Watati

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"Watati"
Karol G - Watati.png
Promotional single by Karol G featuring Aldo Ranks
from the album Barbie the Album
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedJune 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)
Recorded2023
Genre
Length2:46
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ovy on the Drums
Music video
"Watati" on YouTube

"Watati" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G featuring Panamanian musician Aldo Ranks. It was released on June 2, 2023, through Atlantic Records as the first promotional single from Barbie the Album , the soundtrack to the 2023 film Barbie . [1]

Contents

Background

On May 25, 2023, the featured artists of the Barbie soundtrack were revealed, including Giraldo. [2] On the same day, it was revealed that Ranks would also be part of the soundtrack together with Giraldo. [3] [4] On May 29, a snippet of the song was posted via the soundtrack's social media accounts. [5] [6] The song was released on June 2 without prior announcement for digital download and streaming. [7] [8] The back cover of the first edition vinyl of Barbie the Album misspell the track as "Watiti." [9]

Composition

"Watati" was written by Giraldo, Ranks and Ovy on the Drums, who also produced it. [10] The song has a duration of 2 minutes and 46 seconds. [11] "Watati" is a reggaeton song, [12] [13] Latin pop [14] [15] and Latin trap [16] [17] with elements of dembow and reggae in Spanish [18] and lyrics about dancing. [19] The title of the song is an expression created by Ranks that he mentions at the beginning of his songs. [20] [21]

Music video

The music video for "Watati" was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on June 15, 2023, and features clips of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling from the film. [22] [23] [24] Throughout the video, the singer is seen in different locations and in different outfits, including a green dress and a pink spacesuit. [25] [26] Ranks appears on a spaceship's monitor while singing his verse. [27]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from CD liner notes of Barbie the Album . [28]

Charts

Chart performance for "Watati"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Brazil Latin Airplay (Crowley Charts) [29] 7
El Salvador (Monitor Latino) [30] 12
Guatemala (Monitor Latino) [31] 19
Honduras (Monitor Latino) [32] 4
Panama (Monitor Latino) [33] 2
Panama (PRODUCE) [34] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [35] 100
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [36] 25
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [37] 28
Venezuela (Record Report) [38] 39

Certifications

Certifications for "Watati"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [39] Gold30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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