"La Gozadera"
Single by Gente de Zona featuring Marc Anthony
from the album Visualízate
ReleasedApril 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)
GenreLatin pop
Length3:23
LabelSony Music Entertainment US Latin
Songwriter(s)Alexander Delgado Hernández, Randy Malcolm, Arbise González
Producer(s)Motiff
Gente de Zona singles chronology
"Piensas (Dile la Verdad)"
(2014) 		"La Gozadera"
(2015) 		"Traidora"
(2015)
Marc Anthony singles chronology
"Yo También"
(2014) 		"La Gozadera"
(2015) 		"Traidora"
(2015)
Music video
"La Gozadera" on YouTube

"La Gozadera" (Spanish term meaning a "good time" or "party") is a song by Cuban duo Gente de Zona as the lead single for their third studio album Visualízate. Featuring American singer Marc Anthony, it was released on April 30, 2015, by Sony Music Latin. The music video for the song was nominated in the Videoclip Awards 2016, The music video was directed by Alejandro Pérez and filmed in Cuba while the scenes with Marc Anthony were filmed in the Dominican Republic.[1] The song was produced by Motiff, a salsa version was also recorded which was produced by Sergio George.[2] As of February 2022, the video has received over 1.4 billion views on YouTube.[3]

The official remix features American rapper Pitbull.

“La Gozadera” was revealed as the official song of the 2021 Copa América tournament, with the song itself being a customized version featuring Copa América-related lyrics.[4]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[23] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[24] Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold 450,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 5× Platinum 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[27] 12× Platinum (Latin) 720,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result
2015 Latin American Music Awards[28] Favorite Tropical Song Won
2016 Lo Nuestro Awards[29] Video of the Year Nominated

In other media

"La Gozadera" was featured in 2017 Chilean animated film Condorito: La Película.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Gente de Zona estrena en versión salsa de "La Gozadera"". Hispanic Television (in Spanish). August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ GenteDeZonaVevo. "Gente de Zona - La Gozadera", YouTube, June 5, 2015, accessed July 7, 2017
  4. ^ "Gente de Zona y la Gozadera presentes en la Copa América 2021". 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gente De Zona / Marc Anthony – La Gozadera" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
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  8. ^ "Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 32 (dal 2016-08-05 al 2016-08-11)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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  12. ^ "Romanian Top 100 – September 28". Media Forest. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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  14. ^ "Gente De Zona / Marc Anthony – La Gozadera". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  19. ^ "Gente de Zona Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2015" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  23. ^ "Italian single certifications – Gente de Zona feat. Marc Anthony – La Gozadera" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "La Gozadera" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  24. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 8, 2023. Type Gente de Zona feat. Marc Anthony in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and La Gozadera in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  25. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  26. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Gente de Zona feat. Marc Anthony – La Gozadera". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "American single certifications – Gente de Zona – La Gozadera". Recording Industry Association of America.
  28. ^ Cobo, Leila (October 8, 2015). "Latin AMAs Winners List: Enrique Iglesias & Nicky Jam Win Big at Inaugural Awards Show". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  29. ^ Flores, Griselda (December 1, 2015). "Premio Lo Nuestro 2016: Lista completa de nominados". Variety Latino (in Spanish). Penske Business Media. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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