Qué Pretendes

"Qué Pretendes"
Single by J Balvin and Bad Bunny
from the album Oasis
LanguageSpanish
Released28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)
GenreReggaeton
Length3:42
LabelUniversal Latino
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sky
J Balvin singles chronology
"Loco Contigo"
(2019) 		"Qué Pretendes"
(2019) 		"China"
(2019)
Bad Bunny singles chronology
"Estamos Arriba"
(2019) 		"Qué Pretendes"
(2019) 		"La Canción"
(2019)
Music video
"Qué Pretendes" on YouTube

"Qué Pretendes" (stylized in upper case; English: “What do you pretend?”)[1] is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The song was released on 28 June 2019 as the first single from their collaborative album Oasis. The song marks the pair's third collaboration (excluding remixes) on a single following 2018's "I Like It" with Cardi B.

Commercial performance

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Like the rest of the songs of Oasis, "Qué Pretendes" managed to chart on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, peaking at number two.[2] It was the first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 from the album, peaking at number 65.[3]

Lyrics and composition

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The song's lyrics revolve around being done with an ex who keeps on returning. ¿Qué pretendes is "Who do you think you are?" on Billboard's lyrics translation.[1]

Music video

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The video was released together with the song on 28 June through J Balvin's YouTube channel.[4] It surpassed three million views in YouTube in less than 24 hours.[citation needed]

Live performances

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"Qué Pretendes" was performed live at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on 26 August 2019.[5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Qué Pretendes"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[57] Platinum 40,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[58] Gold 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[59] Gold 5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[60] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
United States (RIAA)[61] Platinum (Latin) 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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