La Cintura (song)

"La Cintura" (English: The Waist) is a song by Spanish-German singer-songwriter Álvaro Soler. It was released on 29 March 2018, as the lead single from his second studio album, Mar de Colores (2018). A "Latin Remix" featuring Flo Rida and TINI is included in the album as a bonus track. The song was written by Soler, Jakob Erixson, Nadir Khayat, Simon Triebel, and Ali Zuckowski, and produced by T.I. Jakke, RedOne, Zuckowski, and Rune Westberg, all of whom had previously worked on his number-one hit single "Sofia" (2016). The song became a European success, reaching the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland (number-one in Romandie, the french-speaking part of Switzerland).

"La Cintura"
Single by Álvaro Soler
from the album Mar de Colores
Released	29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)
Length	3:25
Label	Airforce1 Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Álvaro Soler Jakob Erixson Nadir Khayat Simon Triebel Ali Zuchowski
Producer(s)	T.I. Jakke RedOne Simon Triebel Rune Westberg
Álvaro Soler singles chronology
"Yo contigo, tú conmigo" (2017) "La Cintura" (2018) "Loca" (2019)
Music video
"La Cintura" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "La Cintura" was released on Álvaro Soler's YouTube channel on 29 March 2018. Shot in Havana, Cuba, it features Soler and a group of people dancing around and having fun. As of October 2018, the video has over 134 million views.[1]

A music video was also released for the remix featuring Flo Rida and TINI on July 26, 2018. Soler filmed scenes with Flo Rida in Miami while TINI filmed her scenes in Madrid. As of October 2018, the remix music video has been seen over 66 million times as of September 2019.[2]

Live performances

Álvaro performed the song at Gala 4 during the tenth season of Operación Triunfo (series 10) on October 17, 2018 along with the contestants.

Soler, Flo Rida, and TINI performed the song together at the 4th Annual Latin American Music Awards on October 25, 2018 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Track listings

Digital download[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"La Cintura"	3:25

Digital download – acoustic version[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"La Cintura (Acoustic Live Version)"	3:24

Digital download – remix version[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"La Cintura (Remix)" (featuring Flo Rida and TINI)	2:57

Charts

Weekly charts Original version Chart (2018) Peak position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[6] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 3 Colombia (National-Report)[10] 27 Croatia Airplay (HRT)[11] 17 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[12] 1 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 38 Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 40 Ecuador (National-Report)[15] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 12 France (SNEP)[17] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 7 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[19] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[20] 31 Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] 5 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[22] 27 Italy (FIMI)[23] 2 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 22 Norway (VG-lista)[26] 36 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[27] 3 Portugal (AFP)[28] 54 Russia (Tophit)[29] 3 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 23 Slovenia (SloTop50)[31] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 4 Switzerland (Media Control Romandy)[35] 1 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[36] 64 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[37] 46 Venezuela (National-Report)[38] 9

Version featuring Flo Rida and TINI Chart (2018) Peak position Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[39] 72 Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[40] 28 Argentina (Monitor Latino)[41] 41 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[42] 19 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[43] 19 CIS (Tophit)[44] 33 Germany (Official German Charts)[45] 28 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[46] 17 Hungary (Single Top 40)[47] 95 Italy (FIMI)[48] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[49] 56 Poland (ZPAV)[50] 28 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[51] 25 Slovenia (SloTop50)[52] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 7 Chart (2019) Position CIS (Tophit)[54] 177 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[55] 13 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[56] 113

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[57]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[58]	Gold	20,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[59]	Gold	45,000
France (SNEP)[60]	Gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)[61]	Gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)[62]	3× Platinum	150,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[63]	Platinum	60,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[64]	3× Platinum	120,000
Sweden (GLF)[65]	Platinum	8,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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