X (Nicky Jam and J Balvin song)

"X" is a song by American singer Nicky Jam and Colombian singer J Balvin. Written by the two singers, Juan Diego Medina, Giordano Ashruf and its producers, Jeon and Afro Bros, it was released by Sony Music Latin on March 2, 2018.[1] It is a Spanish dancehall song,[2] featuring a synth trumpet hook and elements of reggae, reggaeton, Latin pop and Afrobeats.[3] A Spanglish version of the song was released on April 27, 2018.[4] On June 28, 2018, a remix version featuring vocals by artists Maluma and Ozuna was released.[5] The accompanying audio was also released on Nicky Jam's YouTube channel on the same day.[6] The song topped the charts in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Bolivia, El Salvador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.

"X"
Single by Nicky Jam and J Balvin
from the album Íntimo
Language	Spanish
Released	March 2, 2018
Genre	Spanish dancehall
Length	2:53
Label	Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)	Nick Rivera José Osorio Juan Diego Medina Jonathan Thiel Skrrt Shareef Bedloe Giordano Ashruf
Producer(s)	Jeon Afro Bros
Nicky Jam singles chronology
"Bella y Sensual" (2017) "X" (2018) "Just Gettin' Started" (2018)
J Balvin singles chronology
"Ahora" (2018) "X" (2018) "Dime" (2018)
Music video
"X" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "X" was filmed in Miami and directed by Jessy Terrero.[3] It was released on March 1, 2018, on Nicky Jam's YouTube account. It features Nicky Jam and J Balvin dancing in a vibrant colored room inside a plane. As of February 2020, the video has over 1.8 billion views on YouTube.[7] Writing for NPR, Sidney Madden described the video as "a clean and vivid affair", likening it to Sean Paul's "I'm Still in Love with You" and Drake's "Hotline Bling".[3]

Track listings

Digital download[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"X"	2:53

Digital download – Spanglish Version[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"X" (Spanglish Version)	2:52

Digital download – Remix[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"X" (Remix) (with Maluma and Ozuna)	3:56

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[10] 17 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 33 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 12 Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[14] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 39 Chile (Monitor Latino)[16] 2 Colombia (National Report)[17] 2 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[18] 10 Croatia (HRT)[19] 63 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 80 Dominican Republic (SODINPRO)[21] 3 Ecuador (National-Report)[22] 3 El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[23] 1 France (SNEP)[24] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 13 Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[26] 4 Honduras (Monitor Latino)[27] 2 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[28] 11 Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 37 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[30] 32 Ireland (IRMA)[31] 67 Italy (FIMI)[32] 1 Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[33] 4 Mexico Streaming (AMPROFON)[34] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[36] 5 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[37] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[38] 24 Panama (Monitor Latino)[39] 1 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[40] 1 Peru (Monitor Latino)[41] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[42] 30 Portugal (AFP)[43] 1 Romania Airplay (Media Forest)[44] 2 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[45] 78 Scotland (OCC)[46] 79 Serbia (Radiomonitor)[47] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[48] 37 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[49] 45 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[51] 30 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[53] 74 Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[54] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[55] 41 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[56] 1 US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[57] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 39 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 39 Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[60] 5

Remix Chart (2018) Peak position Spain (PROMUSICAE)[61] 15 Monthly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música)[62] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[63] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[64] 72 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[65] 83 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[66] 53 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[67] 95 France (SNEP)[68] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[69] 44 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[70] 74 Israel (Galgalatz)[71] 35 Italy (FIMI)[72] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[73] 44 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[74] 24 Portugal (AFP)[75] 2 Romania (Airplay 100)[76] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[77] 11 US Billboard Hot 100[78] 90 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[79] 4 Chart (2019) Position Portugal (AFP)[80] 174 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[81] 41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[82]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[83]	Platinum	80,000
France (SNEP)[84]	Diamond	333,333
Germany (BVMI)[85]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[86]	2× Platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[87]	4× Platinum+Diamond	540,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[88]	Platinum	80,000
Poland (ZPAV)[89]	Platinum	20,000
Portugal (AFP)[90]	2× Platinum	20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[91]	3× Platinum	120,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[92]	2× Platinum	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[93]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[94]	35× Platinum (Latin)	2,100,000
Remix only
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[95]	Platinum	40,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2018 (Italy)
• List of number-one songs of 2018 (Mexico)
• List of number-one singles of 2018 (Spain)
• List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2018

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
• X (Nicky Jam x J. Balvin) [Audio] on YouTube