Estamos Bien Explained

Estamos Bien
Cover:Estamos Bien.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bad Bunny
Album:X 100pre
Language:Spanish
English Title:"We're Good"
Genre:
Label:
  • Rimas
Producer:
Chronology:Bad Bunny
Prev Title:Te Descuidó
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Satisfacción
Next Year:2018

"Estamos Bien" (English: "We're Good") is a song by the Puerto Rican Latin trap artist Bad Bunny. The song was released by Rimas Entertainment on June 28, 2018, as the first single from his first studio album, X 100pre (2018).[1] It was written by Benito Martínez and Ismael Flores and produced by Tainy and La Paciencia.

Background

Bad Bunny had disappeared from social media for a time when he was overwhelmed with his sudden rise to fame. Views of his videos on YouTube were seven billion in 2018.[2] When his fans wondered how he was, he responded with Spanish; Castilian: Estamos Bien, a song saying, "We're good".[3]

Rolling Stone magazine called it "electro-psych bliss".[4] In the song, Bad Bunny describes being okay, and that we are all okay and all of mine are okay. The lyrics mention a huge rainstorm, starting from nothing, and that power has not been restored to his home. He dedicated the song to victims of Hurricane Maria when he made his first appearance on American TV on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon saying, "3,000 people died in Hurricane Maria and Donald Trump is in denial." Then, as a clip of Hurricane Maria striking the island played on a screen behind him, he began to sing Spanish; Castilian: "estamos bien, todo está bien, no hay nada malo aquí, con o sin billetes de cien, estamos bien" (in English "we're good, everything is good, there's nothing wrong here, with or without hundred dollar bills, we're good.")[5]

Composition

The song "Estamos Bien" is an upbeat and melodic Latin trap song with a reggaeton rhythm at the end of the song that goes 120 BPM.[6]

Music video

The video for Spanish; Castilian: Estamos Bien was released on June 28, 2018 on Bad Bunny's YouTube channel. By April 2019, the music video for the song had received over 300 million views.[7] In the video, Bad Bunny is seen enjoying his time with friends and paints his fingernails purple and blows them dry, questioning traditional male expectations.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–19)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[9] 91
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[10] 13
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[11] 4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 89
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[14] 32

Credits and personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estamos Bien by Bad Bunny. Apple Music. June 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909161210/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/estamos-bien/1404134120?i=1404134838. September 9, 2018. live.
  2. Why Latin Music Continued to Dominate YouTube in 2018. Elias. Leight. November 14, 2018. Rolling Stone. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190522230048/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/latin-music-youtube-755833/. May 22, 2019. live.
  3. Web site: La Única Entrevista Que Bad Bunny Va a Dar - Masacote. Chente. Ydrach. December 24, 2018. June 9, 2019. YouTube. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20190528204644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obyXYrr_gQ. 28 May 2019. live.
  4. Bad Bunny Is Latin Pop's Freaky King. Rolling Stone. Suzy. Exposito. December 27, 2018. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190511001552/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-new-album-x100pre-latin-grammys-interview-770180/. May 11, 2019. live.
  5. Bad Bunny Makes Powerful TV Debut on 'Fallon,' Dedicates 'Estamos Bien' to Hurricane Maria Victims. Suzy. Exposito. . September 27, 2018. June 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513075305/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-fallon-estamos-bien-hurricane-maria-729857/. May 13, 2019. live.
  6. Web site: BPM and key for "Estamos Bien" by Bad Bunny . SongBPM . December 18, 2022 . June 28, 2018.
  7. Web site: Bad Bunny - Estamos Bien - Video Oficial. Bad Bunny. June 28, 2018. YouTube. 27 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428173657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcHTl9h7TWI. April 28, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Embracing the feminine, Bad Bunny champions a new masculinity. Vanessa . Rosales. April 24, 2019. CNN Style. April 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426122353/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/bad-bunny-fashion-machismo/index.html. April 26, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018. Billboard Argentina. Spanish. November 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331165808/http://www.billboard.com.ar/chart/hot100/2018-10-13. March 31, 2019. dead.
  10. Web site: Top 20 Republica Dominicana. charts monitor LATINO. es. June 27, 2019.
  11. Web site: Puerto Rico General. Spanish. Monitor Latino. April 22, 2020. https://archive.today/20200421233651/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20Rico/general/20180903. April 21, 2020. live.
  12. Web site: Top 100 Canciones – Semana 42: del 12.10.2018 al 18.10.2018. Productores de Música de España. February 16, 2018. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195738/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2018/42. October 23, 2018. live.
  13. Web site: Top 100 Songs Annual 2018. Productores de Música de España. es. May 13, 2022.
  14. Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2018. Billboard. May 25, 2021.

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