# La Perla (Rosalía and Yahritza y su Esencia song)
**"La Perla"** is a song by the Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía featuring the Mexican-American regional Mexican trio Yahritza y Su Esencia, released on November 6, 2025 as the seventh track on her album *LUX* through [Columbia Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbia-records).[1](https://music.apple.com/us/song/la-perla/1848167530) • [2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) It is a diss track addressed to a faithless lover, delivered over a waltz and inspired by the Mexican balladeer [Paquita la del Barrio](https://www.edgepedia.org/paquita-la-del-barrio), and it became one of the most discussed songs on the album.[3](https://www.vogue.com/article/rosalia-spring-cover-2026-interview) • [4](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-11-12/la-perla-de-rosalia-y-otras-grandes-canciones-para-mandarle-un-recadito-a-un-ex-una-por-generacion.html?sma=correosideseado_2025.11.18_3)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / featured artist | Rosalía with Yahritza y Su Esencia[2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) |
| Release | November 6, 2025 (song); *LUX* November 7, 2025; Columbia Records[1](https://music.apple.com/us/song/la-perla/1848167530) • [5](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/) |
| Track / length | Track 7 on *LUX*; 3:15[2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) |
| Writers | Rosalía Vila Tobella, Noah Goldstein, Dylan Wiggins, David Rodríguez, Ryan Tedder[2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) |
| Recording identifiers | ISRC USSM12504035; ISWC T-336245625-1[6](https://credits.fm/isrc/USSM12504035) |
| Peak chart positions | #7 Switzerland, #9 Portugal, #12 World Singles Top 40, #5 Apple Music (Spain)[7](https://acharts.co/song/203761) • [8](https://chartstats.com/song/la-perla-533) |
| Accolades | Nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Song at the 2026 Latin Grammys[9](https://apnews.com/article/61c307f71d2d90afcb766242fa062d49) |
## Release and production
The song appeared a day ahead of the album: the official lyric video was published on YouTube on November 6, 2025, and *LUX* was released on November 7.[10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHK00H_PxQ) • [5](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/) It is the seventh cut on the record, with a running time of 3:15, and sits in the album's second movement, which centers on the tension between desire and redemption.[2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) • [5](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/)
Under the composer credits listed for the track are Rosalía Vila Tobella, Noah Goldstein, Dylan Wiggins, David Rodríguez, and [Ryan Tedder](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-tedder), with Rosalía as lyricist; Noah Goldstein, Dylan Wiggins, and Rosalía produced it.[2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/) The recording carries ISRC USSM12504035, and the underlying musical work is registered under ISWC T-336245625-1.[6](https://credits.fm/isrc/USSM12504035) The arrangement places the [London Symphony Orchestra](https://www.edgepedia.org/london-symphony-orchestra) under conductor Daníel Bjarnason behind Rosalía's vocal, with drum programming by Anthro and background vocals from Pili Vila, Carlota Guerrero, Luisina Sanchez, and Albert Cusell.[11](https://www.shazam.com/es-es/song/1848167530/la-perla) • [2](https://www.rosalia.com/en/)
## Music and lyrics
The track is built on a waltzing acoustic guitar under an autotuned, coquettish vocal.[12](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rosalia-lux-review-lyrics-themes-languages-b2860138.html) Rosalía described it as inspired by the late Mexican balladeer Paquita la del Barrio's insult song "Rata de Dos Patas", and *Vogue* notes that it opens with the line "Hello, peace thief".[3](https://www.vogue.com/article/rosalia-spring-cover-2026-interview) On stage she has publicly thanked Paquita la del Barrio as the inspiration for the song.[13](https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2026/08/24/rosalia-revelo-como-un-clasico-mexicano-la-inspiro-a-componer-la-perla-gracias-a-paquita-la-del-barrio/?outputType=amp)
The lyrics confront a former lover with pointed epithets: "ladrón de paz" (peace thief), "terrorista emocional" (emotional terrorist), and "rompecorazones nacional" (national heartbreaker).[14](https://storyofsong.com/story/la-perla-feat-yahritza-y-su-esencia/) *The Independent* quotes the run "Gold medal in being a motherf***er / You've got the podium of disappointment / Local fiasco / National heartbreaker / Emotional terrorist / World-class f***-up", ending on a falsetto declaration: "Queen of chaos / Because my God made me this way."[12](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rosalia-lux-review-lyrics-themes-languages-b2860138.html) *Elle* characterized the song as Rosalía being wronged by someone and coming out of it feeling empowered, independent, and divinely feminine while calling him out.[15](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a69269249/rosalia-lux-album-review/) *Pitchfork* called it the album's standout, writing that she "cuts men without flinching" in a controlled evisceration it compared to [Fiona Apple](https://www.edgepedia.org/fiona-apple).[16](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rosalia-lux/) In Spain the song was read as part of a lineage of unvarnished female heartbreak songs, joining precedents by Shakira, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Rocío Jurado, and Paquita la del Barrio.[4](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-11-12/la-perla-de-rosalia-y-otras-grandes-canciones-para-mandarle-un-recadito-a-un-ex-una-por-generacion.html?sma=correosideseado_2025.11.18_3)
The title's meaning has drawn comment. "La Perla" translates as "The Pearl", and it is also the name of a neighborhood in [San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-juan-puerto-rico), which led to questions about whether the song targets Rosalía's former fiancé, the Puerto Rican singer [Rauw Alejandro](https://www.edgepedia.org/rauw-alejandro); the singer has said her songs mix "part reality and part fiction" and that there are "many and many perlas" who shaped the character.[3](https://www.vogue.com/article/rosalia-spring-cover-2026-interview) • [4](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-11-12/la-perla-de-rosalia-y-otras-grandes-canciones-para-mandarle-un-recadito-a-un-ex-una-por-generacion.html?sma=correosideseado_2025.11.18_3)
## Collaboration with Yahritza y Su Esencia
The featured act is a trio from [Yakima, Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/yakima-washington), with family roots in [Michoacán](https://www.edgepedia.org/michoacan), Mexico, made up of the siblings Yahritza (vocals and acoustic guitar), Armando "Mando" (twelve-string guitar), and Jairo Martínez (acoustic bass); their style is sierreño urbano (modern acoustic regional Mexican folk style), a branch of regional Mexican music.[5](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/) In "La Perla" Rosalía's experimental flamenco blends with the trio's emotional sierreño sound, a pairing *LOS40* described as regional Mexican music reaching a global stage.[5](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/) It was one of the few male-fronted collaborations on *LUX*: with the exception of Yahritza y Su Esencia and [Yves Tumor](https://www.edgepedia.org/yves-tumor), all featured artists on the album are women.[17](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2025/11/03/rosal-a-returns-with-mystical-album-god-has-given-me-so-much-the-least-i-could-do-is-make-an-album-for-him_6747063_117.html)
## Music video
An official music video was announced and premiered on December 15, 2025.[18](https://www.elindependiente.com/tendencias/2025/12/15/en-el-video-de-la-perla-una-rosalia-peleona-y-desafiante-vuelve-a-ser-un-poco-motomami/) Spanish media commentary described a combative, defiant Rosalía recalling her *Motomami* persona, and noted that the staging was designed with the Greek artist Dimitris Papaioannou.[18](https://www.elindependiente.com/tendencias/2025/12/15/en-el-video-de-la-perla-una-rosalia-peleona-y-desafiante-vuelve-a-ser-un-poco-motomami/) • [19](https://los40.com/2026/10/15/rosalia-bailarina-o-reina-de-la-ilusion-tres-expertas-ponen-en-duda-su-actuacion-en-snl-es-un-truco-de-magia/)
## Commercial performance and recognition
In its first month the song charted widely: #12 on the [Billboard Global 200](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-global-200), #1 in Argentina, #10 in Bolivia, #7 in Switzerland, #9 in Portugal, #43 in Ireland, and #53 in the UK, among other positions.[14](https://storyofsong.com/story/la-perla-feat-yahritza-y-su-esencia/) • [7](https://acharts.co/song/203761) On Apple Music its all-time peak was #5 in Spain, and it remained charting there as late as October 2026.[8](https://chartstats.com/song/la-perla-533)
The song picked up major nominations: at the 2026 Latin Grammys it was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Song, and it was nominated at the Premios Juventud 2026.[9](https://apnews.com/article/61c307f71d2d90afcb766242fa062d49) • [20](https://los40.com/2026/07/28/premios-juventud-2026-lista-completa-de-nominados-con-aitana-rosalia-y-quevedo-representando-a-espana/) *Time* named *LUX* among the best albums of 2025, calling "La Perla" a "ruthless sing-song kiss-off" among the record's highlights.[21](https://time.com/7333797/best-albums-2025/)
## References
1. [La Perla – ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/song/la-perla/1848167530)
2. [ROSALÍA: LUX, official site track credits](https://www.rosalia.com/en/)
3. [Rosalía on 'Lux,' the Album of Her Career—and What's Next, Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/rosalia-spring-cover-2026-interview)
4. ['La Perla' de Rosalía y otras grandes canciones para mandarle un recadito a un ex, El País](https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-11-12/la-perla-de-rosalia-y-otras-grandes-canciones-para-mandarle-un-recadito-a-un-ex-una-por-generacion.html?sma=correosideseado_2025.11.18_3)
5. [¿Quiénes son Yahritza y Su Esencia, el trío mexicano que colabora con Rosalía en 'La Perla'?, LOS40](https://los40.com/2025/11/07/quienes-son-yahritza-y-su-esencia-el-trio-mexicano-que-colabora-con-rosalia-en-la-perla/)
6. [ISRC USSM12504035 – La perla, Credits.fm](https://credits.fm/isrc/USSM12504035)
7. [La Perla by Rosalía featuring Yahritza and Su Esencia – Music Charts, aCharts](https://acharts.co/song/203761)
8. [La Perla by ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia – Apple Music chart positions, ChartStats](https://chartstats.com/song/la-perla-533)
9. [Selected list of nominees to the Latin Grammys 2026, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/61c307f71d2d90afcb766242fa062d49)
10. [ROSALÍA, Yahritza Y Su Esencia – La Perla (Official Lyric Video), YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHK00H_PxQ)
11. [La Perla – ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia, Shazam](https://www.shazam.com/es-es/song/1848167530/la-perla)
12. [Rosalía review, Lux: A masterpiece ruminating on mortality, lust, sainthood and idolatry, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rosalia-lux-review-lyrics-themes-languages-b2860138.html)
13. [Rosalía reveló el origen de "La Perla": "Gracias a Paquita la del Barrio", TN](https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2026/08/24/rosalia-revelo-como-un-clasico-mexicano-la-inspiro-a-componer-la-perla-gracias-a-paquita-la-del-barrio/?outputType=amp)
14. [Meaning behind "La Perla (ft. Yahritza y Su Esencia)" from Rosalía, Story of Song](https://storyofsong.com/story/la-perla-feat-yahritza-y-su-esencia/)
15. [Rosalía 'Lux' Review, Opera and Classical References, and Analysis, Elle](https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a69269249/rosalia-lux-album-review/)
16. [Rosalía: LUX Album Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rosalia-lux/)
17. [Rosalía returns with mystical album, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2025/11/03/rosal-a-returns-with-mystical-album-god-has-given-me-so-much-the-least-i-could-do-is-make-an-album-for-him_6747063_117.html)
18. [En el vídeo de 'La perla', una Rosalía peleona y desafiante vuelve a ser un poco motomami, El Independiente](https://www.elindependiente.com/tendencias/2025/12/15/en-el-video-de-la-perla-una-rosalia-peleona-y-desafiante-vuelve-a-ser-un-poco-motomami/)
19. [Rosalía, ¿bailarina o reina de la ilusión?, LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/10/15/rosalia-bailarina-o-reina-de-la-ilusion-tres-expertas-ponen-en-duda-su-actuacion-en-snl-es-un-truco-de-magia/)
20. [Premios Juventud 2026: lista completa de nominados, LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/07/28/premios-juventud-2026-lista-completa-de-nominados-con-aitana-rosalia-y-quevedo-representando-a-espana/)
21. [The 10 Best Albums of 2025, Time](https://time.com/7333797/best-albums-2025/)
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