Chantaje

"Chantaje"
Single by Shakira featuring Maluma
from the album El Dorado
Language	Spanish, English
English title	"Blackmail"
Released	28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
Recorded	September 2016
Genre	Pop reggaeton
Length	3:16
Label	Sony Latin
Composer(s)	Shakira Maluma Kenai The Rudeboyz
Lyricist(s)	Kenai Shakira Maluma
Producer(s)	Shakira Maluma The Rudeboyz
Shakira singles chronology
"La Bicicleta" (2016) "Chantaje" (2016) "Deja Vu" (2017)
Maluma singles chronology
"Sim ou Não / Sí o No" (2016) "Chantaje" (2016) "Me Llamas (Remix)" (2016)
Music video
"Chantaje" on YouTube

"Chantaje" (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃanˈtaxe]; English: "Blackmail") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring fellow Colombian singer-songwriter and rapper Maluma. It was released on October 28, 2016, via Sony Music Latin as the lead single from Shakira's eleventh studio album, El Dorado (2017). The song was written by Shakira and Maluma and produced by the two and The Rudeboyz, with musical composition done by the former three and Kenai. The song is Maluma and Shakira's second collaboration, after the two were featured on a remix of Carlos Vives' single "La Bicicleta".

"Chantaje" is a pop and reggaeton song. Lyrically, the song was considered a "battle of the sexes", where the male protagonist is not sure where he stands with his lover, and the female protagonist does not exactly clear things up. The music video for "Chantaje" was filmed in Barcelona, Spain, with video director Jaume de Laiguana, Shakira's long-time collaborator. Commercially, the song topped the Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Spain, Uruguay, and US Billboard Latin Songs charts, while also reaching the top five in nine additional countries. Maluma called it his "first global hit".^[1] It became the most successful Latin single of the decade by a female artist in the United States.^[2] The track is also certified Platinum or higher in ten countries, including Diamond in Argentina, Brazil (three times), Colombia, France, Mexico and United States (Latin). The song was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Urban Fusion Performance at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards.^[3]