"Amarillo" is a song by Colombian singer
J Balvin
José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer. He is one of the best-selling Latin artists, with 35 million records sold worldwide. Balvin was born in Medellín. At age 17, he moved to th ...
. It was released on 19 March 2020 as the fourth
single from his studio album ''
Colores''.
Background and release
On 16 February 2020, Balvin announced the track along with the album through his social media.
Alongside the publication, he shared a preview of the music video for "Amarillo", which shows the singer in yellow and orange clothes and hair. The track premiered on 19 March 2020, the same day he premiered from his fourth studio album ''
Colores''. The song served as the fourth single of the album.
Composition
The original track is Angela by Saïan Supa Crew beatboxing intro by sly Johnson aka sly the mic Buddah
The song was written by the singer alongside Alejandro Ramírez,
Afro Bros, William Grigachcine and Ronald Hernandez was performed under the production of Sky Rompiendo and
DJ Snake
William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull an ...
.
In an interview for
Apple Music
Apple Music is an audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users can select music to stream to their device on-demand, or listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the sister internet radio stations Apple Musi ...
, Balvin commented that "Amarillo is a very energetic song and is ready for nightclubs. A lot of people know about J Balvin, but few know about José, so it's the first song on the album, because as soon as they hear it, I want them to feel the color and power of the song."
Music video
The music video for "Amarillo" premiered on 19 March 2020 and was directed by
Colin Tilley
Colin Tilley (born June 27, 1988) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and television commercial director. Tilley is the CEO and owner of Boy in the Castle Productions. He has directed more than 300 music videos.
Tilley directed, pr ...
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Charts
Weekly charts
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References
{{J Balvin
Songs in Spanish
Reggaeton songs
2020 songs
2020 singles
J Balvin songs
Songs written by J Balvin
Music videos directed by Colin Tilley
Songs written by DJ Snake
Songs written by Sky Rompiendo
Song recordings produced by Sky Rompiendo