"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. Nicky Jam performed the song solo during the
2018 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.[7]
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.[8] 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]
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201815 into search. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^"Media Forest – Know You Are On Air". Media Forest. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201821 into search. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201819 into search. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
"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. Nicky Jam performed the song solo during the
2018 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony.[7]
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.[8] 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]
^"
ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201815 into search. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
^"Media Forest – Know You Are On Air". Media Forest. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
^"
ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201821 into search. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^"
ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201819 into search. Retrieved May 17, 2018.