Quién Sabe

"Quién Sabe"
Single by Natti Natasha
LanguageSpanish
English title"Who knows?"
Released22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
GenreBachata
Length4:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wise "The Gold Pen"
  • Lenny
Natti Natasha singles chronology
"No Me Acuerdo"
(2018)
"Quién Sabe"
(2018)
"Justicia"
(2018)
Music video
"Quién Sabe" on YouTube

"Quién Sabe" is a song by Dominican singer Natti Natasha for her debut album, Iluminatti, which was released on 15 February, 2019, through Pina Records and Sony Music Latin.[1] According to Billboard, "Quien Sabe" became the first bachata song ever to enter the ¡Viva Latino! list.[2] The song is her first solo single, after having previously released numerous collaborative singles with other artists.

Background and composition

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"Quién Sabe" was written by Natalia Gutiérrez, Wise "The Gold Pen", Lenny Santos, Yoel Damas and Rafael Pina.[3] "Quién Sabe" is a bachata song.[4][5] The song is written in the key of A Minor and has a moderately fast tempo of 128 beats per minute.[6]

Natti Natasha shared the announcement of this video and single on social networks, and said:

People for a long time asked me for a single song and I felt that this was the moment to do it, the opportunity presented itself and there is no better way to do it than with the music that I grew up with, the music that represents my flag and that musical genre. that fills us with feelings like bachata is

— Natasha

Music video

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The music video for "Quién Sabe" was directed by Daniel Duran.[3][7]

The music video received over 5 million on YouTube in its first day of release, and has since surpassed over 500 million views on the platform.[7]

Awards and nominations

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At the 31st Premio Lo Nuestro ceremony, "Quién Sabe" garnered two nominations: "Single of the Year" and "Song of the Year – Tropical".

Awards and nominations for "Quién Sabe"
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Telemundo's Tu Musica Urban Awards International Artist Video Nominated [8]
Premios Lo Nuestro Single of the Year Nominated [9][10]
Song of the Year – Tropical Won

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[11] 66
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[12] 4
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[13] 36
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[14] 23
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[15] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[16] 37

References

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  1. ^ Quién Sabe - Single by Natti Natasha, retrieved 2020-12-10
  2. ^ "Natti Natasha Becomes First Dominican Woman on Spotify's '¡Viva Latino!' Playlist Cover". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ a b Natti Natasha – Quién Sabe, retrieved 2020-12-10
  4. ^ "Natti Natasha sufre un desamor en 'Quien Sabe', su tema en solitario". www.europafm.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ Sociales (2018-06-23). "Natti Natasha presentó su tema "Quién sabe" en bachata". Diario El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. ^ "Key & BPM for Quien Sabe by Natti Natasha | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. ^ a b "Natti Natasha - Quién Sabe ❤ [Official Video]". YouTube.
  8. ^ "Ozuna, Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha Win Big at Inaugural Tu Música Urban Awards: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  9. ^ "Lista de ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2019 foto a foto". Univision (in Spanish). February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Roiz, Jessica (January 8, 2019). "Premio Lo Nuestro 2019 Nominations: Natti Natasha, J Balvin, Bad Bunny Lead Nods". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Natti Natasha – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Natti Natasha.
  12. ^ Dominican Republic peak positions
  13. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "RD – 2018 Year-End Chart" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 10 December 2020.