Amargura

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"Amargura"
Karol G - Amargura.png
Single by Karol G
from the album Mañana Será Bonito
LanguageSpanish
English title"Bitterness"
ReleasedMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
Genre Reggaeton
Length2:50
Label Universal Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
"Mientras Me Curo del Cora"
(2023)
"Amargura"
(2023)
"S91"
(2023)
Visualizer
"Amargura (Visualizer)" on YouTube

"Amargura" (Spanish for "Bitterness"; stylized in all caps) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G. It was written by Karol G, Keityn and Ovy on the Drums and produced by the latter, with Tite Curet Alonso receiving credits for its sample of "La Cura" by Frankie Ruiz. The song was released on May 19, 2023, through Universal Music Latino, as the seventh and final single from her fourth studio album, Mañana Será Bonito . [1] [2]

Contents

Background

"Amargura" was first revealed as a track on Karol G's then-upcoming fourth studio album. [3] The song was officially released on February 24, 2023, alongside the release of its parent album, Mañana Será Bonito. It was later released as a single on May 19, 2023.

Commercial performance

"Amargura" debuted at number 16 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart dated March 11, 2023, during the release of its parent album, Mañana Será Bonito. On the chart dated August 29, 2023, the song reached a new peak of number 2. Following the release of the mixtape and B-side to Mañana Será Bonito, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) , "Amargura" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. The song reached its final peak on the chart dated September 2, 2023 at number 85.

On the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart dated March 11, 2023, the song debuted at number 24. On the chart dated September 2, 2023, the song reached its peak of number 14.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Amargura"
YearCeremonyCategoryResult
2024 Premios Nuestra Tierra Best Urban SongNominated

Audio visualizer

An audio visualizer for "Amargura" was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on February 24, 2023, along with other audio visualizer videos for songs on Mañana Será Bonito. [4]

Live performances

On March 10, 2023, Karol G performed "Amargura" for the first time in Puerto Rico for a three-day stadium show promoting the release of Mañana Será Bonito. On July 10, 2023, Giraldo performed the song for the Today morning show. [5] The song was performed once again on August 4, 2024, for the Lollapalooza music festival. [6] From August 10, 2023, to July 23, 2024, Karol G embarked on the arena-stadium Mañana Será Bonito Tour, where the song was present throughout the set list.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Amargura"
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
Colombia ( Billboard ) [7] 1
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 71
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 85
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 14

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Amargura"
Chart (2023)Position
Global 200 (Billboard) [12] 172
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) [13] 32

Certifications

Certifications for "Amargura"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [14] Gold20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [15] 4× Platinum240,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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