"Cuidao por Ahí" (stylized in uppercase; ) 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 ...
and Puerto Rican rapper
Bad Bunny
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (; born March 10, 1994), better known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Known as the " King of Latin Trap", Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve m ...
from their collaborative album ''
Oasis
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'' magazine ranked it as the 33rd best song of 2019.
Composition
The song contains a "menacing, sometimes disturbing beat", with J Balvin leading the opening lines, "chanting and singing in a
register
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far lower than usual", followed by Bad Bunny's "higher voice". ''
Billboard
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'' called the song a "musical switch whose success underscores how seamlessly these two work together", and asserted that if Bad Bunny is the "bad guy" in ''
Oasis
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Commercial performance
Like the rest of the songs of ''Oasis'', "Cuidao por Ahí" managed to chart on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Latin Songs
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chart, peaking at number 28.
Music video
The music video for "Cuidao por Ahí" was released on 23 August 2019 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.
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. Its odd imagery and direction was noted by various journalists.