Papasito

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"Papasito"
Single by Karol G
from the album Tropicoqueta
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2025 [1]
Genre Techno merengue
Length2:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
"Latina Foreva"
(2025)		"Papasito"
(2025)
Music video
"Papasito" on YouTube

"Papasito" is a song by Colombian singer Karol G. It was released on June 20, 2025, alongside her album, Tropicoqueta (2025). [2] [3] It is the third single from the album. [1]

Contents

Background and release

On June 9, 2025, Karol G revealed her next album would be called Tropicoqueta , and that it would be released "soon", and then ended up revealing that it would be released on June 20. [4] [5] [6] Days later, when the album's track listing was revealed, "Papasito" was included as the third track. [7] [8] [9]

Music and lyrics

Musically, the song is a techno merengue. [3] Lirically, The song is about seeing a boy at a party and the girl being instantly attracted to him. [10] It has quite a few lyrics in English, mostly from the song, making it one of the singer's first solo songs to have such a song. The lyrics includes, "Papacito, hay que rico tú / I wan't you and not just for a little / Touching your body is my desire, uh / Please don't be mad si me le robo un besito".

Visualizer

An audio visualizer was released on June 20, 2025, along with the other Tropicoqueta songs with their visualizers simultaneously. [11] The visualizer shows a woman looking flirtatiously out of what appears to be a window.

Music video

The music video was released hours after the album's release. [12] The video pays homage to family celebrations in Latin America. It has a 1950s feel and evokes the celebrations Latinos hold on their most special dates, such as weddings or quinceañeras, but is inspired by Broadway's cabaret shows. In addition, it features the participation of one of Marvel's actors, Danny Ramírez. [13] [10] [14] [15]

Charts

Chart performance for "Papasito"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Bolivia ( Billboard ) [16] 8
Bolivia Airplay (Monitor Latino) [17] 9
Central America Airplay (Monitor Latino) [18] 14
Chile ( Billboard ) [19] 22
Chile Airplay (Monitor Latino) [20] 11
Colombia Airplay (Monitor Latino) [21] 2
Costa Rica (FONOTICA) [22] 10
Costa Rica Airplay (Monitor Latino) [23] 14
Ecuador ( Billboard ) [24] 4
Ecuador Airplay (Monitor Latino) [25] 1
El Salvador (ASAP EGC) [26] 10
El Salvador Airplay (Monitor Latino) [27] 7
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [28] 56
Guatemala Airplay (Monitor Latino) [29] 19
Nicaragua Airplay (Monitor Latino) [30] 6
Peru ( Billboard ) [31] 5
Peru Airplay (Monitor Latino) [32] 1
Romania Airplay (TopHit) [33] 88
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [34] 21
Suriname (Nationale Top 40) [35] 2
Uruguay Airplay (Monitor Latino) [36] 12
US Billboard Hot 100 [37] 74
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [38] 5
US Hot Tropical Songs ( Billboard ) [39] 1
Venezuela (Record Report) [40] 9
Venezuela Airplay (Monitor Latino) [41] 8

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Papasito"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [42] Gold50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 https://earone.com/post/15eeedff6b28/karol-g-papasito-radio-date-26-09-2025
  2. ↑ chioarmendariz67@gmail.com (2025-06-21). "Karol G estrenó el videoclip de 'Papasito', uno de los temas de su álbum 'Tropicoqueta'". KCH FM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "El tema favorito de Karol G en 'Tropicoqueta' es 'Papasito', un techno merengue". listindiario.com (in Spanish). 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Karol G anuncia su nuevo álbum: "Cada canción es un mundo, un ritmo distinto"". www.elfarandi.com (in Spanish). 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  5. ↑ Raygoza, Isabela (2025-06-09). "Karol G anuncia nuevo álbum, 'Tropicoqueta': 'Se me sale el corazón'". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Karol G anuncia su nuevo disco con el que volverá a sus raíces, 'Tropicoqueta'". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  7. ↑ Roiz, Jessica (2025-06-18). "Karol G revela tracklist de 'Tropicoqueta' con Marco Antonio Solís, Greeicy, Manu Chao y más". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Karol G publica la tracklist de 'Tropicoqueta', con varias colaboraciones y la ausencia de una canción". EuropaFM (in Spanish). 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  9. ↑ Perilla, Por Natalia (2025-06-18). "Karol G reveló el listado de canciones de su nuevo álbum, 'Tropicoqueta', y los artistas con los que colaboró: hay sorpresas". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  10. 1 2 Barros, Por Danny (2025-06-23). "Karol G mostró cómo se grabó el vídeo de su canción 'Papasito' en el que invitó a Danny Ramírez, actor de Marvel". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  11. ↑ KarolGVEVO (2025-06-19). KAROL G - Papasito (Visualizer) . Retrieved 2025-06-23– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ KarolGVEVO (2025-06-20). KAROL G - Papasito (Official Video) . Retrieved 2025-06-23– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ LOS40 (2025-06-20). "Karol G se enamora de una estrella de Marvel en 'Papasito': un homenaje al cine de los 50". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ González, Larisa (2025-06-20). "Karol G hace homenaje a la Época de Oro del cine mexicano con 'Papasito'". Quién (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  15. ↑ "Karol G se inspira en el icónico estilo cabaret para su video de 'Papasito'". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  16. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Bolivia Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Top 20 Bolivia del 11 al 17 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Top 20 Centroamérica del 11 al 17 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Chile Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Top 20 Chile del 11 al 17 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Top 20 Colombia del 4 al 10 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "20 Semanal Streaming Costa Rica" (in Spanish). FONOTICA. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Top 20 Costa Rica del 4 al 10 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Ecuador Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Top 20 Ecuador del 7 al 13 Julio, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Te compartimos el Top Internacional de la semana Te invitamos a que los exitos del momento suenen en tu negocio, restaurante, o local comercial; donde los necesites" (in Spanish). Asociación Salvadoreña de Productores de Fonogramas y Afines. August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Top 20 El Salvador del 11 al 17 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Top 20 Guatemala del 28 de Julio al 3 de Agosto, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Top 20 Nicaragua del 14 al 20 de Julio, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Peru Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Top 20 Perú del 14 al 20 de Julio, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jul 24, 2025". TopHit. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Songs – Week 27, 2025". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Top 40 – 4 tot 11 September 2025" [Top 40 – 4 to 11 September 2025] (in Dutch). Nationale Top 40 Suriname. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Top 20 Uruguay del 14 al 20 de Julio, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  39. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Hot Tropical Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  40. ↑ "Top 100 - Record Report". Record Report. Archived from the original on August 1, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  41. ↑ "Top 20 Venezuela del 14 al 20 de Julio, 2025". Monitor Latino . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  42. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Karol G – Papasito". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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