¿Qué Más, Pues?

"¿Qué Más, Pues?" (transl. "What Else Then?") is a song by Colombian singer J Balvin and Argentine singer María Becerra. It was released on May 27, 2021, through Universal Music Latino. The song surpassed 10 million streams on Spotify within days of its release and reached number 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart.^[1]

"¿Qué Más, Pues?"
Single by J Balvin and María Becerra
from the album Jose
Released	May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
Genre	Neoperreo
Length	3:38
Label	Universal Latino
Songwriter(s)	José Álvaro Osorio Balvin María de los Ángeles Becerra Alejandro Ramirez Keityn Jeff Kleinman
Producer(s)	Jeff Kleinman Sky Rompiendo
J Balvin singles chronology
"7 de Mayo" (2021) "¿Qué Más, Pues?" (2021) "Otro Fili" (2021)
María Becerra singles chronology
"Te Necesito" (2021) "¿Qué Más, Pues?" (2021) "Cazame" (2021)
Music video
"¿Qué Más, Pues?" on YouTube

Background

The collaboration was announced by both artists and caused an impact among the people of Argentina as it was announced as a surprise. In an interview with Los 40 Argentina, Becerra said about the song:

“The day we announced it, people were already expecting it a lot (…) I knew it was a long-awaited collaboration. Nobody imagined it, but suddenly the news came out and everyone was there waiting and, besides, the song is incredible. We are both fascinated by the song, the video (…) I know he's going to keep breaking it”.^[2]

Just a few hours after its release, the song became a trend reaching the first position in several countries, the singer J Balvin launched the #QueMasPuesChallengue that went viral on TikTok.^[3]

Music video

The music video was released the same day the single was released through J Balvin's channel. The video reached 5 million visits in just a few hours, reaching 1 in trends in Argentina, Spain, Colombia, among other countries.^[4] The video was directed by José Emilio Sagar and currently exceeds 20 million visits.^[5]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart. After a few weeks on the chart the song reached number 1.^[6] The song also reached the top 3 in Spain and the top 10 in Colombia. The song reached the top 20 on the Billboard charts, peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. It also reached number 16 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

Just a month after its release, the song was certified a gold record in Argentina equivalent to 10,000 units, the platinum record in Spain for 40,000 units. Within a year of its release, The single certified a diamond record and fourth platinum records in Mexico equivalent to 1,260,000 units, making Becerra the first Argentine artist to have a diamond record in Mexico and the best selling female Argentine singer in Mexico.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Qué más pues?" Chart (2021) Peak position Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[7] 1 Argentina Airplay (Monitor Latino)[8] 4 Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[9] 9 Chile (Monitor Latino)[10] 12 Colombia (National-Report)[11] 8 Colombia (Promúsica)[12] 2 Colombia Airplay (Monitor Latino)[13] 9 Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)[14] 3 Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[15] 5 Ecuador (Monitor Latino)[16] 5 Ecuador (National-Report)[17] 6 Global 200 (Billboard)[18] 17 Guatemala (Monitor Latino)[19] 15 Honduras (Monitor Latino)[20] 6 Italy (FIMI)[21] 60 Mexico Streaming (AMPROFON)[22] 3 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)[23] 27 Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[24] 16 Panama (Monitor Latino)[25] 18 Panama (PRODUCE)[26] 17 Paraguay (SGP)[27] 8 Paraguay (Monitor Latino)[28] 3 Peru (Monitor Latino)[29] 1 Portugal (AFP)[30] 26 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 54 Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[33] 3 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[34] 23 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[35] 14 Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[36] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Qué más pues?" Chart (2021) Position Global 200 (Billboard)[37] 92 Portugal (AFP)[38] 112 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 10 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[40] 36

Certifications

Certifications for "Qué más pues?"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[41]	Platinum	20,000*
Italy (FIMI)[42]	Platinum	100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[43]	Diamond+4× Platinum	1,260,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[44]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[45]	6× Platinum	360,000‡
Streaming
Chile (PROFOVI)[46]	Gold	17,081,501[46]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "J Balvin y María Becerra Logran El Hot Shot Debut Con 'Qué Más Pues?'" (in Spanish). Billboard Argentina. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
2. "J Balvin y La Argentina María Becerra Estrenan Su Colaboración 'Qué Más Pues?'" (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
3. "'Qué Más Pues'? Es El Tema De María Becerra y J Balvin Que Es Tendencia En Instagram" (in Spanish). Filo.News. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
4. "Nuevo video de J Balvin y María Becerra juntos: "¿Qué más pues?"" (in Spanish). CNN en Español. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
5. "Watch J Balvin's New Video "¿Que Más Pues?" f/ María Becerra". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
6. "J Balvin y Maria Becerra llegan al 1º del Billboard Argentina Hot 100 con '¿Qué más Pues?'" (in Spanish). Billboard Argentina. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
7. "J Balvin – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for J Balvin. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
8. "Top 20 Argentina – General – Del 2 al 8 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
9. "Top 20 Bolivia – General – Del 28 de Junio al 4 de Julio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
10. "Top 20 Chile – General – Del 26 de Julio al 1 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
11. "Top 100 Colombia – Semana 33 del 2021 – Del 13/08/2021 al 19/08/2021" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
12. "Stream Rankings: Semana del 09/07/21 al 15/07/21" (in Spanish). Promúsica Colombia. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
13. "Top 20 Colombia – General – Del 16 al 22 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
14. "Top 20 Costa Rica – General – Del 26 de Julio al 1 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
15. "Top 20 República Dominicana – General – Del 19 al 25 de Julio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
16. "Top 20 Ecuador – General – Del 2 al 8 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
17. "Top 50 Ecuador – Semana 31 del 2021 – Del 30/07/2021 al 05/08/2021" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
18. "J Balvin Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
19. "Top 20 Guatemala – General – Del 9 al 15 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
20. "Top 20 Honduras – General – Del 23 al 29 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
21. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 29" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
22. "AMPROFON Top Streaming – Semanal (del 16 al 22 de julio de 2021)" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
23. "J Balvin Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
24. "Top 20 Nicaragua del 6 al 12 de Septiembre, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
25. "Top 20 Panamá – General – Del 5 al 11 de Julio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
26. "TOP 50 INTERNACIONAL BMAT-PRODUCE PANAMÁ DEL 6 AL 12 DE AGOSTO, 2020" (in Spanish). Sociedad Panameña de Productores Fonográficos. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
27. "Julio - TOP #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
28. "Top 20 Paraguay del 30 de Agosto al 5 de Septiembre, 2021". Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
29. "Top 20 Perú – General – Del 23 al 29 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
30. "J. Balvin - Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
31. "J. Balvin - Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
32. "J. Balvin - Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
33. "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 2 al 8 de Agosto, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
34. "J Balvin Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
35. "J Balvin Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
36. "Top 20 Venezuela – General – Del 26 de Julio al 1 de Agosti, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
37. "Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
38. "Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
39. "Top 100 Songs Annual 2021" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
40. "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
41. "Universal Music Argentina on instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
42. "Italian single certifications – J Balvin & Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
43. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved January 28, 2022. Type J. Balvin, Maria Becerra in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Qué más pues? in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
44. "Portuguese single certifications – J. Balvin & Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
45. "Spanish single certifications – J. Balvin, Maria Becerra – Qué más pues?". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
46. "Galardones". profovi.cl. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at Genius