"Havana" is a song recorded by
Cuban-American
Cuban Americans ( es, cubanoestadounidenses or ''cubanoamericanos'') are Americans who trace their cultural heritage to Cuba regardless of phenotype or ethnic origin. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of Cuban descent or ...
singer
Camila Cabello
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...
featuring fellow American singer and rapper
Young Thug
Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...
. It was released on August 3, 2017, along with "
OMG", from her solo debut album, ''
Camila'' (2018). It was initially released as a
promotional single
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, then was serviced to radio on September 8, 2017, as a
single. Due to its rising success, "Havana" later became the official
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
of ''Camila'', replacing "
Crying in the Club".
In November 2017, a remix version of the song with Puerto Rican rapper
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...
was uploaded to Cabello's
YouTube
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page. The first verse of the remix is sung in Spanish while Daddy Yankee replaces Young Thug's verse.
"Havana" received critical acclaim with
music critics
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calling the song "sultry" and "bouncy". "Havana" peaked at the top of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Havana" topped the charts in 23 countries worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Chile, France, and the United Kingdom. It is
certified
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Diamond in six countries. Its music video, directed by
Dave Meyers, shows Cabello playing herself as Karla, as well as a
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
actress and a film protagonist. It won the
Video of the Year award at the
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards was held on August 20, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 35th annual award show aired live from the venue for the 12th time, the most of any previous venue in its history. Cardi B led the list o ...
, receiving three other nominations. A
vertical video
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, directed by Sam Lecca, was released on November 10, 2017, on Cabello's official
Vevo
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account. The clip shows the singer and several dancers in the
New York City Subway
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. The clip was previously a
Spotify
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exclusive.
Cabello performed "Havana" at several award shows, including the
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards
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, the
2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held on March 11, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The list of nominations was announced on January 10, 2018. DJ Khaled and Hailey Baldwin hosted the ceremony. TBS, TNT, and truTV broadcast th ...
, and the
2018 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. In September 2018, Cabello released a live version of the song featuring her solo performance. The live version of the song would later be nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance at the
61st Annual Grammy Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and fo ...
.
It was the best-selling
digital single of 2018 according to the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
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(IFPI), with equivalent sales of 19 million units worldwide.
"Havana" was certified Diamond by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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in October 2021 for selling 10,000,000 units, making Cabello the first Hispanic singer to achieve this milestone.
Composition
"Havana" is a
salsa
Salsa most often refers to:
* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
A ...
-inspired
mid-tempo
pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
and
Latin
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song with
R&B-pop beats, on which Cabello embraces her
Cuban heritage.
Cabello sings the chorus over Latin-influenced
piano
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riff
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s and rhythm, with the melody's chord progression constantly switching between
Gm—
E—
D7 and Gm—Emaj
7—D
7. It has the same slinky, snap-accented intro as "
Same Old Love
"Same Old Love" is a song recorded by American singer Selena Gomez, who included it on and released it from her second studio album '' Revival'' (2015). The song was written by Charli XCX, Ross Golan, and its producers Stargate and Benny Blan ...
" by
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress and producer. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004). As a teenager, she rose to prominence for starring a ...
, released two years before. Camila's vocals span from the low note of G3 to the high note of D5. Sadie Bell of ''
Billboard
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'' interpreted the line "Half of my heart is in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. " as the song chronicling "a romance that found Cabello's heart left down south",
while for ''
Rolling Stone
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''s Brittany Spanos said that in the "clubby, smooth" track, Cabello falls in love with "a mysterious suitor from
East Atlanta
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Geography
East Atlanta lies entirely within DeKalb County and is boun ...
", though she has left her heart in her hometown. Young Thug performs a sing-song verse over the "bouncy" piano.
''
Rap-Up
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'' described the song as a "Latin fusion",
and ''
XXL'' called it a "straightforward pop track".
The second verse featuring Young Thug is replaced with the original lyrics sung by Cabello.
Critical reception
Jamieson Cox of ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...
'' regarded the "sultry, salsa-inflected" song as a "keystone for a superstar origin story."
Writing for ''Billboard'', Sadie Bell said that the "sexy" track radiates a "Latin flare".
Similarly,
Much's Allison Bowsher opined the track "arrives just in time to keep the summer heat going on the radio." Raise Bruner of ''
Time
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'' wrote that "Havana" "hits a freshly sultry note that we hope to see more of in her debut album." Peter Berry of ''
XXL'' felt that Young Thug's verse "blends with the bouncy piano perfectly."
''
Billboard
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'' considered it the 19th best song released in 2017, with Lyndsey Havens writing that the song "didn't arrive like a breakthrough hit, but it ended up changing the entire course" of Cabello's solo career, as she "sheds the weight that came with trying to prove herself outside of her former girl group and clears a path to finally be herself."
Popjustice
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ranked it 19th,
while ''
The Fader
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It is o ...
'' ranked it 48th.
Stephen Kearse of ''
Complex'', which ranked the song 28th, wrote: "Warm, bouncy, nostalgic, and sweaty, 'Havana' builds a
one-night stand
A one-night stand or one-night sex is a single sexual encounter in which there is an expectation that there shall be no further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single ...
into a pulsating fever dream that blurs reality and fantasy", praising Cabello's "layered vocals" and Young Thug's presence.
Accolades
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, "Havana" entered the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
at number 53 on the chart dated August 11, 2017. It rose to number two in its ninth week, behind only
Post Malone's "
Rockstar
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Films
* ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg
* ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali
* ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
" featuring
21 Savage
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is a rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Born in London, he moved to Atlanta with his mother at age seven. He became known after releasing two m ...
. On November 3, it reached number one, giving Cabello and Young Thug their first UK number-one single. It then held the top position for five weeks before falling behind
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
's "
Perfect".
In October 2017, the single reached number seven on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in its twelfth week, becoming Cabello's second top 10 entry as a solo artist and Young Thug's first. In January 2018, "Havana" reached number one on the Hot 100 for one week after spending seven non-consecutive weeks occupying the number two spot behind both Post Malone and 21 Savage's "Rockstar" for five weeks and Ed Sheeran and
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
's "
Perfect Duet
"Perfect" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album, '' ÷'' (2017). After the album's release, it charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart. On 21 August 2017, ''Billboard'' announced that "Perfect" woul ...
" for an additional two weeks, becoming both Cabello and Young Thug's first song to top the chart. The song took 23 weeks to reach the top spot, equaling the longest climb for a female artist with
Sia's "
Cheap Thrills" (2016) and
Patti Austin
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter.
Music career
Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...
's "
Baby, Come to Me" (1982–1983). Cabello became the third artist in chart history to top both the Hot 100 and
''Billboard'' 200 for their first time in the same week, after
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...
and Beyoncé did so in 1999 and 2003, respectively. The song has also been certified Diamond by the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/ ...
(RIAA).
"Havana" became the ninth song to top the
Mainstream Top 40
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the U ...
,
Rhythmic and
Adult Top 40
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airplay charts–over the 22 years that all three charts have coexisted.
"Havana" reached number one on the Australian
ARIA Singles Chart
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in its twelfth week on the chart, becoming Cabello's first number-one song, including during her time as part of
Fifth Harmony. It held the summit for three weeks before also being displaced by "Perfect".
The song became
Spotify
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's
most-streamed song ever by a solo female artist in June 2018, with more than one billion streams at the time.
Music video
Background
Cabello shared a 26-second preview of the short film for "Havana" on October 22, 2017, through her YouTube channel. The video featured appearances by
Lele Pons as Bella, LeJuan James as Abuelita,
Noah Centineo as Cabello's love interest, Marco DelVecchio as the twins Juan and Rodrigo and Mikey Pesante as the dancer. It was directed by
Dave Meyers and was released on October 24, 2017. Young Thug also appears in the video.
Synopsis
The main song starts late but the music video starts with Karla, played by Cabello, watching a
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
, before being interrupted by her grandmother, who turns off the TV and advises her to live her life instead of spending her days indoors. Karla then leaves the house to go see a movie. The film she is watching, called ''Camila in Havana'', takes the form of a music video, starring a version of herself wearing a fringe-covered red dress and performing at a club. Aside from appearing as Karla, Cabello also plays the telenovela actress and the movie protagonist. After the film ends, she leaves the cinema and stumbles across a cyclist, also the male protagonist of the film, and begins dancing with him.
Reception
Tom Breihan of ''
Stereogum
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''Stereogum'' was one of the first MP3 blogs and has received several awar ...
'', which ranked the song 28th of 50 best music videos of 2017, reviewed on December 18, 2017: "Camila Cabello is going to be a movie star one day, and she might still never deliver a better performance than the one she gives in this multiple-role video."
It received four nominations at the
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards was held on August 20, 2018 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 35th annual award show aired live from the venue for the 12th time, the most of any previous venue in its history. Cardi B led the list o ...
, for
Video of the Year, Song of the Year,
Best Pop Video
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, and
Best Choreography
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, winning the first.
As of November 25, 2021, the video has received more than 1 billion views on YouTube,
while the audio track has over 1.8 billion views,
a total of 2.8 billion.
Live performances
Cabello performed the song for the first time on television on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'' on September 25, 2017. The same week she performed on ''
The Today Show
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'', where she delivered a message to "all the dreamers" in support of the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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. On October 27, Cabello performed a
Spanglish
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version of the song at the
Latin American Music Awards. She also performed the song at the
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards
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,
LOS40 Music Awards iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina
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, and the
MTV Europe Music Awards. Her performance at the MTV EMAs was ranked as the best of the night by ''Billboard'' writer Joe Lynch. Her performance at
''Billboard'' Women in Music was the stripped-down version of the song, backed only by a guitar,
keyboard
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** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Mu ...
and light drumming. It was also performed at ''
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
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'' in 2017, and later she gave a
cabaret
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-style performance on ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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'' during the album release week. She gave a performance inspired by
Marilyn Monroe
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's ''
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' role and
Madonna
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's "
Material Girl
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" music video at the
2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards
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with Young Thug. Cabello performed the song with
Ricky Martin
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,
J Balvin
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, Young Thug and
Arturo Sandoval as the opening act at the
61st Annual Grammy Awards
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in February 2019. On May 28, 2022, Cabello performed the song in the
2022 UEFA Champions League Final
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.
Awards and nominations
Track listing
*Digital download
#"Havana" (featuring
Young Thug
Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...
) – 3:36
*Digital download –
Daddy Yankee
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remix
#"Havana" (Remix) with Daddy Yankee – 3:19
*Digital download – original version
#"Havana" (No Rap Version) – 2:54
*Digital download – live version
#"Havana" (Live) – 4:08
*CD single
#"Havana" (featuring Young Thug) – 3:36
#"Havana" (Remix) with Daddy Yankee – 3:19
Credits and personnel
Credits from the liner notes of
''Camila'' and adapted from
Jaxsta.
Studio recording
*
Camila Cabello
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...
's vocals recorded at NightBird Recording Studios (
West Hollywood, California
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)
*
Young Thug
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's vocals recorded at Westlake Recording Studios (
West Hollywood, California
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)
* Camila Cabello's vocals produced at TwentyNine Lions (
Studio City, California)
* Mixed at
Larrabee Sound Studios (
North Hollywood, California
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)
* Mastered at The Mastering Place (New York City)
Personnel
Performance
*
Camila Cabello
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...
– lead vocals
*
Young Thug
Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...
–
guest vocals
*
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom h ...
–
background vocals
*
Starrah
Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer and rapper. She has written or co-written multiple songs that have reached the top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including Rihanna's " Needed Me", ...
– background vocals
*
Frank Dukes – piano, bass, programming
*
Kaan Gunesberk – keyboards
*Serafin Aguilar – trumpet
*Tom Moffett – trumpet
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Leland Whitty
BadBadNotGood (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian instrumental band and production team from Toronto, Canada. The group was founded in 2010 by bassist Chester Hansen, keyboardist Matthew Tavares, and drummer Alexander Sowinski. In 2016, they ...
– saxophone
Production and songwriting
*
Frank Dukes – production, songwriting
* Matt Beckley – vocal production, songwriting
*Camila Cabello – songwriting
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Kaan Gunesberk – songwriting
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Brian Lee – songwriting
*
Starrah
Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American songwriter, singer and rapper. She has written or co-written multiple songs that have reached the top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including Rihanna's " Needed Me", ...
– songwriting
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Ali Tamposi – songwriting
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Andrew Watt – songwriting
*Pharrell Williams – songwriting
* Young Thug – songwriting
Technical
* Martin Gray –
recording
* Mike Gaydusek –
recording
* Robbie Soukiasyan – recording
* Kyle Mann – recording
* Marco Falcone – assistant recording
* Sean Madden – assistant recording
* Henry Guevara – assistant recording
*
Jaycen Joshua –
mixing
* David Nakaji – assistant mixing
* Ivan Jimenez – assistant mixing
* Dave Kutch –
mastering
Live version
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
[ ''Note: Click ⓘ to view credits.'']
* Camila Cabello – vocals
* Ryan Cecil –
recording
* Michelle Mancini –
mastering
* Serban Ghenea –
mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*
List of best-selling singles worldwide by year
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List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 2018
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List of ''Billboard'' Digital Song Sales number-one singles of 2017
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List of ''Billboard'' Radio Songs number-one singles of 2017
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List of ''Billboard'' Streaming Songs number-one singles of 2018
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List of ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40 number-one songs of 2018
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List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2017
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List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2018
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List of ''Billboard'' Rhythmic number-one songs of 2018
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List of ''Billboard'' Dance/Mix Show Airplay number-one songs of 2017
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List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2017
This is a list of the Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2017. The Canadian Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of Canada. Its data, published by ''Billboard'' magazine and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, is based colle ...
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List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2018
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List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 2017
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List of number-one hits of 2018 (France)
This is a list of the French SNEP Top 200 Singles and Top 200 Albums number-ones of 2018.
Number ones by week Singles chart
Albums chart
See also
*2018 in music
*List of number-one hits (France)
* List of top 10 singles in 2018 (France)
Ref ...
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List of airplay number-one hits of the 2010s (Argentina)
Monitor Latino (stylised monitorLATINO) is a singles chart founded in 2003 which ranks songs on chart based on airplay across radio stations in Argentina, as in most Latin American countries and Hispanic radio stations in the United State ...
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List of number-one singles of 2017 (Australia)
The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly physical and digital sales and streams of singles. In 2017, el ...
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List of number-one digital tracks of 2017 (Australia)
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List of number-one digital tracks of 2018 (Australia)
The ARIA Digital Track Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing digital tracks singles of Australia. It is published by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation who collect music data for the weekly ARIA Charts. ...
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List of number-one singles of 2017 (Ireland)
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List of number-one songs of 2017 (Mexico)
This is a list of the number-one songs of 2017 in Mexico. The airplay chart rankings are published by Monitor Latino, based on airplay across radio stations in Mexico using the Radio Tracking Data, LLC in real time. Charts are ranked from Monday ...
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List of number-one singles of 2017 (Poland)
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List of number-one singles of 2018 (Portugal)
The Portuguese Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Portugal, as compiled by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa.
See also
* List of number-one albums of 2018 (Portugal)
References
{{Portuguese charts
Portugal
Portu ...
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List of number-one singles of 2017 (Scotland)
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List of number-one singles of 2017 (Slovenia)
List of the Slovenian number-one singles of 2017 compiled by SloTop50, is the official chart provider of Slovenia. SloTop50 publishes weekly charts once a week, every Sunday. Chart contain data generated by the SloTop50 system according to any s ...
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List of number-one international songs of 2018 (South Korea)
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List of best-selling singles in South Korea by year
References
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Camila Cabello songs
Young Thug songs
Daddy Yankee songs
Songs written by Camila Cabello
Songs written by Young Thug
Songs written by Pharrell Williams
Songs written by Frank Dukes
Songs written by Starrah
Songs written by Ali Tamposi
Songs written by Brian Lee (songwriter)
Songs written by Andrew Watt (record producer)
Songs written by Louis Bell
Songs written by Daddy Yankee
Spanglish songs
Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)
Number-one singles in France
Number-one singles in Australia
Number-one singles in Romania
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles
Number-one singles in Greece
Number-one singles in Argentina
Number-one singles in Hungary
Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in Israel
Number-one singles in Poland
Number-one singles in Portugal
Number-one singles in Scotland
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Songs about cities
Songs about Cuba
Torch songs
MTV Video of the Year Award
Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes
Epic Records singles
Syco Music singles