Con Altura

"Con Altura"
Single by Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho
LanguageSpanish
English title"With Height"
Released28 March 2019
RecordedSeptember 2018
Genre
Length2:41
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rosalía singles chronology
"De Aquí No Sales"
(2019) 		"Con Altura"
(2019) 		"Barefoot in the Park"
(2019)
J Balvin singles chronology
"I Can't Get Enough"
(2019) 		"Con Altura"
(2019) 		"La Rebelión"
(2019)
Music video
"Con Altura" on YouTube

"Con Altura" is a song by Spanish singer Rosalía and Colombian singer J Balvin, featuring Spanish producer el Guincho. Written by Rosalía, Balvin, Aury "Mariachi Budda" Pineda, el Guincho, Frank Dukes, Teo Halm, and Sky Rompiendo and produced by the last four alongside the Spanish singer, the song was released by Columbia Records on 28 March 2019.[1]

"Con altura" peaked at number one in six countries, many of them Latin American, and started the ascent of Rosalía into the international music scene. The song was one of the best-performing singles of 2019, being streamed for over 1.5 billion times during the year.[2] It was listed in many year-end lists and received critical acclaim, with Billboard ranking it fifth on their list of 100 Best Songs of 2019 as Pitchfork the eighth best.[3][4] "Con altura" won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Song and was also nominated for a Teen Choice and an MTV Europe Music Award, among others.[5][6][7]

Its music video, directed by Director X, accompanied its release the same day. It reached social media virality and became the most-watched female music video on YouTube of 2019.[8] It earned the performers multiple accolades. Rosalía made history after winning two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Latin and Best Choreography as she became the first ever Spanish-winning artist at the ceremony.[9] "Con altura" also appeared on Just Dance 2020 and Grand Theft Auto Online.[10]

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  2. ^ EFE, RTVE es / (16 October 2019). "El videoclip "Con altura" de Rosalía supera los 1.000 millones de visualizaciones". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Sampaio, Sofia (11 December 2019). "Pitchfork: Con Altura e Caro estão entre as 10 melhores do ano". Latina Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Rosalía se encumbra sobre el escenario de los MTV EMA Sevilla en una gala con protagonismo femenino". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Teen Choice Awards: lista de nominados". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ "La noche inolvidable de Rosalía en los Grammy Latinos 2019". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "El videoclip 'Con altura' de Rosalía es el segundo más visto de YouTube en 2019". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "MTV VMAs: Rosalía es la primera artista española en ganar premios". okdiario.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Just Dance 2020 confirma nuevos temas con Rosalía, Black Eyed Peas y más". MeriStation (in Spanish). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.