"Ocean" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter
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 ...
. It was written by Karol G, Carlos Morales, Jorge Valdés and Ovy On The Drums, and produced by the latter. The song was released on May 3, 2019 through
Universal Music Latino
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, as the fifth single from her second studio album
of the same name.
Background
The song was announced hours priors with the release of the album through Karol G's social media accounts, with a snippet of the song and music video. The song was released simultaneously with the album on May 3, 2019. A remix featuring Canadian singer-songwriter
Jessie Reyez
Jessica Reyez (born June 12, 1991) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her 2016 single "Figures" peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified triple Platinum by Music Canada and Platinum by the RIAA. Her 2017 EP, ''K ...
was released on September 30, 2019.
Critical reception
Thom Jurek of
AllMusic
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stated: "Adding to the wealth of diversity to this attempt at Latin pop domination, the title track is a sumptuous, intimately wrought piano ballad."
Rolling Stone
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called the song "Impressively varied" in the wholesomeness of the album.
Commercial performance
"Ocean" debuted at number 31 on the US ''
Billboard
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Hot Latin Songs
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chart dated May 18, 2019. On it’s eighteen week, the song reached its peak of number 22 on the chart dated September 14, 2019.
The song received a double Diamond+4× Platinum+Gold
certification
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on Mexico by
AMPROFON on May 26, 2021, for sales of 870 thousand equivalent-units.
Awards and nominations
Music video
The music video for "Ocean" was self-directed by Karol G and was released on her
YouTube
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channel on May 3, 2019.
Both Karol G and her partner at the time
Anuel AA
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star on the music video.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2019 singles
Karol G songs