"Chica Ideal" (English: "Ideal Girl") is a song by Colombian singer
Sebastián Yatra
Sebastián Obando Giraldo (born 15 October 1994), known professionally as Sebastián Yatra, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He began as a Latin pop artist and has recorded many ballads, but has released several successful reggaeton ...
and Puerto Rican rapper
Guaynaa
Jean Carlos Santiago Pérez (born September 16, 1992), known professionally as Guaynaa, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He is known for the song "ReBoTa", which became his first song to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart in April ...
. It was written by Yatra, Guaynaa, Daniel Pérez, Manuel Bustillo, Andy Clay, Juan Camilo Vargas and Keityn. And produced by Ovy on The Drums. Through
Universal Music Latino
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, the song was released on October 16, 2020.
The song interpolates the 2003 song "Quiero Una Chica" by Colombian duo Latin Dreams.
Commercially, the song topped the Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Argentina and US
Latin
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airplay charts while peaking within the top five of every Latin American country. Additionally, it peaked at number eight on the
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and
Mexico Airplay
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charts, number ten in Spain, and number thirteen on the US
Hot Latin Songs
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chart.
A remix version of the song with fellow rapper and producer
will.i.am
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of
Black Eyed Peas
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was released in February 2021.
Music video
The music video depicts a "post-
COVID-19 pandemic
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fantasy". Yatra and Guaynaa are seen playing basketball in the year 2020 with a group of people wearing
masks
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. After losing the ball and searching for it in the woods, they wind up at a lit pool party (pandemic-free) in the year 2021.
Charts
Certifications
See also
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List of airplay number-one hits in Argentina
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List of ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2020
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List of ''Billboard'' number-one Latin songs of 2021
References
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2020 songs
2020 singles
Sebastián Yatra songs
Songs written by Sebastián Yatra
Spanish-language songs
Latin pop songs