"Machika" (presumed to mean "smash" in the

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) is a song recorded by Colombian singer

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, Aruban singer Jeon and Brazilian singer

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. It was released as a single on 19 January 2018 through

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and

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from Balvin's studio album

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. The song was written by Balvin, Jeon and Anitta together with producer Sky Rompiendo. The song is produced by Clyde Narain and CHILDSPLAY.

Music video

Directed by 36 Grados, the accompanying

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premiered on

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the same day of the single release. It features a post-apocalyptic setting.

Live performances

J Balvin and Jeon Arvani first performed the song together at the Calibash festival in Los Angeles, without Anitta. Anitta later performed the song at the Festival Planeta Atlântida in Brazil.

Remixes

An EDM remix of the song by American DJ

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was released on 30 March 2018. On 31 May 2018, a multilingual remix featuring artists

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and Duki was released.

Track listing

Digital download # "Machika" – 3:02

Credits and personnel

*Vocals – J Balvin, Jeon, Anitta *Songwriting – J Balvin, Jeon, Anitta, Sky Rompiendo, Clyde Sergio Narain *Production – Chuckie, CHILDSPLAY

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Machika (Remix)

References

External links

* * * {{authority control 2018 songs 2018 singles Spanish-language songs Latin pop songs Reggaeton songs J Balvin songs Anitta (singer) songs Songs written by Anitta (singer) Songs written by J Balvin