"X" is a song by American singer

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and Colombian singer

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. Written by the two singers, Juan Diego Medina, Giordano Ashruf and its producers, Jeon and Afro Bros, it was released by

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on March 2, 2018. It is a Spanish dancehall song, featuring a synth trumpet hook and elements of

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and

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. A

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version of the song was released on April 27, 2018. On June 28, 2018, a remix version featuring vocals by artists

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and

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was released. The accompanying audio was also released on Nicky Jam's YouTube channel on the same day. The song topped the charts in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Bolivia, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru. Nicky Jam performed the song solo during the 2018 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.

Music video

The music video for "X" was filmed in Miami and directed by

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. It was released on March 1, 2018, on Nicky Jam's

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account. It features Nicky Jam and J Balvin dancing in a vibrant colored room inside a plane. As of February 2020, the video has over 1.8 billion views on YouTube. Writing for

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, Sidney Madden described the video as "a clean and vivid affair", likening it to

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's " I'm Still in Love with You" and

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* {{Authority control 2018 singles 2018 songs Nicky Jam songs J Balvin songs Number-one singles in Italy Number-one singles in Portugal Number-one singles in Spain Songs written by Nicky Jam Songs written by J Balvin Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero