Ojalá (song)

"Ojalá" (transl. "Hopefully") is a song by American duo Ha*Ash for their fifth studio album "30 de Febrero" (2017). A live version was included on their album En vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole, Pablo Preciado and Paolo Stefanoni[1] while the song was produced by Hanna Nicole and George Noriega.[2]

"Ojalá"
Song by Ha*Ash
from the album 30 de Febrero
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Recorded2017 in Miami, United States
Genre
Length3:27
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ha*Ash other songs chronology
"100 Años"
(2017)		 "Ojalá"
(2017)		 "30 de Febrero"
(2017)
Lyrics video
"Ojalá" on YouTube

Background and composition

The track was released digitally on November 17, 2017, by Sony Music Entertainment México as a promotional tool for the album, which was released on fourteen days. The song takes place in an office setting and has the vibe of a pop song, that shows many texts between the girls and the guy who is an ex lover of Ashley.[3][4]

The band started working on the song during the 1F Hecho Realidad Tour.[5] It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Pablo Preciado[1] and produced by Hanna and George Noriega.[6] The song was recorded at Miami, United States in 2017.[7][8] No official music video has been released.

Commercial performance

On February 1, 2019, the song was certified gold in Mexico.[9]

Music video

A lyric video for "Ojalá" was released on November 17, 2017.[10][11][12] It was directed by Diego Álvarez.[13] As of October 2019, the video has over 52 million views on YouTube.

The music video for "Ojalá", recorded live for the live album En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[14]

Live performances

Ha*Ash included "Ojalá" on her "Gira 100 Años Contigo" (2018–2019).[15][16]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Genius.[2][17]

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: United States
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.

Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace  – vocals, guitar, songwriting
  • Hanna Nicole  – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production

Additional personnel

  • Pablo Preciado  – songwriting
  • Paolo Stefanoni  – songwriting
  • Pate Wallace  – keyboards, engineer, editor
  • Diego Contento  – engineer
  • Dave Clauss  – engineer
  • George Noriega  – engineer, editor, director, bass
  • Matt Calderín  – drums

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[18] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Charts

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[19] 97

Release history
Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various December 1, 2017 Standard
Sony Music Latin [20]
December 6, 2019 Live Version [14]

References
  1. "Ojalá - Writer". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. Ha-Ash – Ojalá, retrieved July 14, 2019
  3. Admin (November 25, 2017). "Ha*Ash libera el tema 30 DE FEBRERO en descarga directa con la pre-orden de su álbum". LaChicuela.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. Ha*Ash (November 17, 2017). ""Ojalá" ya está disponible en SpotifyMexico". @haashoficial (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. "Ha*Ash muestra empoderamiento femenino e innovación en Ojalá, su nuevo álbum". Mundo Hispanico (in Spanish). October 14, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. "Ojalá Lyrics". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  7. "Ha*Ash estrenan la canción y el lyric video de 'Ojalá' feat. Abraham Mateo". Sony Music España (in Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. "Ha*Ash recuerdan una ruptura amorosa y desean "lo peor" a sus ex's en "Ojalá"". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. "Ha*Ash regresó al Auditorio Nacional con su #Gira100AñosContigo y sumó su quinto y sexto Sold Out". OCESA Seitrack (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. TIM, Televisa. "Ha*Ash desean lo peor a sus ex en nuevo sencillo". Telehit (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  11. Ha*Ash - Ojalá (Lyric Video), retrieved July 14, 2019
  12. "Ha*Ash estrena su lyric-vídeo de su sencillo "Ojalá"". Laura G (in Spanish). November 17, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  13. "HA*ASH lanzan su álbum 30 DE FEBRERO". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Spanish). December 4, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  14. Ojalá (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash (in Spanish), retrieved 2019-12-10
  15. "Ha*Ash Setlist at Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. "Ha*Ash Setlist at Fiestas de Octubre 2018". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. "Ha*Ash - Ojalá II". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  18. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 11, 2019. Type Ha*Ash or Ha-Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Jumpsuit in the box under TÍTULO
  19. "-monitorLATINO". Top Digital monitorLATINO. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  20. Ojalá de Ha-Ash (in Spanish), retrieved July 11, 2019
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