"Mi Mala" ("My Mean Girl") is a single by Venezuelan duo

Mau y Ricky Mau & Ricky is a Venezuelan Latin pop and reggaeton duo formed by singer-songwriter brothers Mauricio Alberto "Mau" Reglero Rodríguez (born August 17, 1993) and Ricardo Andrés "Ricky" Reglero Rodríguez (born November 21, 1990), both sons of ...

and Colombian singer

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombians, Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimente ...

. The song was co-written by the duo, Karol G, Matluck, Jon Leone,

Camilo Echeverry Camilo Echeverry (born 16 March 1994), known mononymously as Camilo, is a Colombian singer, musician and songwriter. He is known for his singles " Tutu", alongside Pedro Capó and Shakira, and "Desconocidos", with Mau y Ricky and Manuel Turizo. H ...

and its 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 ...

. A remix version featuring

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...

, Lali and

Leslie Grace Leslie Grace Martínez (born January 7, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. For her work as a singer she has received three Latin Grammy Award nominations. She starred as Nina Rosario in Jon M. Chu's film adaptation ''In the He ...

was released on 9 February 2018.

Background

The song was written by

, Max Matluck,

and Jon Leone. It is about two people who don't want to be in a serious relationship with each other, so they know that the other sees other people, but they don't care.

Charts

Remix version

On 9 February 2018 a remix version featuring vocals by

, Lali and

was released. Its music video was shot on 18 January 2018 in

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, and was directed by David Bohórquez. The song received a nomination for Remix of the Year at the 31st edition of the

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Background and composition

For the remix, Mau y Ricky invited three more female voices. On the

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's exclusive behind the scenes, Ricky said "I think it's very important to support female talent, oit gets more powerful with the other ladies." Karol G admitted that she was "excited" about the song because it "is loyal to what hes ever wanted with erproject: give women reasons to feel inspired and great." Leslie Grace stated that "in the music industry, women are getting hold of their territory" and Lali added that "it's time for women to join". Finally, Becky G also expressed her excitement by saying: "we are this younger generation in music, and to be able to share the light is just incredible." Becky G and Grace had previously worked together on their joint single "Díganle". The song peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Latin Digital Song Sales chart and was certified Latin platinum by the

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(RIAA). In 2011, Mau y Ricky ("MR" back then) had opened a show for

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, Lali's former group, at the Gran Rex Theatre in

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Critical reception

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'' described the song as a "sizzling remix of the slow reggaeton jam." Additionally, Diana Marti from ''

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'' said that the track "is infectious and you'll find yourself leaving it on repeat." ''Fuse'''s Jeff Benjamin added that " he remixis more than just a hot rework, it's a larger spotlight on the great female talent coming from the Latin music community and highlights the necessity to shed more light on it".

Music video

The official music video was shot by director David Bohórquez in

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on 18 January 2018. It premiered on

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on 9 February 2018, on the newly relaunched ¡Viva Latino! playlist. Three days after, on 12 February, it made its premiere on

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. Bohórquez had previously directed the music video for the original version. In the music video, Karol, Becky, Leslie and Lali all get to pose and smize for a camera recording them, but they're not doing it for Mau y Ricky's affection. Instead, the guys get to coolly hang out with their co-stars' faces projecting on screens. Furthermore, the diversity of Latin music's female superstars are on display here with all different kinds of body types, singing styles, fashion looks and hair colors are displayed by all four women who personify the exciting range of types of people around the world rocking the industry.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Mauricio Montaner — vocals, songwriting, executive producer * Ricky Montaner — vocals, songwriting, executive producer,

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— vocals, songwriting *

— vocals *

Lali Espósito Mariana Espósito (born 10 October 1991), known professionally as Lali Espósito (or simply Lali), is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model. Espósito began her career as an actress and singer in 2003 when she joined the cast of the ch ...

— vocals *

— songwriting, production * Max Matluck — songwriting * Jon Leone — songwriting, vocal production *

— songwriting * Earcandy – mixing * Mike Bozzi – mastering * Alejandro M. Reglero – A&R

References

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