In the period since then and the album's release, Maluma recorded approximately 80 songs none of which made it on the final track listing.

[1] Nick Murray, writing for Rolling Stone summarized the sound as "simple, warm arrangements filled with fleeting melodies and rich basslines".

[citation needed] In a review for the website Remezcla, Sara Skolnick wrote that Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy "stays safely in pop territory, delivering polished, reggaeton-rooted sounds with some straying surprises".

However, she noted that the singer's duality, although evident in the lyrics of the song, was not seen in "the music's aesthetic range", adding that the Dirty Boy side of the album remained unexplored.

[12] In May 2016, concert dates for Spain were scheduled in October, marking the first time the singer would perform in the country.