pégate", the traditional plena drums are played by the percussionists of the band Viento de Agua, led by Tito Matos. Cuatro, a traditional string instrument from Puerto Rico, is played by Christian Nieves.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Pégate" peaked at number eleven on ''Billboard'''s Hot Latin Songs and at number nine on Latin Pop Airplay and Tropical Songs. It also reached number twenty-five on Latin Rhythm Airplay. With the help of remixes by Ralphi Rosario, "Pégate" also peaked at number six on the Dance Club Songs chart. In Spain, the song reached number thirteen on the Digital Singles Chart. In Mexico, the digital single was certified 4× Platinum for sales of over 400,000 copies.

Awards

"Pégate" won the ASCAP Latin Award in category Pop/Ballad Winning Song and also won the BMI Latin Award.

Formats and track listings

US promotional CD single

1. "Pégate" (Radio Edit) – 3:10
2. "Pégate" (Album Version) – 4:05

US promotional CD maxi-single

1. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix) – 3:58
2. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox) – 8:25
3. "Pégate" (Ralphi's Dirty Dub) – 13:39
4. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix - Instrumental) – 3:58
5. "Pégate" (Ralphi Rosario Hard Club Vox - Instrumental) - 8:21
6. "Pégate" (Echo & Diesel Remix) – 3:37

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Pégate""] | Chart (2007) | Peak position | Mexico (Associated Press) | |---|---|---| | 2 | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2007)	Position	US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)
15
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Chart (2018)	Position	Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)
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Chart (2019)	Position	Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)
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Chart (2020)	Position	Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)
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::data[format=table title="2023 year-end chart performance for "Pégate""]

Chart (2023)	Position	Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)
74
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Certifications and sales

References

References

1. (April 19, 2007). "Las Diez Canciones Más Populares". [[Lincoln Journal Star]].
2. "Latin Pop Songs: Year End 2007".
3. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2018 – Puerto Rico Pop". [[Monitor Latino]].
4. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Puerto Rico Pop". [[Monitor Latino]].
5. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2020 – Puerto Rico Pop". [[Monitor Latino]].
6. "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2023 – Puerto Rico Pop". Monitor Latino.

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