Location (Karol G song)

"Location" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G with Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA and Colombian singer and rapper J Balvin.[1] It was written by Karol G, Anuel AA, J Balvin and Ovy on the Drums, and produced by the latter.[2] The song was released on February 11, 2021, through Universal Music Latino, as the fourth single from her third studio album KG0516.[1]

"Location"
Single by Karol G, Anuel AA and J Balvin
from the album KG0516
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)
Length4:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
"Bichota"
(2020)		 "Location"
(2021)		 "El Makinon"
(2021)
Anuel AA singles chronology
"Municiones"
(2021)		 "Location"
(2021)		 "Fiel (Remix)"
(2021)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Billetes Azules"
(2021)		 "Location"
(2021)		 "Poblado (Remix)"
(2021)
Music video
"Location" on YouTube

Background

The song was teased multiple times until its announcement, hours prior to its release, on February 11, 2021.[3]

About the song, Karol G stated: "I like to give my fans a unique experience with every single release, both musically and visually. It’s a very special song for me because I was able to collaborate with artists that I admire and we were able to fuse reggaeton/hip-hop/country influences into an amazing song and video filled with energy and rodeo vibes."[4]

Commercial performance

"Location" debuted and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart dated February 27, 2021. It failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart but entered and peaked at number 3 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart dated February 27, 2021. The song received a 6 times Latin platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 24, 2021, for sales of 360,000 equivalent-units.

Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations for "Location"
Year Ceremony Category Result
2021 Heat Latin Music Awards Best Video Nominated
Los 40 Music Awards Best Latin Video Nominated
MTV Millennial Awards Music-Ship of the Year (Best Collaboration) Nominated
2022 Premios Lo Nuestro Urban Collaboration of the Year Nominated

Music video

The music video for "Location" was directed by Colin Tilley and was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on February 11, 2021.[5] As of April 2023, it has over 452 million views. [6]

Charts
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[7] 63
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 3
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[9] 6

Certifications
Certifications for "Location"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] Gold 10,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[11] Diamond+Platinum+Gold 910,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12] 6× Platinum (Latin) 360,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. ""Location" : Karol G, Anuel AA et J Balvin dévoilent un nouveau morceau (vidéo)". www.latina.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. Flores, Griselda (2021-03-12). "Ovy On The Drums Talks Fusing Country With Reggaeton For Karol G's 'Location'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. G, Karol [@karolg] (February 11, 2021). "LOCATION 🌵 FT. @anuel @jbalvin LINK EN BIO!!!!! 📍📍📍📍📍📍". Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. "First Stream Latin: New Music From Alejandro Fernández, Christian Nodal, Evaluna Montaner & More". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  5. "KAROL G, Anuel AA, J. Balvin - LOCATION (Official Video)". www.youtube.com.
  6. "KAROL G, Anuel AA, J. Balvin - LOCATION (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. "Karol G Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard.
  8. "Karol G Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. "Karol G Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  10. "Universal con Karol G en Buenos Aires: Dos sold outs y galardones de Platino y Diamante" (PDF). Prensario Música (in Spanish). No. 586. June 2022. p. 32. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  11. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 May 2022. Type Karol G in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Location in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  12. "American single certifications – Karol G – Location". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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