Lala (Myke Towers song)

"Lala" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers. It was released on March 23, 2023, and later as a single on July 27, 2023 through One World, Warner Latina and Warner Records, as track 22 from his third studio album La Vida Es Una. The song achieved commercial success in July 2023, several months after its first release as an album track.

"Lala"
Single by Myke Towers
from the album La Vida Es Una
Language	Spanish
Released	July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27)
Recorded	2023
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	3:17
Label	One World Warner Latina Warner
Songwriter(s)	Michael Torres Monge Anthony Edward Ralph Parrilla Medina Carlos Alberto Butter Aguila Jean Carlos Hernandez-Espinell Julio Emmanuel Batista Santos Orlando J. Cepeda Matos Siggy Vazquez Rodriguez
Producer(s)	Chalko YannC El Armónico
Myke Towers singles chronology
"Mi Lova" (2023) "Lala" (2023) "Los Dueños De la Calle (remix)" (2023)
Music video
"Lala" on YouTube
Lyric video
"Lala" on YouTube

Background and composition

The "sing-song", described as "fun in [its] own right",^[1] talks about different motions of a flirt, examining feelings of affection and jealousy.^[2] Although the meaning behind the chorus has not been explained, it is widely believed to be ambiguous. Majority of users picking up the track on TikTok are shown making a tongue movement.^[3]

Following a surge in popularity on TikTok in late June 2023, the song went on to chart in the top 5 of multiple countries on Spotify,^[4] becoming Towers' highest charting song on several streaming platforms to date.^[5]

Promotion

Lyric video

The lyric video premiered on Myke Towers' official YouTube channel on March 23, 2023 along with other lyric videos that premiered simultaneously on the same day for the album's release "La Vida Es Una".^[6]

Music video

The official music video premiered on July 27, 2023 through Myke Towers' official YouTube channel. María Pedraza appears as the female protagonist.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Lala" Chart (2023) Peak position Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[8] 1 Argentina (CAPIF)[9] 1 Bolivia (Billboard)[10] 1 Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[11] 8 Chile (Billboard)[12] 1 Chile (Monitor Latino)[13] 10 Colombia (Billboard)[14] 1 Colombia (Monitor Latino)[15] 1 Costa Rica Streaming Songs (FONOTICA)[16] 1 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[17] 13 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[18] 1 Dominican Republic (SODINPRO)[19] 1 Ecuador (Billboard)[20] 1 Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[21] 4 El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[22] 1 Global 200 (Billboard)[23] 3 Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[24] 6 Honduras (Monitor Latino)[25] 1 Italy (FIMI)[26] 15 Mexico (Billboard)[27] 3 Mexico (Monitor Latino)[28] 20 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[29] 1 Panama (Monitor Latino)[30] 2 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[31] 1 Peru (Hot 100 Perú)[32] 1 Peru (Monitor Latino)[33] 1 Portugal (AFP)[34] 7 Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[35] 15 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 31 Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[38] 10 US Billboard Hot 100[39] 30 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[40] 4 US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[41] 25

Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for "Lala" Chart (2023) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[42] 76 Italy (FIMI)[43] 96 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 100 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[45] 24 2024 year-end chart performance for "Lala" Chart (2024) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[46] 153

Certifications

Certifications for "Lala"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[47]	Gold	40,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[48]	2× Platinum	200,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[49]	2× Platinum	20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50]	8× Platinum	480,000‡
United States (RIAA)[51]	23× Platinum (Latin)	1,380,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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