"I Can't Get Enough" is an English-Spanish song by American record producer
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
, Puerto Rican record 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 ...
, American singer
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 ...
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 ...
. It was released as a single on February 28, 2019. It was sent to radio on March 12, 2019.
It was written by Tainy, Blanco, Gomez, Balvin, Cristina Chiluiza,
Jhay Cortez
Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortez (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, ''Famouz'', was rele ...
and Mike Sabath. Its music video, directed by
Jake Schreier
Jacob Stacey Schreier (born September 29, 1981) is an American commercial, music video and film director. He was a founding member of Waverly Films, a Brooklyn-based filmmaking collective, and joined Park Pictures in 2006, releasing his first f ...
, was released on March 12, 2019.
Background
The collaboration was teased on Gomez's
Instagram after she posted pictures of her wearing Benny Blanco's merch and what appeared to be the set of a music video.
Gomez later revealed the title.
J Balvin told ''
Entertainment Tonight'' that Gomez sings in English on the track, while he sings in Spanish.
Balvin also spoke positively of working with Gomez, calling her "humble" and "amazing".
In another interview, Balvin said Tainy invited him to participate on the song and that he thought it would be a "worldwide hit".
Writing and composition
"I Can't Get Enough" was written by Mike Sabath, Cris Chiluiza, Jesús M. Nieves Cortes along with producers Benny Blanco and Tainy as well as performers
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 ...
and
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 ...
. It runs for 2 minutes and 38 seconds. Selena opens the track with humming, while J Balvin follow rapping in Spanish. Sonically, the song has been described as "a chill
electronic
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track" as well as "a sultry electronic-meets-
urban
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fusion" while lyrically is about "a couple's hot and steamy relationship".
Music video
The music video for "I Can't Get Enough" premiered on 12 March 2019 on
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
's YouTube channel.
The video was directed by
Jake Schreier
Jacob Stacey Schreier (born September 29, 1981) is an American commercial, music video and film director. He was a founding member of Waverly Films, a Brooklyn-based filmmaking collective, and joined Park Pictures in 2006, releasing his first f ...
. The video featured the four artists dancing on a gigantic bed. Selena Gomez, J Balvin and Tainy are wearing
pyjamas
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. Benny Blanco is dressed in a large
teddy bear suit. The video features Gomez walking and dancing, later with Balvin, Tainy and Blanco, then all four dancing together in the last part of the video.
The video gained almost 5 million online views in the first 24 hours of release. As of June 2021, the video has received over 224 million views on
YouTube
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.
The music video also received a nomination at the
2019 MTV Video Music Awards
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for "Best Latin".
Commercial performance
In the United States, "I Can't Get Enough" debuted at number 93 on
''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaked at number 66 in its third week. It also entered and peaked at number 31 on the
Mainstream Top 40.
Additionally, the song debuted at 46 in Australia, later peaking at number 43. It debuted at number 43 in the
United Kingdom
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, falling off the chart the following week. It re-entered the chart and peaked at number 42 in the next week. The song also debuted and peaked at number 41 in
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
Credit and personnel
Credits are adapted from
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.
*
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is als ...
–
writer
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,
producer, programming, keyboard
*
Marco Masis – writer, producer, programming, keyboard
*
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 ...
– lead vocals, background vocals, writer
*
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 ...
– writer, lead vocals, background vocals, featured artist
*Mike Sabath – writer
*Cris Chiluiza – writer
*
Jhay Cortez
Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortez (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, ''Famouz'', was rele ...
– writer
*Serban Ghenea –
mix engineer
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
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Spanglish songs
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