Watati
2023 promotional single by Karol G
"Watati" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G featuring Panamanian musician Aldo Ranks. It was released on June 2, 2023, through Atlantic Records as the first promotional single from Barbie the Album, the soundtrack to the 2023 film Barbie.
Background
On May 25, 2023, the featured artists of the Barbie soundtrack were revealed, including Giraldo. On the same day, it was revealed that Ranks would also be part of the soundtrack together with Giraldo. On May 29, a snippet of the song was posted via the soundtrack's social media accounts. The song was released on June 2 without prior announcement for digital download and streaming. The back cover of the first edition vinyl of Barbie the Album misspell the track as "Watiti."
Composition
"Watati" was written by Giraldo, Ranks and Ovy on the Drums, who also produced it. The song has a duration of 2 minutes and 46 seconds. "Watati" is a reggaeton song, Latin pop and Latin trap with elements of dembow and reggae in Spanish and lyrics about dancing. The title of the song is an expression created by Ranks that he mentions at the beginning of his songs.
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