El Tiki Explained

El Tiki
Cover:ElTikiMaluma.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Maluma
Album:Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy
Genre:Reggaeton
Label:Sony Latin
Chronology:Maluma
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"El Tiki" (English: "The Tiki") is a song by Colombian singer Maluma from his album Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy. Sony Music Latin released it as the album's first single on 31 March 2015. The song received a nomination for Best Urban Performance at the 16th Latin Grammy Awards.[1]

Lyric video

The lyric video for "El Tiki' was released on the Maluma's official Vevo account on 8 May 2015. It features scenes of Maluma himself lip-syncing to the song as well as footage of his fans dancing.[2] The lyric video has been viewed over 155 million times.

Live performances

"El Tiki" was performed live by Maluma in various concerts throughout 2016 as part of the set list of his tour in promotion of Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy. Las Vegas Sun journalist Chris Kudialis in review of a show in Las Vegas reported that the song "kept the crowd engaged".[3]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
scope=rowColombia (National-Report)[4] 2
US Latin Rhythm Airplay[5] 15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roiz. Jessica Lucia. Latin Grammys 2015 Nominations: Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Alejandro Sanz Get Nods, Plus Full List. Latin Times. IBT Media. October 17, 2015. September 23, 2015.
  2. Web site: Hoy se estrenĂ³ en Vevo/Youtube el "lyric video" de Maluma "El Tiki". Spanish. Noticias 24. May 8, 2015. May 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625000521/http://www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/127527/hoy-se-estreno-en-vevoyoutube-el-lyric-video-de-maluma-el-tiki/. June 25, 2016. dead.
  3. News: Review: Mostly female crowd shows its love for Maluma at Embassy. Las Vegas Sun. Chris. Kudialis. March 24, 2016. May 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601062844/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/24/review-mostly-female-crowd-shows-its-love-maluma-/. June 1, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Top Nacional Colombia - Semana 22 del 2015 . Spanish . . May 28, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150605205647/http://www.national-report.com/nacionalColombia.php . June 5, 2015 .
  5. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=130&artist=Maluma&f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AMaluma&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2 Maluma Chart Search]. Billboard. 7 December 2017.