Safari (J Balvin song)

"Safari" is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin featuring American musicians Pharrell Williams and Bia and 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.

"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
"Bobo" (2016) "Safari" (2016) "Si Tú Novio Te Deja Sola" (2017)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"WTF (Where They From)" (2015) "Safari" (2016) "Surfin'" (2016)
Music video
"Safari" on YouTube

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 (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[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 (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]	Platinum	60,000‡
France (SNEP)[32]	Gold	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[33]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[34]	Diamond+Platinum	360,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[35]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36]	4× Platinum	160,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one songs of 2016 (Mexico)
• List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2016