J Balvin
@teographSix weeks ago, Colombian newcomers Crissin, Totoy El Frio and Natan & Shander arrived on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart with "Poblado." A week later, the song entered the Billboard Global 200. As it remains on both rankings (at Nos. 111 and 184, respectively), a remix with some familiar faces debuts separately on the July 3-dated surveys. J Balvin, Karol G and Nicky Jam score the week's highest debut on both the Global Excl. U.S. chart (No. 44) and the Global 200 (No. 50) with "Poblado (Remix)," now sporting the three artists on the original version in featured roles.
With the exception of oft-covered holiday titles, "Poblado" is only the second song to hit the two tallies (since their September 2020 starts) in multiple iterations simultaneously. Balvin & co. follow Travis Scott, whose original 2016 "Goosebumps" has logged 39 weeks on the Global 200; in January, Spanish producer HVME debuted his remix, co-billed with Scott, and both versions have charted alongside one another for most of 2021 so far.
(Additionally, Boney M.'s "Rasputin" has charted in its original 1978 version and via Majestic's remix, but not simultaneously.)
"Poblado (Remix)" arrives with 27.1 million streams and 1,900 sold worldwide in the week ending June 24, according to MRC Data. Both versions of the song over-performed overseas, with 88% of streams for the original and 85% for the remix from outside the U.S., although the remix is significantly more video-forward. In its first full week of release, the remix drew 63% of its streams via video services and 37% from audio platforms, compared to the original's nearly opposite split of 65% audio and 35% video.
The remix's debut, higher than the original's peak on either chart so far, is perhaps not too surprising. While it's the second global chart appearance for Crissin, Totoy El Frio and Natan & Shander, "Poblado (Remix)" is the 16th for Balvin, the seventh for Karol G and the third for Nicky Jam, with their combined star power, prominent in the new video, lending itself to an already showier placement than that of the original.
Elsewhere, South Korean boy band Seventeen secures its first entry on both the Global Excl. U.S. chart and Global 200 as "Ready to Love" starts at Nos. 93 and 188, respectively. The song is from the group's new release Your Choice: 8th Mini Album (released June 18), which arrives at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales and World Albums charts and No. 15 on the Billboard 200.
Also making their first appearances on the Global Excl. U.S. chart: Argentina's Bandido, with "No Me Conocen" (No. 112); Japan's Zutomaya, with "Inside Joke" (No. 122); and Brazil's Mari Fernandez, with "Nao, Nao Vou" (No. 147).
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
