"Safari" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin featuring American musicians Pharrell Williams and Bia and Colombian musician Sky. Written by the artists alongside Jesse Heurta of Jesse & Joy, and produced Williams, the track was released by Capitol Latin on 17 June 2016 as the third single of his second studio album Energía (2016). The song reached number one in Mexico, Panama, and Spain.
This song also appeared on the soundtrack of the series Súper X in Este cuerpo no es mío.
Reception Pitchfork described the song as "a thrilling joint, driven by bongos and a snaking piano line".
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016–17) Peakposition Argentina (Monitor Latino) 15 Argentina Digital Songs (CAPIF)To view the peak position, select digital mensual, 2016 and Noviembre. 5 Chile (Monitor Latino) 10 Colombia (National-Report) 5 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino) 8 Ecuador (Monitor Latino) 3 Ecuador (National-Report) 7 France (SNEP) 132 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 1 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay) 1 Romania (Airplay 100) 2 Panama (Monitor Latino) 1 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) 4 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 1 Uruguay (Monitor Latino) 4
Monthly charts Chart (2017) Position Peru (UNIMPRO) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Spain (PROMUSICAE) 55 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 22 Chart (2017) Position Spain (PROMUSICAE) 37
Certifications
See also List of number-one songs of 2016 (Mexico) List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2016
References