Amarillo (J Balvin song)

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"Amarillo"
J Balvin - Amarillo.png
Single by J Balvin
from the album Colores
LanguageSpanish
English title"Yellow"
Released19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)
Length2:37
Label Universal Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Rojo"
(2020)
"Amarillo"
(2020)
"Gris"
(2020)
Music video
"Bad Habits" on YouTube

"Amarillo" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin. [1] It was released on 19 March 2020 as the fourth single from his studio album Colores . [2]

Contents

Background and release

On 16 February 2020, Balvin announced the track along with the album through his social media. [3] Alongside the publication, he shared a preview of the music video for "Amarillo", which shows the singer in yellow and orange clothes and hair. [4] The track premiered on 19 March 2020, the same day he premiered from his fourth studio album Colores . [5] The song served as the fourth single of the album. [2]

Composition

The song was written by the singer alongside Alejandro Ramírez, Afro Bros, William Grigachcine and Ronald Hernandez was performed under the production of Sky Rompiendo and DJ Snake. [6]

In an interview for Apple Music, Balvin commented that "Amarillo is a very energetic song and is ready for nightclubs. A lot of people know about J Balvin, but few know about José, so it's the first song on the album, because as soon as they hear it, I want them to feel the color and power of the song."

Music video

The music video for "Amarillo" premiered on 19 March 2020 and was directed by Colin Tilley. [7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Amarillo"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [8] 59
Colombia (National-Report) [9] 35
France (SNEP) [10] 148
Italy (FIMI) [11] 71
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [12] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 44
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [14] 7
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 8

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "Amarillo"
Chart (2020)Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [16] 27

Certifications

Certifications for "Amarillo"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [17] Gold100,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [18] 2× Platinum80,000
United States (RIAA) [19] 3× Platinum (Latin)180,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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