"Agua" (

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: "Water") is a song by Puerto Rican producer

Tainy Marcos Efraín Masís Fernández (born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on '' Mas Flow 2 ...

and Colombian singer

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

. The track was released on 9 July 2020 by NEON16 and

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as the theme song and lead single off the soundtrack to the 2020 film '' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run''. "Agua" is prominently characterized by a sample of the ''

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'' theme song throughout the track.

Composition and lyrics

"Agua" is a

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track that samples the ''

'' theme song throughout the track, though

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was credited as a co-writer of "Agua". Regarding this track, J Balvin expressed that the track "has good vibes and a lot of happiness, which we need during these moments." Throughout the song, Balvin makes numerous references to ''SpongeBob'' characters and settings in the lyrics, and he interpolates part of the ''SpongeBob'' theme song in the track's bridge.

Music video

The music video for "Agua" premiered on J Balvin's

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channel on 15 July 2020. The video reached 35.9 million views in its first tracking week and has amassed over 530 million views as of January 2021.

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