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Ritmo (song)

"Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
Single by Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin
from the album Bad Boys for Life – The Soundtrack and Translation
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019
Genre
Length3:42 (single and soundtrack version)
3:34 (album version)
LabelEpic
Songwriters
Producers
Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Explosion"
(2019)
"Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
(2019)
"Mamacita"
(2020)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Qué Pena"
(2019)
"Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)"
(2019)
"Blanco"
(2019)
Music video
"RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)" on YouTube

"Ritmo" (also known as "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)") is a song by American group Black Eyed Peas and Colombian singer J Balvin, released by Epic Records on October 11, 2019, as the first single from the soundtrack of the 2020 film Bad Boys for Life.[3] It is also included on the group's eighth studio album Translation.[4]

Background and composition

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The song features a prominent, slowed down sample of the 1993 song "The Rhythm of the Night" by the Italian group Corona (the song is performed by Italian singer Jenny B, the ghost-voice involved in the project).[5][6]

Jennifer Lopez was originally intended to appear on the remix version, but Jaden Smith, whose father starred in the third film, appeared on the remix instead which was released on the film's soundtrack.[7][8]

Live performance

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The song was performed live at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.[9]

Critical reception

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Billboard's writer Jessica Roiz compared "Ritmo" to "The Rhythm of the Night", writing that the first one "fuses hip-hop, EDM, and reggaeton, has Spanish and English verses without interrupting the original chorus from "The Rhythm of the Night"".[1] In a less enthusiastic review, Gary Suarez of Rolling Stone wrote that "the overextended J Balvin atop a convenient confluence of virally primed factors" which "proved irresistible to radio programmers and streaming playlisters", but he defined the use of Corona's sample a "plunder".[10]

Accolades

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Award nominations for "Ritmo"
Year Ceremony Award Result Ref.
2020 Billboard Music Awards Top Dance/Electronic Song Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
Premios Nuestra Tierra Best Dance/EDM Song Won
Public Choice Song Nominated
2021 Latin American Music Awards Song of The Year Nominated
Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Favorite Urban Song Nominated
Billboard Latin Music Awards Hot Latin Song of the Year Nominated
Sales Song of the Year Won
Latin Rhythm Song of the Year Nominated
Vocal Event Hot Latin Song of the Year Nominated
Premio Lo Nuestro Crossover Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Urban Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Urban Song of the Year Nominated

Music video

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The official video of the song, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on YouTube on October 11, 2019, on the official YouTube's Black Eyed Peas channel.[17]

Commercial performance

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The song debuted at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 26, staying on the chart for 27 weeks. It became the Black Eyed Peas' 17th Hot 100 entry and their first since "Don't Stop the Party" peaked at number 86 in 2011, as well as their first top 40 entry since "Just Can't Get Enough" peaked at number 3 in 2011.[18] On Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart, the song peaked at number 8.[19] The song spent 24 weeks at number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart.[20]

Easter Eggs

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The first line of the song's rap, "No son ni Reebok ni son Nike" (translates to "They are neither Reebok or Nike"), references a viral clip[21] in which a Dominican radio caller requests Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night" by asking the host to play the song that goes "esos son Reebok o son Nike" (translates to "are those Reebok or Nike"). The moment went viral after the host impressively retrieved the requested song based on that clue alone.

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Ritmo"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[127] Gold 35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[128] Gold 15,000
Belgium (BRMA)[129] Gold 20,000
Canada (Music Canada)[130] 3× Platinum 240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[131] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[132] Diamond 333,333
Germany (BVMI)[133] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[134] 2× Platinum 140,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[135] 2× Diamond 600,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[136] Gold 15,000
Poland (ZPAV)[137] Platinum 50,000
Portugal (AFP)[138] 2× Platinum 20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[139] 4× Platinum 160,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[140] Platinum 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[141] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[142] 2× Platinum 2,000,000
Streaming
Central America (CFC)[143] 3× Platinum 21,000,000
Sweden (GLF)[144] Gold 4,000,000

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

See also

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References

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