"Mi Ex Tenía Razón" ( is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G. It was written by Karol G, Keityn, Rios, MAG, and Édgar Barrera, and produced by the latter two. The song was released on August 11, 2023, through Bichota Records and Interscope, as the second single from her second mixtape, Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).
Background On July 31, 2023, Karol G announced the release date of her new mixtape Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season). On August 7, 2023, Giraldo revealed the track list, where "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was featured. The song was released on August 11, 2023, as the second single from the project, alongside the mixtape's release.
In an interview with Apple Music, Karol G revealed that the song takes inspiration from the singer Selena, to whom Giraldo has always been inspired by. She explained:
Commercial performance On the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 26, 2023, the song debuted at number 22, selling 2,000 copies. It became the highest charting Spanish song by a female soloist, surpassing her own "Provenza".
On the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart dated August 26, 2023, the song debuted at number 1, becoming Karol G's seventh number one on the chart, the second overall solo female song to debut number one, first since Gloria Estefan's "Hotel Nacional" in 2012. On the Billboard Global 200 the song debuted at number 13 on the chart dated August 26, 2023.
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations for "Mí Ex Tenía Razón" Year Ceremony Category Result 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards Sales Song of the Year Latin Airplay Song of the Year Heat Latin Music Awards Song of the Year Latin Grammy AwardsRecord of the Year Song of the Year MTV Video Music Awards Best Latin Premios Nuestra Tierra Best Popular Song 2025 BMI Latin Awards Award Winning Song
Music video The music video for "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was directed by Pedro Artola and was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on August 11, 2023.
Live performances From August 10, 2023, to July 23, 2024, Karol G embarked on the arena-stadium Mañana Será Bonito Tour, where "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" was present throughout the set list.
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" Chart (2023) Peakposition Argentina (Monitor Latino) 1 Bolivia (Billboard) 5 Bolivia (Monitor Latino) 2 Central America (Monitor Latino) 1 Chile (Billboard) 5 Chile (Monitor Latino) 1 Colombia (Billboard) 1 Colombia (Monitor Latino) 1 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino) 1 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino) 2 Ecuador (Billboard) 2 Ecuador (Monitor Latino) 1 El Salvador (Monitor Latino) 1 Guatemala (Monitor Latino) 2 Honduras (Monitor Latino) 2 Mexico (Billboard) 13 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 1 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino) 3 Panama (Monitor Latino) 2 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) 1 Peru (Hot 100 Perú) 1 Peru (Monitor Latino) 1 Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino) 8 Uruguay (Monitor Latino) 2 Venezuela (Monitor Latino) 17
Year-end charts + 2023 year-end chart performance for "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" Chart (2023) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino) 42 Bolivia (Monitor Latino) 10 Central America (Monitor Latino) 37 Chile (Monitor Latino) 33 Colombia (Monitor Latino) 6 Costa Rico (Monitor Latino) 30 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino) 32 Ecuador (Monitor Latino) 23 El Salvador (Monitor Latino) 23 Guatemala (Monitor Latino) 30 Honduras (Monitor Latino) 76 Latin America (Monitor Latino) 11 Mexico (Monitor Latino) 11 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino) 43 Panama (Monitor Latino) 79 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) 31 Peru (Monitor Latino) 14 Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino) 49 Uruguay (Monitor Latino) 47 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 43 US (TopHit) 174
+2024 year-end chart performance for "Mi Ex Tenía Razón" Chart (2024) Position Spain (PROMUSICAE) 96 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 28 US Latin Airplay (Billboard) 3
Certifications
See also List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2023
References