Cuatro Babys

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"Cuatro Babys"
CuatroBabysMaluma.jpg
Single by Maluma featuring Noriel, Bryant Myers and Juhn
from the album Trap Capos: Season 1
LanguageSpanish
English title"Four Babies"
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Genre
Length4:39
Label Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Santana the Golden Boy
  • dannyebtracks
Malumasingles chronology
"Vente Pa' Ca"
(2016)
"Cuatro Babys"
(2016)
"Sim ou Não / Sí o No"
(2016)
Music video
"Cuatro Babys" on YouTube

"Cuatro Babys" is a song by Colombian singer Maluma featuring Puerto Rican singers Noriel, Bryant Myers, and Juhn. The song is taken from Noriel's album Trap Capos: Season 1 (2016). It was released as the album's first single on 7 October 2016 through Sony Music Latin. Maluma co-wrote the track with Bryant Myers, Noriel, Jorge J. Hernández, Jorge Fonseca, John Pérez and Sharon Ramírez. It was produced by Santana the Golden Boy. [1] The song peaked at number 21 in Colombia and number 15 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

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Controversy

This song has received much controversy over its lyrics as they arguably appear to suggest direct violence towards women. A petition was posted on Change.org demanding for the removal of the song from digital platforms. [2] Despite this controversy, the popularity of "Cuatro Babys" has only risen with the song having gone quadruple Platinum. Because of this, Latin trap has had a large, but primarily underground, following.

Music video

The music video for "Cuatro Babys" premiered on 14 October 2016 on Maluma's Vevo account on YouTube. The music video was directed by Jose Javy Ferrer and features Maluma, Noriel, Bryant Myers, and Juhn across multiple scenes surrounded by women who obey each of their commands. The music video has over 1 billion views on YouTube.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Colombia (National-Report) [3] 21
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [4] 55
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 15
US Latin Rhythm Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) [7] 38

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [8] Gold30,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [9] Diamond300,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [10] Platinum40,000
United States (RIAA) [11] 12× Platinum (Latin)720,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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