| "Caliente" | ||||
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| Single byLali featuringPabllo Vittar | ||||
| from the albumBrava | ||||
| Language | Spanish and Portuguese | |||
| English title | "Hot" | |||
| Released | November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) | |||
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| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Sony Argentina | |||
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| Producer(s) | 3musica | |||
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| "Caliente" onYouTube | ||||
"Caliente" (English: "Hot") is a song by Argentine singerLali featuring vocals from Brazilian singerPabllo Vittar, from her third studio album,Brava (2018). Written by Lali, Rodrigo Gorky, Pabllo Bispo, Arthur Marques, Luis Burgio, Peter Akselrad and Gustavo Novello, and produced, 3musica, it was released bySony Music Argentina as the album's sixth single on November 14, 2018.
In an interview withBillboard, Lali talked about the collaboration, saying that the Braziliandrag queen was the perfect fit for her single. Lali referred to the song as "genuine" and as "the perfect fusion of what Pabllo is and of what [she is]." The singer also admitted that she had to learn how to speakPortuguese, as Pabllo sings inSpanish and she sings in Portuguese. She added that "it's nice for [their]fandoms and everyone who listens to the song to understand the fusion of culture, countries, and music."[1] Pabllo said the song is a "mix of Latin and Brazilian fun."[2]
The song was written by Lali, Rodrigo Gorky, Pabllo Bispo, Arthur Marques, Luis Burgio, Peter Akselrad, and Gustavo Novello. Overall, "Caliente" shows everything Lali and Pabllo portray through their music: fierceness, sexiness, and girl power.[1]
Directed by Os Primos, the music video for "Caliente" made its premiere onBillboard.com on November 13, 2018, before its official premiere onVevo. It was filmed in the beaches ofRio de Janeiro, and it shows Lali and Pabllo in colorful bathing suits. According to Jessica Roiz, the video "shows everything the two artists portray through their music: party, fun, good vibes and lots of dancing."[3]Billboard's Stephen Daw acclaimed the video, saying that "both of the artists serve stunning beach looks and go from dancing to playing soccer to belting vocals so effortlessly that it's no wonder why this video and performance works so well."[4]
Jessica Roiz ofBillboard called the song "the hottest collaboration of the year."[1]
"Caliente" became a great success afterZumba Fitness created theCaliente Challenge, which encouraged Zumba dancers to record themselves dancing to a special choreography created for the single and post it to theirsocial networks. The challenge allowed "Caliente" to get to more than one hundred and eighty countries and fifteen million people around the world. Dancers from countries such asChina,South Korea,Australia,France,Italy, theNetherlands,Russia, theUnited States,Brazil, andTurkey, among others, made ofCaliente Challenge a viral phenomenon.[5] After this great success, the Zumbalogo can be seen on a scene from the "Caliente" music video, as well as some dancers performing the Zumba-created choreography.
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[7] | 51 |
| Argentina National Songs (Monitor Latino)[8] | 12 |