"La Bachata" is a single by Colombian singer

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, Andrés Jael Correa Rios, Miguel Andrés Martinez and Turizo's manager Juan Diego Medina, the song was released in May 2022 and reached number one in Argentina, Mexico, and on the US ''

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Background

"La Bachata", which replaces bachata's traditional guitar with electronic riffs and R&B vocals, debuted at number 44 on the US ''Billboard'' Latin Airplay chart on June 18, 2022. The track eventually reached number six on the

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and number three on the Global Excl. U.S. chart on the week of October 28, 2022, and in the same week, "La Bachata" became Turizo's fifth number-one on the US Latin Airplay chart. As of October 28, 2022, the track has been number one on the ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100 for seven weeks.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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