Tusa (song)

"Tusa" is a song by Colombian reggaeton singer Karol G and Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Karol G, Keityn, Ovy on the Drums and Nicki Minaj, and produced by Ovy on the Drums. It was released as a single by Republic Records, Universal Music Latino and Universal Music Group on 7 November 2019.

"Tusa"
Single by Karol G and Nicki Minaj
Released7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)
Recorded2019
GenreReggaeton[1]
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
"China"
(2019)		 "Tusa"
(2019)		 "Follow"
(2020)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Welcome to the Party"
(2019)		 "Tusa"
(2019)		 "Nice to Meet Ya"
(2020)
Music video
"Tusa" on YouTube

The song peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's 106th entry on the chart and Karol G's 4th. It also became the first song by two lead female artists to debut at number one on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.[2] The song debuted at number 56 on the Rolling Stone Top 100.[3] The song peaked at number one in numerous countries and is the longest-running number-one single on the Argentina Hot 100, having spent 25 weeks at number one on the chart.[4] "Tusa" was nominated for two Latin Grammys, in the categories Record and Song of the Year. The song was a major streaming hit with the music video surpassing 1 billion views on YouTube in September 2020 and The Single becoming the most Streamed non-English song on Global Spotify of 2020.[5]

Background

"Tusa" is the first collaboration between Karol G and Minaj. On 6 November 2019, Karol G shared the artwork for the single on her social media, as well as snippets of the official music video. In an interview with Billboard, she told them how the collaboration came about:

She called me and said: "I'm going to make the best rap of my life for your song", I felt so happy. I sent her the music at 1 p.m. At 1:07 p.m., she downloaded the file, and at 8 p.m., I had the song back.[6]

Composition

"Tusa" is three minutes and twenty seconds long.[7] It was written by Karol G, Keityn, Ovy on the Drums and Nicki Minaj, with production by Ovy on the Drums.[2] "Tusa" is Colombian slang for the mixture of heartache and desire for revenge felt by a person when their partner breaks up with them.[6] Lyrically, Karol G's verses tell the story of a woman who struggles to forget her former boyfriend, while Minaj's rap tells the man that the woman has moved on with her life.[8] Despite being not marked as containing explicit lyrics, Nicki uses the vulgar word bitch for two times.

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Tusa" debuted at number one on the Hot Latin Songs, becoming the first song by two lead female artists to debut atop the chart, and also the first song by a female act in a lead role to chart at number one since 2016, when Shakira's "Chantaje" featuring Maluma reached the top. It became Minaj's sixth entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart, and her second top 10, following the 2017's "Krippy Kush (remix)" with Farruko, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage and Rvssian.[9] It became Karol G's second number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart and Minaj's first No.1 entry on any Billboard Latin chart.[10]

On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 78, becoming Karol's fourth chart entry and Minaj's 106th entry.[11] It peaked at number 42 on the Hot 100. "Tusa" also reached number 41 on the Rolling Stone US Top 100 Songs chart on the week ending 30 January 2020, with 67,200 sales plus track-equivalent streams.

"Tusa" reached No.1 in 17 countries, like Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia and others [12]

Music video

The music video for "Tusa" was released through Karol G's YouTube channel on 7 November 2019. It was filmed in Los Angeles and directed by American music video director Mike Ho.[1][13] It has since accumulated over 1 billion views with more than 8.6 million likes.

Live performances

On 8 December 2019, Karol G performed "Tusa" at Pixel 4's Motion Sense Concert Series.[14] Karol G premiered the song on American television as she performed it at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 10 January 2020.[15] Karol G also performed it at the 2020 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

About

The word “tusa” is a Colombian coloquial word that means “heartbreak”.

Awards
Year Ceremony Award Result
2019 Premios Tu Música Urbana Canción Femenina Nominated
2020 2020 American Music Awards Favourite Song - Latin Won
BreakTudo Awards 2020 Collaboration of the Year Nominated
Heat Latin Music Awards Mejor Video Won
Latin Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
LOS40 Music Awards Best Latin Song Nominated
Best Latin Video Won
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Collaboration Won
Best Video Nominated
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Best Collaboration Nominated
Best Latin Nominated
NRJ Music Awards International Song of the Year Nominated
International Duo/Group of the Year Nominated
Premios Juventud La Más Pegajosa (Can't Get Enough of this Song) Won
Premios Nuestra Tierra Canción del año Won
Canción favorita del público Won
Canción urbana Won
Mejor video Nominated
Spotify Awards The Monday Song Won
Tudo Information Awards Feat do Ano Nominated

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[59] Gold 20,000
France (SNEP)[60] Diamond 333,333
Italy (FIMI)[61] 2× Platinum 140,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[62] 6× Diamond+3× Platinum+Gold 2,010,000
Poland (ZPAV)[63] Platinum 20,000
Portugal (AFP)[64] Platinum 10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[65] 9× Platinum 360,000
United States (RIAA)[66] 28× Platinum (Latin) 1,680,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 7 November 2019
Republic
Italy 13 December 2019 Contemporary hit radio Universal [67]
United States 11 February 2020 Republic [68]

See also

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