Bichiyal
| "Bichiyal" | ||||
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| Single by Bad Bunny featuring Yaviah | ||||
| from the album YHLQMDLG | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | March 13, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Rimas | |||
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| "Bichiyal" on YouTube | ||||
"Bichiyal" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny featuring Yaviah from his third studio album YHLQMDLG (2020). It was released on March 13, 2020, as the seventh single from the album.[1] The song was written by Benito Martínez, Ernesto Padilla, Jose Cruz, Freddy Montalvo and Javier Marcano and it was produced by Nesty and Subelo NEO.
Context
[edit]"Bichiyal" is a portmanteau of two popular slang words in Puerto Rico, "bicha" and "yal". The song is about a woman and the gap between Puerto Rico's upper-middle class and the poor.[2]
Promotion and release
[edit]On February 28, 2020, Bad Bunny announced his third studio album that was revealed to be YHLQMDLG during his performance and guest appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which was released the following day.[3]
Commercial performance
[edit]Following the releasing of its parent album, "Pero Ya No" charted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated March 14, 2020, becoming the lowest charting track from YHLQMDLG[4] as well as peaking at number 11 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart upon the issue date of March 14, 2020.[5] In Spain, "Pero Ya No" reached at number 22.
Audio visualizer
[edit]A visualizer video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on February 29, 2020, along with the other visualizer videos of the songs that appeared on YHLQMDLG.[6]
Music video
[edit]A music video for "Bichiyal" was released on March 13, 2020, on YouTube.[7]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 89 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] | 46 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bad Bunny, Yaviah Take Japan in New 'Bichiyal' Video". Rolling Stone. March 13, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "The Classist History Behind Bad Bunny's 'Bichiyal'". NPR. March 17, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny Performed and Announced New Album Release on 'Jimmy Fallon'". Hypebeast. February 28, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny Owns More Than 10% Of The Hot 100 This Week". Forbes. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny's Entire 'YHLQMDLG' Album Is on the Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. March 11, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "BAD BUNNY x YAVIAH - BICHIYAL [Visualizer]". February 29, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bad Bunny, Yaviah Take Japan in New 'Bichiyal' Video". Yahoo!. March 14, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny & Yaviah – Bichiyal" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications – Bad Bunny / Yaviah – Bichiyal". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 6, 2024.