"Havana" is a song recorded by

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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

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. It was released on August 3, 2017, along with " OMG", from her solo debut album, '' Camila'' (2018). It was initially released as a

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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

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of ''Camila'', replacing " Crying in the Club". In November 2017, a remix version of the song with Puerto Rican rapper

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was uploaded to Cabello's

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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

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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

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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

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actress and a film protagonist. It won the Video of the Year award at the

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, receiving three other nominations. A

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, directed by Sam Lecca, was released on November 10, 2017, on Cabello's official

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account. The clip shows the singer and several dancers in the

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. The clip was previously a

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exclusive. Cabello performed "Havana" at several award shows, including the

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, the

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, 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

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. It was the best-selling digital single of 2018 according to the

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(IFPI), with equivalent sales of 19 million units worldwide. "Havana" was certified Diamond by the

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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

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-inspired mid-tempo

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and

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song with R&B-pop beats, on which Cabello embraces her Cuban heritage. Cabello sings the chorus over Latin-influenced

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s and rhythm, with the melody's chord progression constantly switching between Gm— E— D₇ and Gm—Emaj₇—D₇. It has the same slinky, snap-accented intro as "

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" by

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, released two years before. Camila's vocals span from the low note of G3 to the high note of D5. Sadie Bell of ''

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'' interpreted the line "Half of my heart is in

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" as the song chronicling "a romance that found Cabello's heart left down south", while for ''

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''s Brittany Spanos said that in the "clubby, smooth" track, Cabello falls in love with "a mysterious suitor from

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", though she has left her heart in her hometown. Young Thug performs a sing-song verse over the "bouncy" piano. ''

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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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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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." ''

'' 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."

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ranked it 19th, while ''

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'' ranked it 48th. Stephen Kearse of '' Complex'', which ranked the song 28th, wrote: "Warm, bouncy, nostalgic, and sweaty, 'Havana' builds a

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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

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at number 53 on the chart dated August 11, 2017. It rose to number two in its ninth week, behind only Post Malone's "

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" featuring

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. 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

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'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

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's "

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" 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

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'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

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and Beyoncé did so in 1999 and 2003, respectively. The song has also been certified Diamond by the

(RIAA). "Havana" became the ninth song to top the

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, Rhythmic and

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airplay charts–over the 22 years that all three charts have coexisted. "Havana" reached number one on the Australian

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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

'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

, 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 ''

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'', 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

, for Video of the Year, Song of the Year,

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, and

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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 ''

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'' on September 25, 2017. The same week she performed on ''

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'', where she delivered a message to "all the dreamers" in support of the

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. On October 27, Cabello performed a

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version of the song at the Latin American Music Awards. She also performed the song at the

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, LOS40 Music Awards

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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,

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and light drumming. It was also performed at ''

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'' in 2017, and later she gave a

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-style performance on ''

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'' during the album release week. She gave a performance inspired by

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's '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' role and

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's "

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" music video at the

with Young Thug. Cabello performed the song with

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, Young Thug and Arturo Sandoval as the opening act at the

in February 2019. On May 28, 2022, Cabello performed the song in the

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Awards and nominations

Track listing

*Digital download #"Havana" (featuring

) – 3:36 *Digital download –

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

's vocals recorded at NightBird Recording Studios (

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) *

's vocals recorded at Westlake Recording Studios (

) * Camila Cabello's vocals produced at TwentyNine Lions ( Studio City, California) * Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios (

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) * Mastered at The Mastering Place (New York City)

Personnel

Performance *

– lead vocals *

– guest vocals *

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– background vocals *

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– background vocals * Frank Dukes – piano, bass, programming * Kaan Gunesberk – keyboards *Serafin Aguilar – trumpet *Tom Moffett – trumpet *

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– saxophone Production and songwriting * Frank Dukes – production, songwriting * Matt Beckley – vocal production, songwriting *Camila Cabello – songwriting * Kaan Gunesberk – songwriting * Brian Lee – songwriting *

– songwriting * Ali Tamposi – songwriting * 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

References

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