Balans (song)

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"Balans"
Balans (cover).jpg
Single by Alexandra Stan featuring Mohombi
from the album Alesta
Released2 March 2016
Genre
Length3:06
Label Global
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sebastian Barac
  • Marcel Botezan
Alexandra Stan singles chronology
"I Did It, Mama!"
(2016)
"Balans"
(2016)
"Écoute"
(2016)
Mohombi singles chronology
"Baddest Girl in Town"
(2015)
"Balans"
(2016)
"Infinity"
(2016)
Digital download [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Balans" (featuring Mohombi)3:06
Remix EP [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Balans [Andros Remix]" (featuring Mohombi)4:37
2."Balans [Deepierro & DJ Rocky Remix]" (featuring Mohombi)4:23
3."Balans [Criminal Sounds Remix]" (featuring Mohombi)3:21
4."Balans [Felipe C. Remix]" (featuring Mohombi)5:10
5."Balans [Sllash Remix]" (featuring Mohombi)3:41
French version [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Balans" (featuring Mohombi & Marc Mysterio)3:08
2017 Remix [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Balans 2k18 (French Version) [Deep Matter/Damon Hess English Remix]" (featuring Mohombi & Marc Mysterio)2:34

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Alesta. [1]

Charts

Chart (2016–2018)Peak
position
Japan Radio Songs (Billboard) [15] 32
Portugal (AFP) [16] 21
Russia Airplay (Tophit) [17] 290

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [18] Gold15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan [19] 2 March 2016Digital singleGlobal
Brazil [20] 4 March 2016
Greece [21]
Netherlands [22]
Portugal [23]
Romania [3]
Russia [24]
Switzerland [25]
Taiwan [26]
United States [27]
Japan [12] 29 July 2016Digital remix EP

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