"Location" | ||||
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Single by Karol G, Anuel AA and J Balvin | ||||
from the album KG0516 | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
Released | February 11, 2021 | |||
Length | 4:23 | |||
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Producer(s) | Ovy on the Drums | |||
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"Location" on YouTube |
"Location" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G with Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA and Colombian singer and rapper J Balvin. [1] It was written by Karol G,Anuel AA,J Balvin and Ovy on the Drums,and produced by the latter. [2] The song was released on February 11,2021,through Universal Music Latino,as the fourth single from her third studio album KG0516 . [1]
The song was teased multiple times until its announcement,hours prior to its release,on February 11,2021. [3]
About the song,Karol G stated:"I like to give my fans a unique experience with every single release,both musically and visually. It’s a very special song for me because I was able to collaborate with artists that I admire and we were able to fuse reggaeton/hip-hop/country influences into an amazing song and video filled with energy and rodeo vibes." [4]
"Location" debuted and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart dated February 27,2021. It failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart but entered and peaked at number 3 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart dated February 27,2021. The song received a 6 times Latin platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 24,2021,for sales of 360,000 equivalent-units.
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2021 | Heat Latin Music Awards | Best Video | Nominated |
Los 40 Music Awards | Best Latin Video | Nominated | |
MTV Millennial Awards | Music-Ship of the Year (Best Collaboration) | Nominated | |
2022 | Premios Lo Nuestro | Urban Collaboration of the Year | Nominated |
The music video for "Location" was directed by Colin Tilley and was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on February 11,2021. [5] As of April 2023,it has over 452 million views. [6]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Global 200 ( Billboard ) [7] | 63 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [8] | 3 |
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [9] | 6 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [10] | Gold | 10,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [11] | Diamond+Platinum+Gold | 910,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [12] | 6×Platinum (Latin) | 360,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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