"Envolver" is a song by Brazilian singer Anitta from her fifth studio album Versions of Me. It was released as the fourth single from the album through Warner Records on 11 November 2021. "Envolver" is a reggaeton song that hints to desiring a sexual relationship in a casual way, the lyrics incorporate several sexual innuendos and double entendres. A remix of the song featuring American singer Justin Quiles was released on 17 February 2022.
The song and its music video, self-directed by Anitta, went viral in March 2022, after it gained popularity on TikTok, where its "booty-grinding" dance became one of the most replicated. "Envolver" broke a string of records, including the first solo Latin song to reach the top of the Spotify Global Daily chart, which earned Anitta an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Commercially, the song achieved international success in Latin America and became Anitta's most charted song to date. With "Envolver", Anitta had her highest entries on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., at numbers two and one, respectively. The song also reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated April 16, 2022, becoming Anitta's highest career peak, and peaked at number one in the Billboard Brazil Songs chart.
In August 2022, Rolling Stone named "Envolver" the 81st best reggaeton song of all time. That same month, the song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin, making her the first Brazilian solo artist to win in the awards' history.
Background On 8 November 2021, Anitta released a teaser of the song through her social media. On the following days, the single cover art and a small snippet of the music video were also revealed. The self-directed music video of "Envolver" was released along with the song on November 11. It features Anitta dancing sensually with Moroccan dancer and model Ayoub Mutanda.
A remix featuring American singer Justin Quiles was released on February 17, 2022.
Commercial performance Following its release, "Envolver" broke a string of records. It became the first Latin solo song to reach the top position of the Spotify Global Daily chart, which earned Anitta an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. It was noted that other Latin songs that had previously reached the number one position ("Despacito", "Mi Gente", "Dákiti", "Havana" and "Señorita") were all collaborations between two or more artists.
"Envolver" also became the most streamed song in a single-day in Spotify in 2022 (7.278 million streams) at the time, biggest streaming day for a female Latin song, as well as the first song by a Brazilian artist to reach the top of the Spotify Global Daily chart. Additionally it also became the first song ever to place inside the top 50 of all Latin countries on Spotify. It also broke the record for most one-day streams in Brazil with over 4.5 million plays, a record that was previously held by herself with "Vai Malandra" (2.1 million streams).
Commercially, the song achieved international success and became Anitta's most charted song to date. "Envolver" became Anitta's highest entries on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., at numbers two and one, respectively. The song also reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart issue dated 16 April 2022, becoming Anitta's second entry overall on the chart, first entry as a soloist and her highest career peak at the time.
"Envolver" also peaked at number one in the Billboard Brazil Songs chart, and number six on Billboards Hot Latin Songs chart. The song has also peaked within the top ten in the charts of several countries, such as Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Puerto Rico, and debuted in the charts of twenty others, including Argentina, Canada, El Salvador, France, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
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Live performances and Accolades Anitta first performed the song on her Carnatal show on 12 December 2021. The song was performed multiple other times after that, including Miley's New Year's Eve Party on 1 January 2022. On 24 February 2022, Anitta performed the remix version of "Envolver" with Justin Quiles for the first time on Premio Lo Nuestro 2022. On 15 and 22 April 2022, the song was included in the setlist for the singer's performance on the main stage at Coachella. On June 21, 2022, she performed the song during her European tour, which included countries such as Spain, Portugal, France, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy. On 25 June 2022, Anitta performed the song for the first time on the French television show Quotidien. On 28 August 2022, Anitta performed the song at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. On 4 November 2022, she performed at the biggest music award ceremony in Spain, the Los 40 Music Awards. On 9 November 2022, Anitta performed at the Rihanna fashion show, Savage x Fenty Show Vol.4 was released on Amazon Prime Video. On 17 November 2022, Anitta performed "Envolver" at the Latin Grammy Awards. On 20 November 2022, she made another performance at the American Music Awards. On 15 December 2022, in an exclusive show for Amazon Music Live, the singer performed various songs, which included "Envolver". On 10 July 2023, the singer performed again at the 2023 UEFA Champions League final kick off show by Pepsi, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, for an audience of 71,412, with a broadcast reaching over 700 million people worldwide. +Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, and result of nomination Year Award ceremony Category ResultRef.2022 Área VIP AwardHit of the Year Capricho AwardsHit of the Year CONTIGO! Online AwardSong of the Year Latin Grammy Awards Record of the Year Best Reggaeton Performance Latino Show Music Awards Song of the Year TikTok Viral Song Videoclip of the Year Los 40 Music Awards Best Latin Collaboration MTV Millennial Awards Viral Anthem Viral Bomb MTV Millennial Awards Brazil Global Hit Choreography MTV Video Music Awards Best Latin Multishow Brazilian Music Awards Song of the Year Hit of the Year Best Music Video TVZ NRJ Music Awards International Song of the Year Premios Juventud The Catchiest Song The Hottest Choreography Best Social Dance Challenge Viral Track of the Year Prêmios Likes BrasilStreaming Trophy to the Legend Premios Musa Internacional Latin Song of the Year Prêmios Tu Música Urbana Song of the Year SEC AwardsSong of the Year Splash AwardsHit of the YearThe Pop Hub AwardsNajlepsza Choreografia (Best Choreography)TikTok AwardsA Hit is a Hit Viva Latino - SpotifyFavorite Song of 2022 WME Awards Latin Song2023 iHeartRadio Music AwardsBest Music VideoTikTok Bop of the YearLatin American Music AwardsBest Urban Song Premios Lo NuestroSong of the YearPop-Urban Song of the YearUrban - Song of the YearRemix of the YearSESAC Latina Music AwardsSong of the Year Pop/Latin RhythmTop 50 Music AwardsBest Song
World Records +PublicationYearWorld recordRecord holderRef.Guinness World Records2022First solo Latin artist to reach No.1 on SpotifyAnittaFirst female solo artist to win Best Latin at the MTV Video Music Awards
Charts
Weekly charts + 2021–2022 weekly chart performance for "Envolver" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition Bolivia (Billboard) 2 Brazil (Billboard) 1 Chile (Billboard) 11 Colombia (Billboard) 9 Costa Rica Streaming (FONOTICA) 8 Dominican Republic Streaming () 6 Ecuador (Billboard) 3 Greece International (IFPI)20 Lithuania (AGATA) 18 Luxembourg (Billboard) 12 Mexico (Billboard) 3 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 2 Mexico Español Airplay (Billboard) 1 Netherlands (Single Tip) 11 Peru (Billboard) 2 Peru Streaming (UNIMPRO) 20 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 6 US Top Triller (Billboard) 1 + 2026 weekly chart performance for "Envolver" Chart (2026) Peakposition Croatia (Billboard) 1 Latvia Streaming (LaIPA) 2 Luxembourg (Billboard) 1 + Chart performance for "Envolver" (remix) Chart (2022) Peakposition Chile Pop (Monitor Latino) 6
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Envolver" Chart (2022) Position Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil) 4 Paraguay Airplay (SGP) 6
Year-end charts
+ Year-end chart performance for "Envolver" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 104 Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) 28 France (SNEP) 161 Global 200 (Billboard) 68 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 55 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 93 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 23 US Latin Pop Airplay Songs (Billboard) 6 US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard) 12 US Latin Airplay Songs (Billboard) 17 US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 17 US Latin Streaming Songs (Billboard) 48
+ Year-end chart performance for "Envolver (Remix)" Chart (2022) Position Bolivia (Monitor Latino) 23 Chile (Monitor Latino) 29 Colombia (Monitor Latino) 34 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino) 28 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino) 9 Ecuador (Monitor Latino) 10 El Salvador (Monitor Latino) 12 Guatemala (Monitor Latino) 8 Honduras (Monitor Latino) 5 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 38 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino) 8 Panama (Monitor Latino) 10 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) 31 Peru (Monitor Latino) 20 Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino) 50 Uruguay (Monitor Latino) 11 Venezuela (Monitor Latino) 32
Certifications
Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "Envolver" Region Date Format(s) Label Various 11 November 2021 Warner Italy 25 March 2022 Radio airplay
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