| Mi Ex Tenía Razón | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Karol G |
| Album: | Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) |
| Language: | Spanish |
| English Title: | "My Ex Was Right" |
| Recorded: | 2023 |
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| Length: | 2:34 |
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| Chronology: | Karol G |
| Prev Title: | Tá OK |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Mi ex tenía razón | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | Labios Mordidos |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"Mi Ex Tenía Razón" (Spanish for "My Ex Was Right"; stylized in all caps) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G. It was written by Karol G, Keityn, Rios, MAG, and Édgar Barrera, and produced by the latter two. The song was released on August 11, 2023, through Bichota Records and Interscope, as the second single from her second mixtape, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).[1] [2] [3] [4]
On July 31, 2023, Karol G announced the release date of her new mixtape Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).[5] On August 7, 2023, Giraldo revealed the track list, where "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was featured. The song was released on August 11, 2023, as the second single from the project, alongside the mixtape's release.
In an interview with Apple Music, Karol G revealed that the song takes inspiration from the singer Selena, to whom Giraldo has always been inspired by. She explained:
On the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 26, 2023, the song debuted at number 22, selling 2,000 copies. It became the highest charting Spanish song by a female soloist, surpassing her own "Provenza".[6]
On the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart dated August 26, 2023, the song debuted at number 1, becoming Karol G's seventh number one on the chart. On the Billboard Global 200 the song debuted at number 13 on the chart dated August 26, 2023.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Sales Song of the Year | [7] | |
| Latin Airplay Song of the Year | ||||
| Heat Latin Music Awards | Song of the Year | [8] | ||
| Latin Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | [9] | ||
| Song of the Year | ||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Latin | [10] | ||
| Premios Nuestra Tierra | Best Popular Song | [11] |
The music video for "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was directed by Pedro Artola and was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on August 11, 2023.
From August 10, 2023, to July 23, 2024, Karol G embarked on the arena-stadium Mañana Será Bonito Tour, where "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was present throughout the set list.
| Peak position | |
| Bolivia (Billboard)[12] | 6 |
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| Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[13] | 3 |
| Chile (Billboard)[14] | 5 |
| Colombia (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| Colombia (Monitor Latino)[16] | 2 |
| Ecuador (Billboard)[17] | 2 |
| Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[18] | 5 |
| El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[19] | 3 |
| Honduras (Monitor Latino)[20] | 9 |
| Mexico (Billboard)[21] | 15 |
| Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[22] | 15 |
| Panama (Monitor Latino)[23] | 4 |
| Peru (Hot 100 Perú)[24] | 1 |
| Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[25] | 17 |