Agua (Tainy and J Balvin song)

"Agua" (Spanish: "Water") is a song by Puerto Rican producer Tainy and Colombian singer J Balvin. The track was released on 9 July 2020 by NEON16 and Interscope Records as the theme song and lead single off the soundtrack to the 2020 film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. "Agua" is prominently characterized by a sample of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song throughout the track.[1]

"Agua"
Single by Tainy and J Balvin
from the album The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
LanguageSpanish
English title"Water"
ReleasedJuly 9, 2020
GenreReggaeton
Length2:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tainy
Tainy singles chronology
"Malos Habitos"
(2020)
"Agua"
(2020)
"Un Día (One Day)"
(2020)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Negro"
(2020)
"Agua"
(2020)
"Anaranjado"
(2020)
Music video
"Agua" on YouTube

Composition and lyrics

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"Agua" is a reggaeton track that samples the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song throughout the track, though Stephen Hillenburg was credited as a co-writer of "Agua".[2] Regarding this track, J Balvin expressed that the track "has good vibes and a lot of happiness, which we need during these moments."[3] Throughout the song, Balvin makes numerous references to SpongeBob characters and settings in the lyrics, and he interpolates part of the SpongeBob theme song in the track's bridge.[4]

Music video

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The music video for "Agua" premiered on J Balvin's YouTube channel on 15 July 2020.[5] The video reached 35.9 million views in its first tracking week[6] and has amassed over 530 million views as of January 2021.[7]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "Agua"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[47] Gold 35,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[48] 2× Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[49] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Roiz, Jessica. "J Balvin & Tainy's 'Agua' Is an Underwater Party For the Whole Family: English Language Translation". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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