Acapulco (song) explained

Acapulco
Cover:Acapulco-single-by-Jason-Derulo.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Jason Derulo
Released:September 3, 2021
Length:2:19
Label:Atlantic
Prev Title:Jalebi Baby
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Slidin'
Next Year:2022

"Acapulco" is a song by Jason Derulo, released as a single through Atlantic Records on September 3, 2021, accompanied by a music video. The song has charted all across Europe and in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

In February 2024, the song was included on Derulo's fifth studio album Nu King.[1]

Reception

Rolling Stone listed it among the worst songs of 2021, saying that it's proof of Derulo "cranking out harmless music".[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2021–2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
France (SNEP)[3] 53
Greece International (IFPI)[4] 99
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 51
Lithuania (AGATA)[6] 70
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 11
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 39
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 32
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
CIS (TopHit)[11] 81
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 93
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[13] 79
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 97
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 25
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[17] 174
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 27

Notes and References

  1. Jason Derulo Is an Audacious, Occasionally Ridiculous Pop-R&B Smoothie on 'Nu King' . February 16, 2024 . Johnston . Maura . . February 17, 2024 .
  2. Web site: The Songs We'll Leave Behind in 2021. January 2022.
  3. Web site: Top Singles (Week 8, 2022). SNEP. February 28, 2022.
  4. Web site: IFPI Charts. 2021-11-01. www.ifpi.gr.
  5. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. November 6, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2022 1-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. January 7, 2022. January 7, 2022.
  7. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. September 13, 2021. October 1, 2021.
  8. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-44. VG-lista. November 6, 2021.
  9. Web site: ČNS IFPI. IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202213 into search.. April 4, 2022.
  10. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 42. Sverigetopplistan. October 23, 2021.
  11. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021. TopHit. 5 August 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805145136/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021. 5 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2021. Dutch Top 40. nl. January 4, 2022.
  13. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021. TopHit. 5 August 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805143945/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all. 5 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2022. Ö3 Austria Top 40. January 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102170841/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/. January 2, 2023.
  15. Web site: Rapports annuels 2022. Ultratop. fr. January 13, 2023.
  16. Web site: Jahrescharts 2022. GfK Entertainment charts. de. December 16, 2022.
  17. Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  18. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. December 27, 2022.