Watati

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"Watati"
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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
Central America (Monitor Latino) [30] 16
El Salvador (Monitor Latino) [31] 10
Guatemala (Monitor Latino) [32] 19
Honduras (Monitor Latino) [33] 4
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino) [34] 18
Panama (Monitor Latino) [35] 2
Panama (PRODUCE) [36] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [37] 100
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [38] 25
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [39] 28
Venezuela (Record Report) [40] 39

Certifications

Certifications for "Watati"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [41] Gold30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Karol G estrena "Watati" como soundtrack del film de Barbie". amp.elsalvador.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Aramesh, Waiss (May 25, 2023). "Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, and Even Ryan Gosling Feature on 'Barbie' Soundtrack". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Aldo Ranks formará parte de la banda sonora de Barbie". www.telemetro.com (in Spanish). May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "El panameño Aldo Ranks es parte del 'soundtrack' de la película de Barbie | La Prensa Panamá". www.ellas.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Noticias, Redacción de TVN (May 29, 2023). "¡Así suena Watati! La canción de Karol G y Aldo Ranks para Barbie". TVN Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Barbie: Revelan adelanto de Watati, tema de Karol G con Aldo Ranks". www.telemetro.com (in Spanish). May 29, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Aldo Ranks y Karol G estrenan Watati, canción de La Barbie". www.telemetro.com (in Spanish). June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Karol G y Aldo Ranks unen fuerzas en 'WATATI', su colaboración". okdiario.com (in Spanish). June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ Various Artists (2023). Barbie The Album (Vinyl). ATLANTIC. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Créditos / WATATI (feat. Aldo Ranks) / KAROL G".
  11. ↑ Barbie The Album by Various Artists, July 21, 2023, retrieved June 23, 2023
  12. ↑ "Karol G And Aldo Ranks Share 'Watati' From 'Barbie the Album'". Uproxx. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ Mier, Tomás (June 2, 2023). "Karol G Brings a Reggaetón Party to the World of 'Barbie' on 'Watati'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ LOS40 (June 2, 2023). "Karol G se adentra en el universo Barbie y pone el toque latino con 'Watati' | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "Karol G une pop, trap y reggaeton en 'Watati', su canción para la película 'Barbie' junto a Aldo Ranks | Europa FM". www.europafm.com (in Spanish). June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  16. ↑ LOS40 (June 2, 2023). "Karol G se adentra en el universo Barbie y pone el toque latino con 'Watati' | LOS40 Urban". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Karol G une pop, trap y reggaeton en 'Watati', su canción para la película 'Barbie' junto a Aldo Ranks | Europa FM". www.europafm.com (in Spanish). June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ Villa, Lucas (June 2, 2023). "LISTEN: Karol G & Aldo Ranks Team Up For 'Barbie' Soundtrack Banger 'WATATI'". Remezcla. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ Pulzo; Pulzo.com (June 2, 2023). "Karol G, como una Barbie, estrenó canción para la película; saludó a la muñeca en video". pulzo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  20. ↑ Pulzo; Pulzo.com (June 2, 2023). "Karol G, como una Barbie, estrenó canción para la película; saludó a la muñeca en video". pulzo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  21. ↑ LOS40 (June 5, 2023). "¿Qué significa 'Watati', la palabra que da nombre a la canción de Karol G y Aldo Ranks para 'Barbie'? | LOS40". LOS40 (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ KAROL G – WATATI (feat. Aldo Ranks) (From Barbie The Album) [Official Music Video] , retrieved June 23, 2023
  23. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (June 15, 2023). "Karol G se sumerge en el mundo de 'Barbie' en video musical de 'WATATI': Míralo". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  24. ↑ País, El (June 16, 2023). "La confesión de Karol G tras lanzar su nueva canción 'Watati', que saldrá en la película de 'Barbie'". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia – Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  25. ↑ País, El (June 16, 2023). "La confesión de Karol G tras lanzar su nueva canción 'Watati', que saldrá en la película de 'Barbie'". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia – Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  26. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (June 15, 2023). "Karol G se sumerge en el mundo de 'Barbie' en video musical de 'WATATI': Míralo". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  27. ↑ Dailey, Hannah (June 15, 2023). "Karol G se sumerge en el mundo de 'Barbie' en video musical de 'WATATI': Míralo". Billboard (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  28. ↑ Barbie The Album (Media notes). Various artists. Atlantic Records. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  29. ↑ "Crowley Charts: Top 10 Latino – Reference Week: 26 June 2023 – 30 June 2023 (26/06/2023 – 30/06/2023)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Crowley Broadcast Analysis. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Top 20 General – Centroamérica – Del 26 de Junio al 2 de Julio, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Top 20 General – El Salvador – Del 24 al 30 de Julio, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Top 20 General – Guatemala – Del 17 al 23 de Julio, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Top 20 General – Honduras – Del 10 al 16 de Julio, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Top 20 General – Nicaragua – Del 11 al 17 de Septiembre, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Top 20 General – Panamá – Del 5 al 11 de Junio, 2023". Monitor Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  36. ↑ "TOP 50 INTERNACIONAL BMAT-PRODUCE DEL 5 A EL 11 DE AGOSTO 2023" (in Spanish). Sociedad Panameña de Productores Fonográficos. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Watati - Karol G". elportaldemusica.es (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  38. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Karol G Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Top 100 - Record Report". Record Report. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Karol G / Aldo Ranks – Watati". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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