"Chico" () is a song recorded by Brazilian singer-songwriter

Luísa Sonza Luísa Gerloff Sonza (; ; born 18 July 1998) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in 2016 after posting cover songs on her YouTube channel. After signing with Universal Music Group in 2017, she released her debut album, ''P ...

, included on her third studio album, ''

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'' (2023). The song was released as a single in tandem with the album, on 29 August 2023. The artist wrote it along with Bruno Caliman, Carolzinha, Jenni Mosello and Douglas Moda, and the latter produced it with We4 Music. An English version of the song was released on 7 March 2024. The song became Sonza's first number-one single on the

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'' magazine. It also reached the top five in Portugal, and charted on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 at number 163.

Background and release

Brazilian singer

announced her third studio album, titled ''

'', on 9 August 2023, stating that it was about "love stories that went wrong". On the same day, she posted on social media a distorted photo with song titles that could be part of the project, and speculation claimed that one song would be titled "Chico". It was officially announced days later, as the eleventh track on the album. A visualizer for the song was released on 8 September 2023. An English version of "Chico" was announced on 5 March 2024, and released two days after.

Composition

"Chico" is a bossa nova song with a length of three minutes and two seconds.

Live performances

Sonza performed the song for the first time at the 2024 The Town Festival. Months later, she performed the English version of "Chico", interlaced with original Portuguese lyrics, at the 2024 edition of the ''Billboard'' Women in Music annual event.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from

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– lead vocals, composition * Douglas Moda – composition, production * Jenni Mosello – composition * Carolzinha – composition * Bruno Caliman – composition * Natália Ferlin – executive production * Enrico Romano – edition * Arthur Luna – master engineer, mixer * Jonathan "Yoni" Asperil – recording engineer

Charts

References

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