Después de Ti

About a year before the release of "Después de Ti", Karol G and Greg Gonzalez, who is the vocalist and guitarist for dream pop band Cigarettes After Sex, were both aware that they were fans of each other's music.^[1] In an interview with Selena Gomez for Complex, Giraldo also named Cigarettes After Sex as an influence.^[2] A few months later, Giraldo messaged Gonzalez about a song she had written, "Después de Ti", and wanted Gonzalez to produce it.^[1] Gonzalez explained to Billboard that he accepted her request to produce the track.^[3]

Gonzalez also reacted positively to the track, stating that he was "struck by the heartbreak and the beauty of it" and later acknowledged the relation fans have with the song.^[3] They worked on "Después de Ti" at Gonzalez's house, which had a bar and recording studio, and recorded the song with musicians performing altogether in one room.^[1] Giraldo, who would re-do her vocals on the track, had never recorded this way before, though she enjoyed doing so.^[1]

"Después de Ti" is a melancholic dream pop ballad,^[1][4] with influences from shoegaze and glam pop,^[1][5] marking a shift from Giraldo's usual style of reggaeton.^[4] Both Giraldo and Gonzalez wrote and produced the song, with Rob Kinelski mixing the song and Dave Kutch mastering it.^[6] The track runs at a length of four minutes and 35 seconds,^[7] and relies on a "soft" guitar arrangement and "minimalist" production,^[4][8] resulting in a much different sound compared to that of Karol G's fifth studio album, Tropicoqueta (2025),^[9] and Giraldo's vocals being more "intimate".^[7]

Along with the official song title, fans had also titled the song as "Me Haces Falta Tú" before its official release.^[8] Lyrically, the song is about no longer being with a loved one,^[10] and additionally revolves around the grief and remembrance of a breakup, as well as the difficulty of getting used to a loved one's absence.^[8] Giraldo sings about such in the chorus, "Es que después de ti se me acabó la vida / No aprendo a vivir sin tu compañía", which translates to "The truth is, after you, my life came to an end / I cannot learn to live without your company".^[1]

On 12 April 2026, Greg Gonzalez joined as a special guest at Giraldo's headlining Coachella 2026 set, where they performed "Después de Ti", which was at the time unreleased.^[5][11] During the performance, both artists stood back to back, with Gonzalez providing the song's guitar arrangements.^[8] "Después de Ti" was later released onto music streaming platforms on 23 April,^[2][9] through Interscope and Bichota Records.^[6] An accompanying visualizer, which is a looped video of stars against a blue background, was also released.^[12]

"Después de Ti" debuted at number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number six on the Hot Latin Songs chart and peaked atop the Hot Latin Pop Songs chart, earning 3.8 million official streams and 1,000 downloads, becoming Gonzalez's first chart entries and first number-one entry on the latter chart, while it is Giraldo's third number-one entry on the latter chart.^[3] It also debuted at number 84 on the Colombia Hot 100.^[13]

Credits adapted from Apple Music.^[6]

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• List of Billboard number-one Latin pop songs of 2026