"Blanco"
Single by J Balvin
from the album Colores
LanguageSpanish
English title"White"
Released15 November 2019 (2019-11-15)
GenreReggaeton
Length3:25
LabelUniversal Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
(2019) 		"Blanco"
(2019) 		"Morado"
(2020)
Music video
"Blanco" on YouTube

"Blanco" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin.[1] It was released as the lead single from his studio album Colores on November 15, 2019.[2] On Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, it peaked at number 18.[3] The song was certified double platinum in Mexico,[4] and platinum in Spain[5] and the United States.[6]

Background and composition

The track premiered on February 27, 2020, as the first anteroom of the album Colores.[1] The song was written by the singer with Alejandro Ramírez and René Claro,[7] a beat is present in the short-lived song, as well as a catchy lyrics. It was carried out under the production of Sky Rompiendo.[8]

Music video

The music video for "Blanco" premiered on November 15, 2019, and was directed by Colin Tilley.[9] Takashi Murakami was in charge of art and visuals.[10] In the futuristic audiovisual material the white color predominates.[11]

Commercial performance

Like the rest of the songs from Colores, it managed to appear on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, peaking at number eighteen.[3] In addition, it was certified platinum in that country.[6] In Mexico, the single appeared at number thirty-four on Billboard's Airplay chart,[12] and got the double platinum record.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Blanco"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[13] 18
Colombia (National-Report)[14] 1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[12] 34
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 7
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[16] 18
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[17] 1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "Blanco"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 48

Certifications

Certifications for "Blanco"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[21] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum (Latin) 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "J Balvin estrenó la canción 'Blanco' que ya es la tendencia #1 en YouTube: escúchela aquí". www.elpais.com.co. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Alerta de estreno: J Balvin lanzó su nueva canción "Blanco"". RadioActiva 92.5 (in Spanish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bad Bunny y J Balvin publican video paseando en velero por el Viejo San Juan". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Certificaciones J Balvin; Amprofon". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ^ "J Balvin – Blanco". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "American single certifications – J Balvin – Blanco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Lo que sabemos del nuevo álbum de J Balvin: 'Colores'". Slang (in Mexican Spanish). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ^ Nov 15 (19 November 2019). "J BALVIN: Estrena "BLANCO" su nuevo single y video!". OSSOM! (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "J Balvin estrena "Blanco", su nuevo single y videoclip". LOS40 Chile (in European Spanish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ^ "J Balvin Reveals Takashi Murakami-Designed Album Cover for 'Colores'". Highsnobiety. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. ^ canalrcn.com. "J Balvin estrenó su nueva producción musical 'Blanco'". J Balvin estrenó su nueva producción musical ‘Blanco’ (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "J Balvin Chart History - México Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. ^ "J Balvin – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard Argentina. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 48 del 2019 – Del 22/11/2019 al 28/11/2019". National-Report. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-29. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  16. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  17. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  18. ^ "J Balvin Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Spanish single certifications – J Balvin – Blanco". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved April 8, 2020. Type J Balvin in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Blanco in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – J Balvin – Blanco". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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