"Rio" is a song recorded by Kosovo-Albanian rapper

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. Lasting two minutes and thirty eight seconds, the record was solely

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by the rapper himself and produced by Albanian producer

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song, its lyrics talks about the rapper telling his unidentified girlfriend not to be so hard on him. An official

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for the song was shot in

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and was uploaded on 4 June 2019 onto

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in order to accompany the single's release. It visually features the rapper and Albanian model Lorena Haliti celebrating in a colorful alley of

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together with

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and

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dancers.

Background and composition

"Rio" was solely written by

himself and produced by his collaborator

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, it was composed in time and is performed in the key of

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with a

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of 125 beats per minute. An

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song, its lyrics talks about the rapper telling his unidentified girlfriend not to be so hard on him.

Music video

The accompanying

was directed by Besian Durmishi and premiered onto the official

channel of Ledri Vula on 4 June 2019, where it has since amassed a total of 11 million views. For further promotion, the song was played on the German radio station RadioMonster.FM on 17 July 2019. The colorful clip was filmed during summer in various locations in the city of

, and features the guest appearance from Albanian model Lorena Haliti. The visual opens with a waving

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, and Vula walking the stairs straight up. Vula is next shown walking through his charming surroundings until he arrives to a colorful alley with fellow

and

dancers being present. Fellow scenes show the rapper driving a red

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to pick Haliti and performing to the song alongside her and the aforementioned dancers in the alley before the music video ends.

Charts

Release history

References

{{Reflist 2019 songs 2019 singles Ledri Vula songs Albanian-language songs Song recordings produced by Big Bang Songs written by Ledri Vula Music videos directed by Besian Durmishi