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"Bichota"
Single by Karol G
from the album KG0516
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
GenreReggaeton
Length2:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
"Caramelo (Remix)"
(2020)
"Bichota"
(2020)
"Location"
(2021)
Music video
"BICHOTA" on YouTube

"Bichota" is a song by Colombian reggaeton singer Karol G. The track was released on October 23, 2020, through Universal Music Latino, as the third single from her third studio album KG0516.[1] The song was written by Karol G, Lenny Tavárez, J Quiles, Cristián Salazar and Ovy on the Drums,[2] and produced by the latter. The single cover art was shot by photographer Alfredo Flores on set of the video.

There are two music videos for "Bichota": the first one, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on YouTube on October 23, 2020, and has over 1 billion views as of May 2022;[3] and the second music video was released on Facebook on November 12, 2020, and has amassed more than 230 million views as of February 2021.[4]

The song reached number 3 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart in December 2020, and topped the Argentina Hot 100 chart for 5 weeks. It won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Reggaeton Performance in 2021.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Bichota"
Chart (2020–2021) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[6] 1
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] 7
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[8] 3
Chile (Monitor Latino)[9] 11
Colombia (National-Report)[10] 2
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[11] 1
Paraguay (SGP)[12] 20
Peru (Monitor Latino)[13] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 72
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[16] 3
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[17] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[19] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Bichota"
Chart (2021) Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[20] 62
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 53
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[22] 8

Certifications

Certifications for "Bichota"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[23] Platinum 20,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[24] 21× Diamond+3× Platinum 6,480,000
Portugal (AFP)[25] Gold 5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 3× Platinum 120,000
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Diamond (Latin) 1,200,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[28] Diamond 35,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for '"Bichota"
Year Ceremony Category Result
2021 Heat Latin Music Awards Best Video Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards Best Reggaeton Performance Won
MTV Millennial Awards Hit of the Year Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Latin Nominated
Premios Juventud El Traffic Jam Won
La Coreo Más Hot (Hottest Choreography) Won
Social Dance Challenge Won
Premios Nuestra Tierra Urban Song Won
2022 BMI Awards Award Winning Song Won
iHeartRadio Music Awards Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year Nominated
Premios Lo Nuestro Song of the Year Won
Urban Song of the Year Won
Premios Nuestra Tierra Urban Song Won

Release history

Release history for "Bichota"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 23, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

References

  1. ^ Martoccio, Angie (March 18, 2021). "Karol G Announces New Album 'KG0516'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. ASCAP. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "KAROL G - BICHOTA - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ "¡Qué 'Bichota'! Karol G pisando fuerte con nuevo video exclusivo en Facebook". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Flores, Griselda; Cobo, Leila (November 19, 2021). "Camilo Is Top Winner, Cuban Anthem 'Patria y Vida' Wins Song of the Year at 2021 Latin Grammys: Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Karol G – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Karol G. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Karol G Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Bolivia General". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Chile General". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 5 del 2021 – Del 29/01/2021 al 04/02/2021" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "Dominican Republic General". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 100 de canciones de SGP, Abril 2021". Top 100 de canciones SGP (in Spanish). SGP. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Peru General". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "BICHOTA - KAROL G EPDM". El Portal de Música. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Karol G Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Karol G Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Karol G Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Karol G Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Venezuela General". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2021". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  22. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  23. ^ "Universal con Karol G en Buenos Aires: Dos sold outs y galardones de Platino y Diamante" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 586. June 2022. p. 32. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  24. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 25, 2022. Type Karol G in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Bichota in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  25. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Karol G – Bichota" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  26. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Karol G – Bichota". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Karol G – Bichota". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  28. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Certificación Fonográfica Centroamericana. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  29. ^ "BICHOTA - Single de KAROL G" (in European Spanish).