"Vida de Rico" is a song by the Colombian singer Camilo. Released on 21 September 2020 as the first single from his second studio album Mis Manos (2021). The song became a commercial success that reached the #1 spot of several latin charts.
Composition and lyrics The song was written by Camilo in collaboration with Edgar Barrera. It is a traditional Colombian cumbia with elements of latin pop. The single, during production, didn't go to the process of readjustment but instead kept the original demo. The lyric is about an artist that although they do not have an economic fortune, can still share all the things that he has to the one who loves him more.
Reception Commercial performance The single, in the United States, reached #1 in the Billboard charts Latin Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay, whereas in the chart Hot Latin Songs the song peaked #8 In the Billboard Global 200 chart, the song peaked at #29. On 4 November 2020, the song reached #1 in the Argentina Hot 100 chart. In Spain, it stayed on the #1 spot for four non-consecutive weeks and remained on the top 10 for 26 weeks, which made the song the second best-selling downloaded song in 2021, behind of "Jerusalema" by Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode.
"Vida de Rico" achieved a successful performance in Latin-American radio stations where the song managed to enter in various Monitor Latino charts. It reached #1 in radio charts of Argentina, Colombia, Peru and El Salvador.
Accolades +Awards and nominations for "Vida de Rico" Organization Year Category ResultPremios Nuestra Tierra2021Song of the YearTropical / Salsa / Cumbia SongBest SongMost Favorite Song of the PublicLatino Show Music AwardsSong of the YearBest Pop Urban SongPremios JuventudViral Track of the YearThe Traffic JamMonitor Latino Music AwardsBest Male Pop SongLos 40 Music AwardsBest SongLatin Grammy AwardsRecord of the YearSong of the YearBest Pop SongPremios QuieroBest Pop VideoBest Video of the YearPremios Lo Nuestro2022Song of the YearPop Song of the YearPremios ASCAPSpecial Recognition
Music video The music video was directed by Evaluna Montaner and produced by Camilo and Cristian Saumeth under the supervision of Camaleón Music studios. The video shows Camilo and Evaluna, his wife, visiting his first house while in the process of construction and remodeling.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Vida de Rico" Chart (2020–2021) PeakpositionArgentina (Monitor Latino)1Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)1Bolivia (Monitor Latino)2Central America (FONOTICA)7Chile (Monitor Latino)2Colombia (Monitor Latino)1Colombia (National Report)1Colombia Streaming (Promúsica)2Costa Rica (FONOTICA)6Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)1Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)4Ecuador (Monitor Latino)1El Salvador (ASAP EGC)1El Salvador (Monitor Latino)1Guatemala (Monitor Latino)1Honduras (Monitor Latino)6Latin America (Monitor Latino)2Mexico (Monitor Latino)3Mexico (Mexico Airplay)3Mexico (Mexico Espanol Airplay)1Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)4Panama (Monitor Latino)15Paraguay (Monitor Latino)3Peru (Monitor Latino)1Peru (UNIMPRO)3Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)3Spain (PROMUSICAE)7 US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 6Uruguay (Monitor Latino)3Venezuela (Monitor Latino)6
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Vida de rico" Chart (2020) PeakpositionParaguay (SGP)1Uruguay (CUD)7
Year-end charts + 2020 year-end chart performance for "Vida de rico" Chart (2020) PositionArgentina (Monitor Latino)67Bolivia (Monitor Latino)25Colombia (Monitor Latino)49Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)57Ecuador (Monitor Latino)41El Salvador (Monitor Latino)23Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)81Paraguay (Monitor Latino)47Peru (Monitor Latino)36Spain (PROMUSICAE)68Uruguay (Monitor Latino)77
+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Vida de rico" Chart (2021) PositionChile (Monitor Latino)9Guatemala (Monitor Latino)5Honduras (Monitor Latino)29Panama (Monitor Latino)59Spain (PROMUSICAE)17US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)33Venezuela (Monitor Latino)24
Certifications
Release history + Release date and format for "Vida de Rico" Region Date Format Version Label Various September 21, 2020 Original Sony Music Latin
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