"R.I.P." is a song by Mexican singer Sofía Reyes featuring British singer Rita Ora and Brazilian singer Anitta. It was released on 15 March 2019 by Warner Music Latina, accompanied by its music video.

Background

Sofía Reyes announced the collaboration and the song title in a clip posted to her

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on 20 February 2019.

Composition

"R.I.P." was written by Reyes, Ora, Shari Lynn Short, Omar Tavarez, Thomas Augusto, Marco Masís, Chaz Mishan and David Delazyn. The latter two, Mishan and Delazyn (forming the duo

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) produced the track, along with Masís ( Tainy). ''

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'' described the song as starting with a "cumbia shuffle and infectious hook — evoking a slight inverse of Selena’s “

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”", while lyrically it "shrugs off negative vibes." ''

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'' magazine wrote how the collaboration "highlights the mix of nationalities, as it includes lines in Spanish, English and Portuguese."

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 15 March 2019. Directed by Eif Rivera, it was filmed in Los Angeles. ''

'' called the video "vibrant" and "sumptuous". A

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for the song was also released as a

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exclusive. The video won the Favorite Video award at 2019 Latin American Music Awards and Best International Video award at the 2019 Los40 Music Awards.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{Anitta 2019 songs 2019 singles Sofía Reyes songs Rita Ora songs Anitta (singer) songs Warner Music Latina singles Songs written by Rita Ora Songs written by Tainy Song recordings produced by the Fliptones Macaronic songs Songs written by Sofía Reyes