They were already separated, but it was only a matter of time before Shakira and Karol G.together, managed to get World No. 1 in LOS40. They achieved this with THQ, the collaboration that shook the foundations of global pop within the first 24 hours of its release. Without going any further, it is the Latin female duo that has accumulated 100 million views on YouTube the fastest.
On the one hand, THQ refers to the acronym “Te quedó grande”, a sentence addressed to the respective ex-partners of the two Colombian stars. Additionally, Karol herself revealed that they spent 16 hours in the studio creating this hit. A long period of time that delayed the release of his fifth studio album.
On the other, his music video directed by Pedro Artola—, contains several references to the world of cinema: of The Truman Show A Kill Billpassing for blade runner oh Matrix. A real delight for lovers of the seventh art!
Moreover, while that of Barranquilla conquered Spain and Latin America with WakaWaka In 2010, on January 21, he repeated the course with Bizarrap and his Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53; that of Medellín did the same on June 11, 2022 with Provence, another of the songs included in his album tomorrow will be beautiful.
Throughout this week, Karol G and Shakira are the most important artists of the ten countries in which LOS40 is present: Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala and Spain.
Previously, artists like Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys, Camila Cabello, Bizarrap y Quevedo and Rosalía also reached world number 1 on our list.