Cactus (Belinda Peregrín song)

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"Cactus"
Cactussingle.png
Single by Belinda
from the album Indomable
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2024 (2024-01-31)
Genre Corrido
Length3:04
Label Warner Latina
Songwriter(s) Belinda, Mr. Naisgai & José Ángel Pérez Sandoval
Producer(s) Marcelo Rivera Levy, Mr. Naisgai, José Ángel Pérez Sandoval & Legazzy
Belinda singles chronology
"Me Encantaría"
(2022)
"Cactus"
(2024)
"300 Noches"
(2024)
Music video
"Cactus" on YouTube

"Cactus" is a song by Spanish-Mexican singer-songwriter Belinda released as the lead single from her upcoming fifth studio album Indomable . It is her first single in 10 years since "I Love You... Te Quiero".

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Background and composition

After almost a decade without releasing new material while still collaborating with other artists, Belinda announced her return to music on August 7, 2023, when she signed a contract with Warner Music Group, signifying that the fifth album was once again in the works. [1]

On January 10, 2024, she deleted all her Instagram posts. She teased the song by posting three pictures of a cactus slowly growing, using the hashtags "Renace", "Crece" and "Florece" on January 17, 18 and 19 respectively. The song was eventually released on January 31.

The song was written by Belinda Peregrín, Mr. Naisgai & José Ángel Pérez Sandoval.

Lyrical content

The song's lyrics were leaked the day before its release and were implied to be about the past relationship she had with Christian Nodal: "Al final no hay bien sin mal y el dolor se pasará. Yo volví, Beli-k...No fuiste lo que esperé de ti, carajo como me hiciste sufrir... De que sirvió tatuarte mis ojos pa' luego borrarlos con otros... Yo nunca dije nada de ti y con mucha clase yo me fui". This was confirmed when another teaser of the video showed a man resembling Nodal and having a tattoo of Belinda's eyes on his chest. [2]

Music video

The music video was released the same day as the song. It was directed by Flakka. The video features Belinda wearing a black hat while being chased into the desert by a trio of carry-weaponed men while displaying allusions of her former romance with Christian Nodal. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Cactus"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Bolivia (Monitor Latino) [4] 11
Chile (Monitor Latino) [5] 18
Colombia (Monitor Latino) [6] 10
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino) [7] 8
Ecuador (Monitor Latino) [8] 10
Global Excl. US ( Billboard ) [9] 194
Guatemala (Monitor Latino) [10] 19
Mexico (Monitor Latino) [11] 1
Mexico ( Billboard ) [12] 21
Perú Popular (Monitor Latino) [13] 2

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Cactus"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON) [14] Gold70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  2. "Filtran la letra de 'Cactus', la nueva canción de Belinda". 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  14. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 25 April 2024.Type Belinda in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Cactus in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.