After launching a historic comeback with one of its biggest international anthems last year, “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”, Black Eyed Peas maintains the momentum with a new single entitled “Mamacita.” Featuring Ozuna and J.Rey Soul, the single was released April 10.
Once again, Black Eyed Peas seamlessly fuses hip-hop, pop, club, and Latin with a lyrical crossfire, “chantable” choruses, and Ozuna’s fiery performance. Plus, “Mamacita” marks the group’s second single with its new label and the reveal of J.Rey Soul as a featured artist.
Similar to bandmate Apl.de.ap, J.Rey Soul, was also born and raised in the Philippines. The band’s fans know J.Rey Soul and her contributions to 2018’s Masters of the Sun Vol.1 and featured guest vocalist appearances during the Black Eyed Peas 2019 European, Latin America, and Pacific tour legs.
“Mamacita” arrives on the heels of Black Eyed Peas’ worldwide smash “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)” [feat. J Balvin]. Crossing one billion total streams in less than six months, the track eclipsed 432.7 million Spotify streams to date, making it the group’s “most-listened to song on a platform” and even besting the counts of perennial hits “I Gotta Feeling” and “Where Is The Love?”
Meanwhile, the “RITMO” music video has racked up more than 600 million YouTube views and counting.
It blew up around the world as well. Among multiple certifications, it went quadruple-platinum in Mexico, triple-platinum in Spain, platinum in Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Costa Rica, and gold in Canada, France twice, Sweden, Turkey, Central America, and the Caribbean.
