"Igual que un Ángel" (, ) is a song by the American singer

Kali Uchis Karly Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Her accolades include a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, an American Music Awards, American Music Award, two Billboard Music Awar ...

and the Mexican musician

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, from Uchis' fourth studio album, ''

Orquídeas ''Orquídeas'' (, ) is the fourth studio album and second Spanish-language album by American singer Kali Uchis. It was released on January 12, 2024, through Geffen Records. The album features guest appearances by Peso Pluma, El Alfa, JT (rapper) ...

'' (2024). Originally released as a track from the album through

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, it was sent to Italian radio airplay through

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on February 1, 2024, as the album's fourth single. The song was written by Uchis with Manuel Lorente, and its producers

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and Dylan Wiggins, with Austen-Jux Chandler and

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receiving production credits.

Background

sent "Igual que un Ángel" and another song from ''Orquídeas'', "Te Mata" to

, but did not expect him to record his verse on the songs. Uchis found out that Pluma loved "Igual que un Ángel", and they later worked on the song.

Accolades

Commercial performance

Following the album's release, "Igual que un Ángel" debuted atop the ''Billboard'' US

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chart, having received a total of 13.4 million streams in the United States, and was the second song from ''Orquídeas'' overall, after " Labios Mordidos", to enter the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, debuting at number 23, while Labios Mordidos entered the chart at number 97. The song peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Global 200, and peaked at number 10 on the chart's version excluding the U.S.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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