"La Cintura" (English: The Waist) is a song by Spanish-German singer-songwriter
Álvaro Soler. It was released on 29 March 2018, as the
lead single from his second studio album, ''
Mar de Colores'' (2018). A "Latin Remix" featuring
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...
and
TINI is included in the album as a bonus track. The song was written by Soler, Jakob Erixson,
Nadir Khayat,
Simon Triebel, and Ali Zuckowski, and produced by T.I. Jakke,
RedOne
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As a record producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high-profi ...
, Zuckowski, and Rune Westberg, all of whom had previously worked on his number-one hit single "
Sofia
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" (2016). The song became a European success, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland (number-one in Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland).
Music video
The music video for "La Cintura" was released on Álvaro Soler's
YouTube
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channel on 29 March 2018. Shot in Havana, Cuba, it features Soler and a group of people dancing around and having fun. As of May 2021, the video has over 187 million views.
A music video was also released for the remix featuring
Flo Rida
Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...
and
TINI on July 26, 2018. Soler filmed scenes with Flo Rida in Miami while TINI filmed her scenes in Madrid. The remix music video has been seen over 123 million times as of March 2023.
Live performances
Álvaro performed the song at Gala 4 during the tenth season of
Operación Triunfo (series 10)
''Operación Triunfo'' is a Spanish reality television music competition to find new singing talent. The tenth series, also known as ''Operación Triunfo 2018'', began airing on La 1 on 19 September 2018, presented by Roberto Leal.
In addition ...
on October 17, 2018 along with the contestants.
Soler, Flo Rida, and TINI performed the song together at the
4th Annual Latin American Music Awards on October 25, 2018 at the
Dolby Theatre
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in Los Angeles, California.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2018 singles
2018 songs
Spanish-language songs
Álvaro Soler songs
Songs written by Simon Triebel
Songs written by RedOne
Pop-folk songs
Songs written by Jakke Erixson
Songs written by Álvaro Soler