Selena Gomez May Have An Unexpected Hit On Her Hands

Forbes

14-04-2025

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco impacted the Billboard charts last week with I Said I Love You First, their collaborative full-length. The set launched with plenty of momentum, driven largely by interest in the duo's relationship and the exciting nature of the release. But now, just a frame later, that enthusiasm seems to be cooling. Many of the tracks that debuted last time around have vanished entirely, and the project as a whole is slipping.
Still, not all hope is lost. One standout track from the project actually gaining on the charts. 'Ojos Tristes,' a collaboration with the band The Marías, is proving itself to be something of a surprisingly popular cut, and its performance this week might offer a glimmer of hope for the future of the set.
When I Said I Love You First first arrived, a handful of its cuts earned immediate appearances on various Billboard rankings. That's fairly common for a buzzy, high-profile drop, but now, most of those titles have already disappeared. Only one is defying that trend: 'Ojos Tristes.'
The track, which brings together Gomez, Blanco, and The Marías, is not only sticking around, but actually climbing. This frame, 'Ojos Tristes' appears on at least eight Billboard charts. It improves its standing on five of them and debuts on several others.
Among the many tallies where 'Ojos Tristes' is gaining, the most notable must be the Hot 100. Last week, Gomez and Blanco occupied several spots on the chart. This time, they still manage to hold onto two slots, but only one of those cuts is moving in a positive direction.
'Call Me When You Break Up,' the album's first single and a collaboration with Gracie Abrams, slips from its previous high of No. 46 to No. 60 in its fifth week on the chart. In contrast, 'Ojos Tristes' rises slightly, stepping up from No. 59, where it launched, to No. 56. That upward movement is modest, but in a week when most of the other tracks are falling off completely, it stands out.
'Ojos Tristes' also climbs to new highs on several other charts at the same time. The cut steps up by more than 10 spots on both of Billboard's global rankings, and those jumps suggest that international audiences are catching on as well.
The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts. After launching inside the top five last frame, 'Ojos Tristes' is now making a serious play for the crown, advancing slightly on the two tallies.
'Ojos Tristes' is also the inaugural chart-topper on a newly-launched Billboard ranking. This week, the company introduces the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart, and Gomez, Blanco, and The Marías land the first-ever No. 1 on the tally.
Elsewhere, 'Ojos Tristes' debuts at No. 41 on the Streaming Songs chart, which tracks the most-played tunes across all streaming-only platforms in the U.S. The cut didn't debut there when the album first arrived — usually the frame when streaming numbers are at their peak — meaning it's actually growing in popularity.
'Ojos Tristes' may not have been an obvious single when I Said I Love You First dropped, but a week later, it's looking more and more like the unexpected hit of the set. The album was released just one week ago, and while most of its tracks are already fading, this collaboration could help the project slow its decline.