Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Tainy & J Balvin's 'Agua' from 'The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run' Reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Latin Pop Chart

SINGLE IS FROM THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN


Latin GRAMMY winning producer Tainy and global superstar J. Balvin have reached No. 1 on radio in the United States and Puerto Rico with their global hit “Agua”, earning them the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Latin Pop, Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm charts!

Radio success comes to no surprise as “Agua” has digitally accrued over 500 million streams combined and has also become a viral hit with the “Agua Challenge” on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

The song is the first single off the upcoming Paramount Animation/Nickelodeon film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run’s soundtrack, spearheaded and executive produced by groundbreaking multimedia company NEON16 and award-winning producers ​Tainy and ​Lex Borrero​.


NEON16 has curated the official film soundtrack for the next movie installment in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise by bringing together some of the industry’s most prolific and innovative artists to collaborate.

“It’s not everyday that you can collaborate with such a huge brand like the Spongebob franchise is, so to have the opportunity to do so and to see the song have success, it means the world to us. Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon have been great partners in this process and we are excited to share with you the rest of the soundtrack for this incredible feel good film.” comments Lex Borrero, NEON16 President.

The soundtrack, set to be released on ​NEON16/Interscope Records​, will include songs by ​Tyga​, ​Swae Lee​, ​Lil Mosey​, ​Weezer​, ​Snoop Dogg​, ​The Flaming Lips​, ​Kenny G​, ​Cyndi Lauper and more.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run, will debut digitally in the U.S via premium video on demand in early 2021 and then move exclusively to ​CBS All Access​, ViacomCBS’ subscription video on demand and live-streaming service, following the Premium Video on Demand window. Internationally, the movie will be available on Netflix.

From Billboard:

Tainy & J Balvin Top Latin Airplay Chart With 'Agua': 'We Have That Chemistry'

The SpongeBob-featured tune rises 2-1.

Tainy and J Balvin’s “Agua” top s Billboard's Latin Airplay chart, rising 2-1 on the Sept. 5 survey. Balvin accumulates 25 No. 1s, moving closer to Enrique Iglesias’ record 31. Tainy, meanwhile, ups his career count to two leaders.

The tune is from the forthcoming soundtrack to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. The song arrived in July, while the film is set to premiere at a date to be announced.

"It's a career highlight," Tainy tells Billboard. "This one is special because it was fun. Working with Balvin is always amazing. We have that chemistry, we are friends and it showed with the final product. We mostly had fun while creating. We're both big SpongeBob fans who grew up watching the show, so everything just came out naturally. "

"It was a pleasure working alongside Tainy and an honor to be a part of the project," J Balvin echoes to Billboard. "Its contagious yet nostalgic beat brought Latino Gang to Bikini Bottom and that is something that I never thought could happen! I've always been a fan of SpongeBob SquarePants and I know little Jose would be proud to know that this track hit No. 1."

Adds Balvin, "Que siga el party bajo el agua!" (with the phrase translating to "let the party follow underwater").

Lex Borrero, NEON16 president and Tainy's manager, muses, "It's not every day that you can collaborate with such a huge brand like the SpongeBob franchise. To have the opportunity and to see the song have success means the world to us. Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon have been great partners in this process and we are excited to share the rest of the soundtrack for this incredible feel-good film."

"Agua" tops Latin Airplay with 11.2 million audience impressions, up 12%, in the week ending Aug. 30, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

The song accompanies Tainy and Balvin's fellow chart hit "Un Día (One Day)," with Dua Lipa and Bad Bunny. The collab rises 10-7 on Latin Airplay, up 13% to 6.9 million in reach.

"Agua" concurrently crowns the Latin Pop Airplay chart, where Tainy earns his first leader and Balvin collects his 14th, tying Mana for the third-most No. 1s, after Iglesias (24) and Shakira (19).

On Hot Latin Songs, which blends airplay, streaming and sales data, "Agua" ascends 6-5. Along with its airplay, it drew 3.8 million U.S. streams in the week ending Aug. 27.

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Original source: The Music Universe.
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