Safari (J Balvin song)

"Safari"
"Safari"
Single by J Balvin featuring Pharrell Williams, Bia and Sky
from the album Energía
Language	Spanish
Released	17 June 2016
Genre	Reggaeton; dancehall;
Length	3:25
Label	Capitol Latin
Songwriter(s)	José Osorio; Pharrell Williams; Bianca Landrau; Alejandro Ramírez; Jesse Huerta;
Producer(s)	Pharrell Williams
J Balvin singles chronology
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
Music video
	"Safari" on YouTube

"Safari" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin featuring American musicians Pharrell Williams & Bia and fellow Colombian musician Sky. Written by the artists alongside Jesse Heurta of Jesse & Joy, and produced Williams, the track was released by Capitol Latin on 17 June 2016 as the third single of his second studio album Energía (2016).^[1]^[2] The song reached number one in Mexico, Panama, and Spain.

This song also appeared on the soundtrack of the series Súper X in Este cuerpo no es mío.

Reception

Pitchfork described the song as "a thrilling joint, driven by bongos and a snaking piano line".^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)^[4]	15
Argentina Digital Songs (CAPIF)^[5]	5
Chile (Monitor Latino)^[6]	10
Colombia (National-Report)^[7]	5
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)^[8]	8
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[9]	96
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)^[10]	3
Ecuador (National-Report)^[11]	7
France (SNEP)^[12]	132
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	26
Mexico (Monitor Latino)^[14]	1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)^[15]	1
Romania (Airplay 100)^[16]	2
Panama (Monitor Latino)^[17]	1
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)^[18]	4
Portugal (AFP)^[19]	51
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	76
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)^[22]	4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[23]	7
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[24]	3
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)^[25]	1
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)^[26]	1

Monthly charts

Chart (2017)	Position
Peru (UNIMPRO)^[27]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[28]	55
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)^[29]	22

Chart (2017)	Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[30]	37

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[31]	Gold	30,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[32]	2× Platinum	100,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[33]	Diamond+Platinum	360,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)^[34]	Gold	5,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[35]	4× Platinum	160,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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