Acapulco (song)

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"Acapulco"
Acapulco-single-by-Jason-Derulo.jpg
Single by Jason Derulo
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021
Length2:19
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jason Derulo singles chronology
"Jalebi Baby"
(2021)		"Acapulco"
(2021)		"Slidin'"
(2022)
Music video
"Acapulco" on YouTube

"Acapulco" is a song by Jason Derulo, released as a single through Atlantic Records on September 3, 2021, accompanied by a music video. The song has charted all across Europe and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Contents

In February 2024, the song was included on Derulo's fifth studio album Nu King . [1]

Reception

Rolling Stone listed it among the worst songs of 2021, saying that it's proof of Derulo "cranking out harmless music". [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Acapulco"
Chart (2021–2022)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [4] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [6] 19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 54
CIS Airplay (TopHit) [8] 6
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [9] 86
France (SNEP) [10] 53
Germany (GfK) [11] 18
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [12] 93
Greece International (IFPI) [13] 99
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [14] 37
Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) [15] 10
Ireland (IRMA) [16] 51
Lithuania (AGATA) [17] 70
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [18] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [19] 30
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [20] 11
Norway (VG-lista) [21] 39
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [22] 13
Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay) [23] 7
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [24] 3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [25] 6
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [26] 32
South Africa (TOSAC) [27] 84
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [30] 65

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for "Acapulco"
Chart (2021)Position
CIS (TopHit) [31] 81
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [32] 93
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [33] 79
2022 year-end chart performance for "Acapulco"
Chart (2022)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [34] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [35] 97
Germany (Official German Charts) [36] 25
Global Excl. US (Billboard) [37] 174
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [38] 27

Certifications

Certifications for "Acapulco"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [39] Platinum70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [40] 3× Platinum90,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [41] Gold20,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [43] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [44] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [45] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] Gold15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [47] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [48] Gold5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [49] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [50] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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