Cupido (Tini song) explained

Cupido
Border:yes
Type:single
Album:Cupido
Language:Spanish
English Title:Cupid
Genre:Pop
Chronology:Tini
Prev Title:Por el Resto de Tu Vida
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Me Enteré
Next Year:2023

"Cupido" is a song by Argentine singer Tini. The song was released by Sony Music Latin, Hollywood Records and 5020 Records on February 14, 2023, as the tenth single from her fourth studio album of the same name. It was written by Tini, alongside Elena Rose, Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, and was produced by the former two. The song reached at number 3 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100, and numbers 69 and 32 on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US. The song also reached the top 50 of the most listened to songs in the worldwide on Spotify.

Background

In February 2023, Tini published through her social media the cover art, release date and title of her fourth studio album Cupido.[1] Under the post she wrote that the entire album would be released on February 17, 2023, while the song of the same name would be released a few days before the album on February 14, 2023, as the tenth and final single.[2] She released the first teaser of the song on February 12, 2023, hinting part of the song's lyrics, "Q nos pa so". A day before the release, she published the second teaser of the song, and revealed that the song would be released at 7pm Argentina local time.[3] [4] On February 15, 2023, she revealed a photoshoot for the song's music video.[3] [4]

Composition

"Cupido" is a mid temp cumbia song with heavy dembow influences.[5] According to the digital music sheet published at SongData.io, the song is written in the key of A major. The song is set in common time and moves through a moderate tempo, having a tempo of 120 beats per minute.[6] Although the title of the song refers to Cupid, the God of love, the song's lyrics are not about romance, but about how Cupid's love arrow misses the right target and leads to complications in the relationship.[4] [5]

Music video

The music video for "Cupido" was directed by Diego Peskins and was released simultaneously with the song on Tini's YouTube/VEVO channel. The music video for "Cupido" features the singer multiplied on a white stage. In the scenes, there are also seen figures with love bows and arrows, representing the Valentine's Day.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[7] 1
Bolivia Songs (Billboard)[8] 11
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[9] 3
Chile Songs (Billboard)[10] 9
Chile (Monitor Latino)[11] 7
Costa Rica Urbano (Monitor Latino)[12] 10
Ecuador Urbano (Monitor Latino)[13] 13
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[14] 1
Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 69
Guatemala Pop (Monitor Latino)[16] 11
Mexico Pop (Monitor Latino)[17] 1
Panama (PRODUCE)[18] 37
Panama Airplay (Monitor Latino)[19] 8
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[20] 13
Peru Songs (Billboard)[21] 9
Peru Airplay (Monitor Latino)[22] 11
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[23] 6
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[24] 23

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Paraguay (SPG)[25] 29
Uruguay (CUD)[26] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[27] 192

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-01-23 . Tini visita 'El Hormiguero' en plena erupción del volcán Aitana y Sebastián Yatra . 2023-01-27 . . es . 2023-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127034007/https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20230123/8701850/tini-hormiguero-erupcion-volcan-aitana-sebastian-yatra-mmn.html . live .
  2. Web site: Villa . Lucas . 2023-02-17 . INTERVIEW: Tini Is Shooting Her Shot with New Album "Cupido" . 2023-02-21 . 2023-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221212914/https://remezcla.com/features/music/interview-tini-is-shooting-her-shot-with-new-album-cupido/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-02-17 . Así suena Cupido, la nueva canción de Tini: letra y vídeo . 2023-02-21.
  4. Web site: Duarte . Sebastián . 2023-02-17 . Tini, acerca de lo que significa para ella "Cupido", su nuevo disco: «Una etapa de mucho crecimiento y descubrimiento personal. . 2023-02-21.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-23 . Así es "Cupido", el nuevo álbum de Tini: la etapa pos-Yatra convertida en hits continentales . 2023-01-27 . LaVoz . es .
  6. Web site: CUPIDO by TINI – Key and BPM. SongData.io. 2023-01-23.
  7. Web site: Radio Airplay Charts - Argentina, Del 22 al 28 de Marzo, 2023 . Monitor Latino. March 23, 2023. en.
  8. Bolivia Songs: The Week of March 21, 2023. Billboard. March 25, 2023.
  9. Web site: Top 20 Bolivia del 6 al 12 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 13 March 2023.
  10. Chile Songs: The Week of March 21, 2023. Billboard. March 25, 2023.
  11. Web site: Top 20 Chile del 6 al 12 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 17 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Top 20 Costa Rica - Urbano - del 6 al 12 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 17 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Top 20 Ecuador - Urbano - del 6 al 12 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 17 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Top 20 El Salvador - del 6 al 12 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 17 March 2023.
  15. Billboard Global 200: The Week of March 21, 2023. Billboard. March 26, 2023.
  16. Web site: Monitor Latino - Mexico - Pop - Del 22 al 28 de Marzo, 2023 . Monitor Latino. March 23, 2023. es.
  17. Web site: Monitor Latino - Mexico - Pop - Del 22 al 28 de Marzo, 2023 . Monitor Latino. March 23, 2023. en.
  18. Web site: Top 50 Internacional BMAT-PRODUCE del . Sociedad Panameña de Productores Fonográficos. Spanish. June 27, 2023. https://archive.today/20230515173605/https://producepanama.org/top-50/. May 15, 2023.
  19. Web site: Top 20 Panama del 20 al 26 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 28 March 2023.
  20. Web site: Top 20 Paraguay del 20 al 26 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 28 March 2023.
  21. Peru Songs: The Week of March 21, 2023. Billboard. March 25, 2023.
  22. Top 20 Peru del 20 al 26 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. March 25, 2023.
  23. Web site: Top 20 Uruguay del 20 al 26 de Marzo, 2023. Monitor Latino. 28 March 2023.
  24. Latin Pop Airplay: The Week of August 26, 2023. Billboard. August 23, 2023.
  25. Web site: June – Top #100 de canciones de SGP. Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. July 4, 2023 . es .
  26. Web site: Historial Chart Mensual - Marzo 2023. July 6, 2022 . Cámara Uruguaya de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. March 4, 2023 . es .
  27. Billboard Global Excl. U.S. – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.