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] 4
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‡
Canada (Music Canada) [42] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [43] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [44] Diamond333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [45] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [46] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [47] Gold15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [48] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [49] Gold5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [50] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [51] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, Maura (February 16, 2024). "Jason Derulo Is an Audacious, Occasionally Ridiculous Pop-R&B Smoothie on 'Nu King'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Songs We'll Leave Behind in 2021". January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jason Derulo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Jason Derulo — Acapulco. TopHit. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 13. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved April 4. 2022.
  10. ↑ "Top Singles (Week 8, 2022)". SNEP . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jason Derulo Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ "IFPI Charts". www.ifpi.gr. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2021/50. heti Editors' Choice Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  17. ↑ "2022 1-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44, 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  20. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  21. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-44". VG-lista . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. Retrieved December 21, 2021. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  24. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart." TopHit. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  25. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 51.+52. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  26. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 24. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 04-2022". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Jason Derulo – Acapulco". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021". TopHit. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  32. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2021" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  33. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021". TopHit. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2022". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  35. ↑ "Rapports annuels 2022" (in French). Ultratop . Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  37. ↑ "Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – Year-End 2022". Billboard . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  38. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022". hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  39. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Austrian single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  42. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco". Music Canada . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  43. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  44. ↑ "French single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  45. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jason Derulo; 'Acapulco')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  46. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  47. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco". Radioscope. Retrieved December 27, 2024.Type Acapulco in the "Search:" field.
  48. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  49. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  50. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  51. ↑ "British single certifications – Jason Derulo – Acapulco". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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