Ex de Verdad

"Ex de Verdad"
Single by Ha*Ash
from the album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad
LanguageSpanish
English title"True Ex"
Released25 May 2015 (2015-05-25)
Recorded7 July 2014 in Mexico City, México
Genre
Length4:07
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ha*Ash singles chronology
"Lo Aprendí de Ti"
(2015)
"Ex de Verdad"
(2015)
"No Te Quiero Nada"
(2015)
Music video
"Ex de Verdad" on YouTube

"Ex de Verdad" (transl. "True Ex") is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Ha*Ash. Is the third single of the live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad. The single was officially released on May 25, 2015.[1][2][3] The music video of the song is the live performance by Ha*Ash in Estudios Churubusco (City México) on 7 July 2014.[4] The song then included on their live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Beatriz Luengo.[5]

Background and release

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"Ex de Verdad" was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Beatriz Luengo[5] and produced by George Noriega, Tim Mitchell and Pablo De La Loza. Is a song recorded by American duo Ha*Ash from her live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad.[6][7] It was released as the third single from the album on May 25, 2015, by Sony Music Entertainment.[8]

Music video

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A music video for "Ex de Verdad" was released on May 25, 2015.[8][9] It was directed by Nahuel Lerena.[10] The video was filmed in Estudios Churubusco, City Mexico.[4] As of June 2023, the video has over 377 million views on YouTube.

The second video for "Ex de Verdad", recorded live for the live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[11]

Commercial performance

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The track peaked at number one on the Monitor Latino and at number 33 in the Mexico Espanol Airplay charts in México.[12][13] In March 2019, the songs was certified as Double Platinum in Mexico.[14]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[15][16][17]

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: México
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.

Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace  – vocals, guitar, songwriting
  • Hanna Nicole  – vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting

Additional personnel

  • Beatriz Luengo  – songwriting
  • Antonio Rayo  – songwriting
  • Pablo De La Loza  – co-producer, co-director
  • George Noriega  – producer
  • Tim Mitchell  – producer
  • Roberto Collío  – engineer
  • Jules Ramllano  – engineer

Charts

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Chart[18] Position
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[12] 1
Mexico (Billboard Espanol Airplay)[13] 33
Mexico (Monitor Latino - Top 100)[19] 29

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[20] Diamond+Gold 330,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2017 VEVO Certified 100,000,000 views Won

Release history

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Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various May 25, 2015 Standard Sony Music Latin [21]
November 13, 2015 Big Band Remix [17]
December 6, 2019 Live Version [11]

References

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  1. ^ "HA*ASH ESTRENA "EX DE VERDAD" | Sony Music Colombia". Sony Music Colombia. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. ^ Publinews (14 September 2016). "Ha*Ash: "'Ex de verdad' se basa en una historia real, la de Ashley"". Publinews (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  3. ^ "Ha*Ash estrenó nuevo videoclip". América Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  4. ^ a b "Ha*Ash graba primera producción en vivo | La República EC". La RepúblicaEC (in Spanish). 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  5. ^ a b "Ex de verdad - Writer". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "HA-ASH Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad by Ha-Ash", iTunes, retrieved 2019-07-10
  7. ^ "Ha*Ash se convierte en el grupo más joven en grabar un álbum bajo el concepto "Primera Fila" – Seitrack US". OCESA Seitrack. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  8. ^ a b "HA*ASH, LANZA SU NUEVO SENCILLO Y VIDEO: " EX DE VERDAD " – Dual Estereo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  9. ^ Redacción. "Ha*Ash estrenan su tercer sencillo 'Ex de Verdad' Archives". Dominio Medios (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  10. ^ "Ha*Ash: "Nos ha tocado conocer el mundo juntas"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  11. ^ a b "Ex de Verdad (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash". iTunes (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  12. ^ a b "HA-ASH imparable con su "PRIMERA FILA" y con muchos planes para el 2016 | MEGAFAN". megafan.mobi. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  13. ^ a b "Ha*Ash - Chart history > Mexico Espanol Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  14. ^ "Certificados Musicales Amprofon - Ex de Verdad". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  15. ^ "Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad - Ha*Ash | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  16. ^ Ha-Ash – Ex de verdad (En vivo), retrieved 2019-07-14
  17. ^ a b Ha-Ash – Ex de verdad (Versión Big Band), retrieved 2019-07-14
  18. ^ "Ha*Ash". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  19. ^ "Revista monitorLATINO Edición Número 70". Issuu. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  20. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 6, 2023. Type Ha-Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Ex de Verdad in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  21. ^ Ex de Verdad (HA-ASH Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad [En Vivo]) de Ha-Ash (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved 2019-07-14