Blanco (J Balvin song)

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"Blanco"
J Balvin - Blanco.png
Single by J Balvin
from the album Colores
LanguageSpanish
English title"White"
Released15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)
Genre Reggaeton
Length3:25
Label Universal Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
(2019)
"Blanco"
(2019)
"Morado"
(2020)
Music video
"Blanco" on YouTube

"Blanco" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin. [1] It was released as the lead single from his studio album Colores on November 15, 2019. [2] On Billboard 's Hot Latin Songs chart, it peaked at number 18. [3] The song was certified double platinum in Mexico, [4] and platinum in Spain [5] and the United States. [6]

Contents

Background and composition

The track premiered on February 27, 2020, as the first anteroom of the album Colores. [1] The song was written by the singer with Alejandro Ramírez and René Claro, [7] a beat is present in the short-lived song, as well as a catchy lyrics. It was carried out under the production of Sky Rompiendo. [8]

Music video

The music video for "Blanco" premiered on November 15, 2019, and was directed by Colin Tilley. [9] Takashi Murakami was in charge of art and visuals. [10] In the futuristic audiovisual material the white color predominates. [11]

Commercial performance

Like the rest of the songs from Colores , it managed to appear on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, peaking at number eighteen. [3] In addition, it was certified platinum in that country. [6] In Mexico, the single appeared at number thirty-four on Billboard's Airplay chart, [12] and got the double platinum record. [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Blanco"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [13] 18
Colombia (National-Report) [14] 1
Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 34
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [15] 7
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [16] 18
US Latin Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] 1

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "Blanco"
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [19] 48

Certifications

Certifications for "Blanco"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [20] 2× Platinum80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [21] 2× Platinum120,000
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum (Latin)60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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