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Estamos Bien

"Estamos Bien" (English: "We're Good") is a song by the Puerto Rican Latin trap artist Bad Bunny. The song was released by Rimas Entertainment on June 28, 2018, as the first single from his first studio album, X 100pre (2018).[1] It was written by Benito Martínez and Ismael Flores and produced by Tainy and La Paciencia.

"Estamos Bien"
Single by Bad Bunny
from the album X 100pre
LanguageSpanish
English title"We're Good"
ReleasedJune 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
Genre
Length3:28
Label
  • Rimas
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bad Bunny singles chronology
"Te Descuidó"
(2018) 		"Estamos Bien"
(2018) 		"Satisfacción"
(2018)
Music video
"Estamos Bien" on YouTube

Background

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Bad Bunny had disappeared from social media for a time when he was overwhelmed with his sudden rise to fame. Views of his videos on YouTube were seven billion in 2018.[2] When his fans wondered how he was, he responded with Estamos Bien, a song saying, "We're good".[3]

Rolling Stone magazine called it "electro-psych bliss".[4] In the song, Bad Bunny describes being okay, and that we are all okay and all of mine are okay. The lyrics mention a huge rainstorm, starting from nothing, and that power has not been restored to his home. He dedicated the song to victims of Hurricane Maria when he made his first appearance on American TV on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon saying, "3,000 people died in Hurricane Maria and Donald Trump is in denial." Then, as a clip of Hurricane Maria striking the island played on a screen behind him, he began to sing "estamos bien, todo está bien, no hay nada malo aquí, con o sin billetes de cien, estamos bien" (in English "we're good, everything is good, there's nothing wrong here, with or without hundred dollar bills, we're good.")[5]

Composition

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The song "Estamos Bien" is an upbeat and melodic Latin trap song with a reggaeton rhythm at the end of the song that goes 120 BPM.[6]

Music video

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The video for Estamos Bien was released on June 28, 2018 on Bad Bunny's YouTube channel. By April 2019, the music video for the song had received over 300 million views.[7] In the video, Bad Bunny is seen enjoying his time with friends and paints his fingernails purple and blows them dry, questioning traditional male expectations.[8]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19] 3× Platinum (Latin) 180,000‡

‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel

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  • Bad Bunny – songwriting, lead vocals
  • Ismael Flores – songwriting
  • Tainy – producer
  • La Paciencia – producer

References

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  1. ^ "Estamos Bien by Bad Bunny". Apple Music. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Leight, Elias (November 14, 2018). "Why Latin Music Continued to Dominate YouTube in 2018". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Ydrach, Chente (December 24, 2018). "La Única Entrevista Que Bad Bunny Va a Dar - Masacote" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Exposito, Suzy (December 27, 2018). "Bad Bunny Is Latin Pop's Freaky King". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Exposito, Suzy (September 27, 2018). "Bad Bunny Makes Powerful TV Debut on 'Fallon,' Dedicates 'Estamos Bien' to Hurricane Maria Victims". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "BPM and key for "Estamos Bien" by Bad Bunny". SongBPM. June 28, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Bad Bunny (June 28, 2018). "Bad Bunny - Estamos Bien - Video Oficial". Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ Rosales, Vanessa (April 24, 2019). "Embracing the feminine, Bad Bunny champions a new masculinity". CNN Style. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "Top 20 Republica Dominicana". charts monitor LATINO (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "Puerto Rico General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 42: del 12.10.2018 al 18.10.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  17. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Bad Bunny – Estamos Bien". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Bad Bunny – Estamos Bien". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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