R.I.P. (Sofía Reyes song) explained

R.I.P.
Cover:Sofía Reyes - R.I.P..png
Type:single
Artist:Sofía Reyes featuring Rita Ora and Anitta
Album:Mal de Amores
Genre:Latin pop
Label:Warner Latina
Producer:
Chronology:Sofía Reyes
Prev Title:Never Let You Go
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:¿Qué Ha Pasao?
Next Year:2019

"R.I.P." is a song by Mexican singer Sofía Reyes featuring British singer Rita Ora and Brazilian singer Anitta. It was released on 15 March 2019 by Warner Music Latina, accompanied by its music video.[1]

Background

Sofía Reyes announced the collaboration and the song title in a clip posted to her Twitter on 20 February 2019.[2]

Composition

"R.I.P." was written by Reyes, Ora, Shari Lynn Short, Omar Tavarez, Thomas Augusto, Marco Masís, Chaz Mishan and David Delazyn. The latter two, Mishan and Delazyn (forming the duo The Fliptones) produced the track, along with Masís (Tainy).[3] Rolling Stone described the song as starting with a "cumbia shuffle and infectious hook — evoking a slight inverse of Selena’s “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom”", while lyrically it "shrugs off negative vibes."[4] Billboard magazine wrote how the collaboration "highlights the mix of nationalities, as it includes lines in Spanish, English and Portuguese."[5]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 15 March 2019. Directed by Eif Rivera, it was filmed in Los Angeles. Rolling Stone called the video "vibrant" and "sumptuous".[4] A vertical video for the song was also released as a Spotify exclusive.[6]

The video won the Favorite Video award at 2019 Latin American Music Awards and Best International Video award at the 2019 Los40 Music Awards.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[7] 41
Colombia (National-Report)[8] 49
Ecuador (National-Report)[9] 14
Greece (IFPI)[10] 38
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 69
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 28
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[13] 10
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 7
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[15] 4
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[16] 24
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 53
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 5
Venezuela (National-Report)[19] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[20] 84
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[21] 94
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[22] 65
Portugal (AFP)[23] 153
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[24] 73

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sofía Reyes kills the drama in 'R.I.P.' video with Anitta & Rita Ora . . 15 March 2019 . 19 March 2019 . Villa, Lucas.
  2. Web site: Sofia Reyes Teams Up With Anitta & Rita Ora On New Single "RIP". Idolator. Wass. Mike. 20 February 2019. 21 March 2019.
  3. Web site: R.I.P. (feat. Rita Ora & Anitta) / Sofia Reyes . . 26 March 2019.
  4. Sofía Reyes, Rita Ora and Anitta Bid Farewell to the Bullsh-t in New 'R.I.P.' Video . . 15 March 2019 . 19 March 2019 . Exposito, Suzy.
  5. Sofia Reyes, Rita Ora & Anitta Join Forces for Female Anthem 'R.I.P.': Watch the Video . . 15 March 2019 . 19 March 2019 . Fernandez, Suzette.
  6. Web site: Sofia Reyes - R.I.P. (feat. Rita Ora & Anitta). Spotify. March 23, 2019.
  7. Sofia Reyes Chart History (Billboard Argentina Hot 100). Billboard. 19 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Top 100 Colombia – Semana 14 del 2019– Del 29/03/2019 al 04/04/2019. National-Report. 5 April 2019. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408181922/http://www.national-report.com/top-colombia/. April 8, 2019. dead.
  9. Web site: Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 16 del 2019 – Del 12/04/2019 al 18/04/2019. National-Report. 19 April 2019. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419133120/http://www.national-report.com/top-ecuador/. 19 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 12/2019. IFPI Greece. 5 April 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401095754/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. 1 April 2019.
  11. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 30 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. 22 March 2019. 3 December 2019.
  13. Sofía Reyes Chart History. Billboard. August 7, 2018.
  14. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 25 March 2019. 22 March 2019.
  15. Web site: Puerto Rico General. Spanish. Monitor Latino. 21 April 2020. https://archive.today/20200421210730/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20Rico/general/20190429. 21 April 2020. live.
  16. Web site: Airplay 100 – 5 mai 2019. Kiss FM. Romanian. May 4, 2019. May 6, 2019.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Canciones: Semana 13. Productores de Música de España. 3 April 2019.
  18. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 12, 22 mars 2019. Sverigetopplistan. 23 March 2019.
  19. Web site: Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 22 del 2019 – Del 24/05/2019 al 30/05/2019. National-Report. 3 May 2019. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20190601134124/http://www.national-report.com/top-venezuela/. 1 June 2019 .
  20. Web site: Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Argentina General. Monitor Latino. Spanish. 31 December 2019.
  21. Web site: Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Costa Rica General. Monitor Latino. Spanish. 31 December 2019.
  22. Web site: Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Guatemala General. Monitor Latino. Spanish. 31 December 2019.
  23. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Portuguese. July 9, 2020.
  24. Web site: Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Puerto Rico General. Monitor Latino. Spanish. 31 December 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "R.I.P. (Sofía Reyes song)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.