"La Luz (Fín)" | ||||
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Single by Kali Uchis and Jhay Cortez | ||||
from the album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) | ||||
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Released | October 1, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
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Length | 2:59 | |||
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Producer(s) | Tainy | |||
Kali Uchis singles chronology | ||||
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Jhay Cortez singles chronology | ||||
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"La Luz (Fín)" on YouTube |
"La Luz (Fín)" (stylized in all lowercase; transl. "The Light (End)") is a song by American singer Kali Uchis and Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez. It was released on October 1, 2020, serving as the second single from Uchis' second studio album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios).
I don't really like to have a lot of collaborations on my projects, so I always knew that I just wanted it to be a few people that made sense for me. So, for Jhay, I knew that I wanted people who were true to Latin music, true to the culture, and also killing it in that space, people that were, for lack of a better word, "seasoned," and I just really wanted to be able to work with someone who was also just already in that world because it's is a new world to me.
— Kali Uchis on collaborating with Jhay Cortez on "La Luz (Fín)" [1]
"La Luz (Fín)" is a "soft to the touch" song blending Latin pop, [1] [2] reggaeton, [3] and R&B [4] [5] over a downtempo, "simple, but intoxicating" dembow beat. [5] [6] [7]
Kali Uchis described the song as having sexual undertones, saying it's about "the moment when you set your sights on someone and can't wait to do everything freaky imaginable with them." [2]
Uchis and Jhay Cortez first met in Miami to record the song, finishing it immediately. [1]
"La Luz (Fín)" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Rob H of Beats Per Minute commented on the song's production and sensuality, calling it "intimidating in the levels of sexuality" and an "all around steamy affair". [6] In a review of the parent album, Oliver Corrigan of Gigwise praised Uchis' vocal delivery, calling it "delicately intimate" and also noted that the song's musicality was reminiscent of her earlier R&B work. [4] Upon release of the song, Carolyn Droke of Uproxx called the song "steamy", [8] later saying in an article that it served as a preview of its parent album's "rhythmic sound". [9] Brany Barragan, a writer of The Daily Californian complimented the collaboration between Uchis and Cortez, saying the latter "perfectly contrasted Uchis' soft vocals" while also praising the former's "shape-shifting talent" and experimentation in the reggaeton genre. [10]
The music video for "La Luz (Fín)", directed by Uchis and Lauren Dunn, was released on October 27, 2020. [11] [12] The video features aesthetics pulling from the early 2000s. [13]
American singer Omar Apollo, a frequent collaborator of Uchis, appears in the music video. [14]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard) [15] | 16 |
So that was the thing, like for Jhay it was like "OK, that's like a little Latin pop song."
I was so excited to make my version of a Latin pop song because there's no other song like it on my upcoming album. I love Jhay and Tainy's music so I was honored to get in the studio with them.
MC Jhay Cortez appears in the soft-to-the-touch reggaeton of "La Luz (Fín)."
the follow-up single of 'La Luz (Fín)' signalled a reversion back to her sensual R&B facade. Along with her delicately intimate vocal delivery, this exemplified a popularised spooning of modern R&B which has happily fed the Western masses through recent years.
"la luz(Fín)" is better, as Kali just feels more confident on a more down tempo classic R&B beat where she steams it up alongside Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez.
... sleek, foot-moving dembow beats on "te pongo mal (préndelo)" and "la luz (Fín)".
Additionally, "La Luz (Fín)" and "Te Pongo Mal (Prendelo)" bring reggaeton to Sin Miedo. ... its feature by Jhay Cortez perfectly contrasts Uchis' soft vocals. Both tracks are a statement of Uchis' shape-shifting talent.
"La Luz (Fín)" | ||||
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Single by Kali Uchis and Jhay Cortez | ||||
from the album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) | ||||
Language |
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Released | October 1, 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Tainy | |||
Kali Uchis singles chronology | ||||
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Jhay Cortez singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"La Luz (Fín)" on YouTube |
"La Luz (Fín)" (stylized in all lowercase; transl. "The Light (End)") is a song by American singer Kali Uchis and Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez. It was released on October 1, 2020, serving as the second single from Uchis' second studio album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios).
I don't really like to have a lot of collaborations on my projects, so I always knew that I just wanted it to be a few people that made sense for me. So, for Jhay, I knew that I wanted people who were true to Latin music, true to the culture, and also killing it in that space, people that were, for lack of a better word, "seasoned," and I just really wanted to be able to work with someone who was also just already in that world because it's is a new world to me.
— Kali Uchis on collaborating with Jhay Cortez on "La Luz (Fín)" [1]
"La Luz (Fín)" is a "soft to the touch" song blending Latin pop, [1] [2] reggaeton, [3] and R&B [4] [5] over a downtempo, "simple, but intoxicating" dembow beat. [5] [6] [7]
Kali Uchis described the song as having sexual undertones, saying it's about "the moment when you set your sights on someone and can't wait to do everything freaky imaginable with them." [2]
Uchis and Jhay Cortez first met in Miami to record the song, finishing it immediately. [1]
"La Luz (Fín)" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Rob H of Beats Per Minute commented on the song's production and sensuality, calling it "intimidating in the levels of sexuality" and an "all around steamy affair". [6] In a review of the parent album, Oliver Corrigan of Gigwise praised Uchis' vocal delivery, calling it "delicately intimate" and also noted that the song's musicality was reminiscent of her earlier R&B work. [4] Upon release of the song, Carolyn Droke of Uproxx called the song "steamy", [8] later saying in an article that it served as a preview of its parent album's "rhythmic sound". [9] Brany Barragan, a writer of The Daily Californian complimented the collaboration between Uchis and Cortez, saying the latter "perfectly contrasted Uchis' soft vocals" while also praising the former's "shape-shifting talent" and experimentation in the reggaeton genre. [10]
The music video for "La Luz (Fín)", directed by Uchis and Lauren Dunn, was released on October 27, 2020. [11] [12] The video features aesthetics pulling from the early 2000s. [13]
American singer Omar Apollo, a frequent collaborator of Uchis, appears in the music video. [14]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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US Latin Pop Airplay ( Billboard) [15] | 16 |
So that was the thing, like for Jhay it was like "OK, that's like a little Latin pop song."
I was so excited to make my version of a Latin pop song because there's no other song like it on my upcoming album. I love Jhay and Tainy's music so I was honored to get in the studio with them.
MC Jhay Cortez appears in the soft-to-the-touch reggaeton of "La Luz (Fín)."
the follow-up single of 'La Luz (Fín)' signalled a reversion back to her sensual R&B facade. Along with her delicately intimate vocal delivery, this exemplified a popularised spooning of modern R&B which has happily fed the Western masses through recent years.
"la luz(Fín)" is better, as Kali just feels more confident on a more down tempo classic R&B beat where she steams it up alongside Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez.
... sleek, foot-moving dembow beats on "te pongo mal (préndelo)" and "la luz (Fín)".
Additionally, "La Luz (Fín)" and "Te Pongo Mal (Prendelo)" bring reggaeton to Sin Miedo. ... its feature by Jhay Cortez perfectly contrasts Uchis' soft vocals. Both tracks are a statement of Uchis' shape-shifting talent.