El Anillo

Lopez began dating former baseball player Alex Rodriguez in February 2017.{{cite web |last1=Marti |first1=Diana |title=Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez's Best PDA Comments to Each Other on Instagram |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/899688/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-s-best-pda-comments-to-each-other-on-instagram |website=E! News |access-date=July 17, 2018 |date=December 12, 2017 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717213151/https://www.eonline.com/news/899688/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-s-best-pda-comments-to-each-other-on-instagram |url-status=live }} Oscar "Oscarcito" Hernández, who had co-written Lopez's previous Spanish singles "Ni Tú Ni Yo" and "Amor, Amor, Amor" (both released in 2017), came to her with an idea for a song which he described as "a little crazy".{{cite podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/sa.d5d041a0-4d5e-11e8-9e3b-500d5813c131?app=music&ign-itsct=be1_con_ebr&ign-itscg=30302 |title=Ebro Darden and Jennifer Lopez |website=Apple Music |publisher=Apple, Inc. |host=Ebro Darden |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518201354/https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/sa.d5d041a0-4d5e-11e8-9e3b-500d5813c131?app=music&ign-itsct=be1_con_ebr&ign-itscg=30302 |url-status=dead }} Lopez was surprised when the song was presented to her, given how personal it was. Explaining how the song developed, Lopez said: "Somebody wrote it for me specifically, which I thought was really funny. Not because I'm thinking of doing anything like this, but because it's a funny thing and I played it for Alex and I was like, 'Are you cool with this? I think it's kind of funny.' He's like, 'Yeah, I'm totally cool with it.{{'"}}

"El Anillo" is a Latin pop{{cite web|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=Jennifer Lopez's "El Anillo" Is A Blistering Banger|url=http://www.idolator.com/7678826/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-review?chrome=1|website=Idolator|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626005013/https://www.idolator.com/7678826/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-review?chrome=1|url-status=live}} song with a Brazilian funk beat,{{cite web|last1=Calvario|first1=Liz|title=Jennifer Lopez Explains 'When Will I Get The Ring' Lyric in New Song 'El Anillo' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-explains-when-will-i-get-the-ring-lyric-in-new-song-el-anillo-exclusive-101173|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427182159/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-explains-when-will-i-get-the-ring-lyric-in-new-song-el-anillo-exclusive-101173|url-status=live}} which Lopez had asked the song's producers to incorporate. It was written by Edgar Barrera, Andrés Castro, Oscar Hernández and Jesús Herrera. Described as "sexy and provocative" by Jennifer Machin of Billboard, the song alludes to Lopez's relationship with Alex Rodriguez, with lyrics such as "Me tratas como una princesa y me das lo que pido. Tu tienes el bate y la fuerza que yo necesito", which in English translates to "You treat me like a princess and give me what I ask. You have the bat and the strength I need." Telemundo characterized the song as "an anthem for all the women out there that have put their time and effort in a relationship, and now all they're waiting for is that big rock on their finger."{{cite web|title=Jennifer Lopez Goes To The Middle Ages in Her Music Video for "El Anillo"|url=http://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/2018/04/27/jennifer-lopez-goes-middle-ages-her-music-video-el-anillo|publisher=Telemundo|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224722/http://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/2018/04/27/jennifer-lopez-goes-middle-ages-her-music-video-el-anillo|url-status=live}}

Mike Wass of Idolator described the song as a "bone-rattling floorfiller with the most forward-thinking production of the era thus far. This is all about the enduring diva's fierce vocals and the hardest beat to grace a Latin-pop song since 'Mi Gente'." Michael Love Michael, writing for Paper magazine, praised the track's "sound-the-alarm production" and described Lopez's delivery as "characteristically fierce".{{cite web |last1=Love Michael |first1=Michael |title=Bops Only: 10 Songs You Need to Start Your Weekend Right |url=http://www.papermag.com/bops-only-8-2563638546.html |website=Paper |access-date=June 20, 2018 |date=April 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626055151/http://www.papermag.com/bops-only-8-2563638546.html |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone writer Suzy Exposito noted, "J.Lo's latest streak of Spanish-language singles is crowned by the baile funk-infused track", describing "El Anillo" as "quite the bounce-back" from Lopez's "ballad-heavy" first Spanish album, Como Ama una Mujer (2007).{{cite magazine |last1=Exposito |first1=Suzy |title=MTV Video Vanguard Award: Jennifer Lopez's 10 Most Career-Defining Videos |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-mtv-vmas-video-vanguard-713338/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 22, 2018 |date=August 20, 2018 |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821114406/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-mtv-vmas-video-vanguard-713338/ |url-status=live }}

For the week ending May 3, 2018, "El Anillo" debuted at number twenty-one in Spain, higher than the peak positions of her previous Spanish singles, "Ni Tú Ni Yo" and "Amor, Amor, Amor".{{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3716-canciones-semana-18-2018|title=Top 100 Canciones – Semana 18: del 27.4.2018 al 3.5.2018|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112124243/https://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3716-canciones-semana-18-2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Jennifer Lopez - El Anillo |url=https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=El+anillo&cat=s |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626054727/https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jennifer+Lopez&titel=El+anillo&cat=s |url-status=live }} It later peaked at number nine, becoming her thirteenth top-ten single there, and was certified Platinum by Productores de Música de España for sales of 40,000 units. In the United States, the song peaked at number twelve on the Hot Latin Songs chart. On June 25, 2018, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting sales of 120,000 units. On the chart dated July 14, 2018, "El Anillo" reached number one on both the US Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts.{{cite magazine |title=Jennifer Lopez se posiciona por partida doble en los Latin charts |url=http://www.billboard.com.ar/noticia/5572/jennifer-lopez-se-posiciona-por-partida-doble-en-los-latin-charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 12, 2018 |language=es |date=July 11, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123225/http://www.billboard.com.ar/noticia/5572/jennifer-lopez-se-posiciona-por-partida-doble-en-los-latin-charts }} It rose more than 88% to 16 million in audience impressions during the week ending July 8, 2018, which Billboard attributed to the release of the remix with Ozuna. This gave Lopez her eighth number one on the Latin Airplay chart, and third in 2018, following "Amor, Amor, Amor" and "Se Acabó el Amor". On the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart, it became her fourth number one, extending her record as the female with the most number ones.{{cite magazine |last1=Bustios |first1=Pamela |title=Jennifer Lopez Logs Eighth Latin Airplay No. 1 With 'El Anillo' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8465156/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-8th-latin-airplay-no-1 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 13, 2018 |date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712234619/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8465156/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-8th-latin-airplay-no-1 |url-status=live }}

The music video "El Anillo" was directed by Santiago Salviche and shot in Los Angeles.{{cite magazine|title=Jennifer Lopez's 'El Anillo': See the Latina Pop Queen's Fashion Looks in New Video|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8412950/jennifer-lopez-fashion-el-anillo-video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=April 30, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525121201/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8412950/jennifer-lopez-fashion-el-anillo-video|url-status=live}} In the clip, Lopez plays a queen whose affections must be won by a potential suitor played by Spanish actor Miguel Ángel Silvestre.{{cite magazine|last1=Nolfi|first1=Joey|title=Jennifer Lopez drops sexy 'El Anillo' music video|url=http://ew.com/music/2018/04/27/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-music-video/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428003221/http://ew.com/music/2018/04/27/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-music-video/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Castro|first1=Nohelia|title=Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre, el galán del nuevo vídeo de Jennifer López|url=http://peopleenespanol.com/celebridades/miguel-angel-silvestre-el-protagonista-nuevo-video-de-jennifer-lopez-el-anillo/|website=People en Español|access-date=April 28, 2018|language=es|date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427235728/http://peopleenespanol.com/celebridades/miguel-angel-silvestre-el-protagonista-nuevo-video-de-jennifer-lopez-el-anillo/|url-status=live}} An engagement ring can be seen falling into a dark puddle in one of the opening shots. The dance routine featured in the music video was choreographed by Kiel Tutin.{{cite news|title=New Zealand choreographer behind Jenifer Lopez's latest video|url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2018/05/new-zealand-choreographer-behind-jenifer-lopez-s-latest-video.html|website=Newshub|access-date=May 1, 2018|date=May 1, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064446/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2018/05/new-zealand-choreographer-behind-jenifer-lopez-s-latest-video.html|url-status=dead}} According to Billboard, the fashion in the video consists of "sparkly outfits by international designers, fit for a gold-draped queen", complete with "elaborate crowns and opulent headpieces". Among the designers whose work was featured in "El Anillo" include Indian couture label Khosla Jani, Laurel Dewitt, Giannina Azar and Lebanese designer Elie Madi. The singer described its plot as "all these queens from all over the world who come together because they're having this ceremony where a king has to fight to even be able to ask this person to marry them ... So all the queens come together and they really put him through the wringer." She further added: "It's probably one of my favorite videos I've ever made. This is something on another level that I really love ... That whole idea of women being queens and understanding that and treating [themselves] like that and making somebody fight for you. That's what the concept of it was. It's like, fight for me and then you can ask me to marry you. Then, okay, where's my ring?"

After three days, the clip had received over 10 million views. In less than two months following its release, the video had received 125 million views on YouTube and Vevo. Kayleigh Roberts of Marie Claire said: "The video is gorgeous on a grand scale and regal in every way", comparing it to the styles of Game of Thrones and Black Panther, noting that Lopez gives off "fierce Cersei Lannister vibes in a luxurious throne room."{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Keyleigh|title=J.Lo's New Video Is Giving Us Major 'Game of Thrones' Vibes|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a20085534/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-video-game-of-thrones/|website=Marie Claire|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 28, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428181919/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/music/a20085534/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-video-game-of-thrones/|url-status=live}} Chloe Herring of the Miami Herald noted that Lopez "laid her demands on the table" and "proves she's a Latin goddess worth keeping around" in "El Anillo".{{cite web|last1=Herring|first1=Chloe|title=Jennifer Lopez demands marriage in a sexy video for her latest single 'El Anillo'|url=http://www.miami.com/miami-news/jennifer-lopez-demands-marriage-in-a-sexy-video-for-her-latest-single-el-anillo-188311/|website=Miami.com|access-date=May 2, 2018|date=April 27, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502071640/http://www.miami.com/miami-news/jennifer-lopez-demands-marriage-in-a-sexy-video-for-her-latest-single-el-anillo-188311/|url-status=live}} Telemundo compared the video to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", writing: "Think of it as if 'Single Ladies' got medieval, with Latin/Samba beats."

Lopez debuted the single with a performance at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which Billboard said "showcased Lopez's versatile style".{{cite magazine|last1=Machin|first1=Jennifer|title=Jennifer Lopez Premieres 'El Anillo' at the Billboard Latin Music Awards: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8390274/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-billboard-latin-music-awards-performance|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428004924/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8390274/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-billboard-latin-music-awards-performance|url-status=live}} She wore a jewel-encrusted jumpsuit and matching headpiece, backed by dancers and a large lotus flower on stage.{{cite web|last1=Calvario|first1=Liz|title=Jennifer Lopez Brings the House Down With Regal 'El Anillo' Performance|url=https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-brings-the-house-down-with-regal-el-anillo-performance-101188|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=April 28, 2018|date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427170609/https://www.etonline.com/jennifer-lopez-brings-the-house-down-with-regal-el-anillo-performance-101188|url-status=live}} The song was later included in the set list of It's My Party (2019), Lopez’s tour celebrating her 50th birthday.{{cite web |last=Nied |first=Mike |title=Jennifer Lopez Launches 'It's My Party World Tour,' See Photos & A Setlist |url=http://www.idolator.com/7797385/jennifer-lopez-launches-its-my-party-world-tour-see-the-photos-setlist |website=Idolator |publisher=Hive Media |access-date=June 11, 2019 |location=United States |date=June 10, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626005026/https://www.idolator.com/7797385/jennifer-lopez-launches-its-my-party-world-tour-see-the-photos-setlist |url-status=live }} During the ”El Anillo” segment of the concert, Lopez and her dancers executed seamless choreography, which, towards the end of the song, featured an extended salsa dance break. In addition to her dancers showcasing their own skills, Lopez showed off her own salsa steps, was flipped upside-down several times and ended the song by dancing on top of a grand piano. In a review of the show, Althea Legaspi of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "She gave a fierce delivery of the song about having everything but that ring around her finger, enhanced by her adept band's Brazilian funk beats."{{cite web |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |title=Review: Jennifer Lopez in high-octane party mode at United Center |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-jennifer-lopez-united-center-review-0701-20190630-emr33d6trnhfnlzpdxtj5s62j4-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 24, 2020 |date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026150026/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-jennifer-lopez-united-center-review-0701-20190630-emr33d6trnhfnlzpdxtj5s62j4-story.html |url-status=live }} Elements of "El Anillo" were also included in Lopez's performances at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards and the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in February 2020.{{cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Alexia |title=Alex Rodriguez Shows His Love for J.Lo's Derrière in the Cutest Way Possible at the MTV VMAs |url=https://people.com/music/mtv-vmas-2018-alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-butt/ |website=People |access-date=October 6, 2020 |date=August 20, 2018 |archive-date=March 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303125912/https://people.com/music/mtv-vmas-2018-alex-rodriguez-jennifer-lopez-butt/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/super-bowl-jennifer-lopez-shakira-halftime-show-946182/|title=See Jennifer Lopez, Shakira Headline Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show|first=Suzy|last=Exposito|date=February 3, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 3, 2020|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211054144/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/super-bowl-jennifer-lopez-shakira-halftime-show-946182/|url-status=live}}

In July 2018, a remix of the song featuring Puerto Rican singer Ozuna was leaked online.{{cite web |title=Filtran tema de Jennifer López y Ozuna 'El Anillo Remix' [Video] |url=https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/1275062-jennifer-lopez-ozuna-filtran-nuevo-tema-completo-anillo-remix-vuelve-viral-celebridades-jlo-mexico-usa-video |website=La República |access-date=July 10, 2018 |language=es |date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216052635/https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/1275062-jennifer-lopez-ozuna-filtran-nuevo-tema-completo-anillo-remix-vuelve-viral-celebridades-jlo-mexico-usa-video/ |url-status=live }} It was serviced to radio stations in the US on July 2, 2018. Billboard wrote that "The remix offers a saucy reggaetón/trap flavor, giving a different twist to the song".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8464825/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-remix-ozuna|title=Jennifer Lopez to Release 'El Anillo' Remix, Feat. Ozuna|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2018-07-11|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714045954/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8464825/jennifer-lopez-el-anillo-remix-ozuna|url-status=live}}

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|title=El Anillo / Jennifer Lopez Tidal|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/87793592|publisher=Tidal|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526185921/https://listen.tidal.com/album/87793592|url-status=live}}

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• Édgar "Edge" Barrera – production, writing, recording engineer
• Luis Barrera Jr. – mixing engineer
• Andrés Castro – production, writing, guitar, recording engineer
• Oscar "Oscarcito" Hernández – production, writing, background vocals, vocal producer
• Jesús "DalePlay" Herrera – production, writing
• Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
• Jennifer Lopez – vocals
• Steve Mackey – vocal producer
• Trevor Muzzy – engineer
• Alejandro M. Reglero – A&R

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