Ojalá (Ha*Ash song)
2017 song by Ha*Ash
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"Ojalá" (transl. "Hopefully") is a song by American duo Ha*Ash for their fifth studio album "30 de Febrero" (2017). A live version was included on their album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole, Pablo Preciado and Paolo Stefanoni[1] while the song was produced by Hanna Nicole and George Noriega.[2]
| "Ojalá" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ha*Ash | |
| from the album 30 de Febrero | |
| Released | 17 November 2017 |
| Recorded | 2017 in Miami, United States |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:27 |
| Label | Sony Music Latin |
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| Producers |
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| Lyrics video | |
| "Ojalá" on YouTube | |
Background and composition
The track was released digitally on November 17, 2017, by Sony Music Entertainment México as a promotional tool for the album, which was released on fourteen days. The song takes place in an office setting and has the vibe of a pop song, that shows many texts between the girls and the guy who is an ex lover of Ashley.[3][4]
The band started working on the song during the 1F Hecho Realidad Tour.[5] It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Pablo Preciado[1] and produced by Hanna and George Noriega.[6] The song was recorded at Miami, United States in 2017.[7][8] No official music video has been released.
Commercial performance
On February 1, 2019, the song was certified gold in Mexico.[9]
Music video
A lyric video for "Ojalá" was released on November 17, 2017.[10][11][12] It was directed by Diego Álvarez.[13] As of October 2019[update], the video has over 52 million views on YouTube.
The music video for "Ojalá", recorded live for the live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[14]
Live performances
Ha*Ash included "Ojalá" on her "Gira 100 Años Contigo" (2018–2019).[15][16]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Genius.[2][17]
Recording and management
- Recording Country: United States
- Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
- (P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.
Ha*Ash
- Ashley Grace – vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Hanna Nicole – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production
Additional personnel
- Pablo Preciado – songwriting
- Paolo Stefanoni – songwriting
- Pate Wallace – keyboards, engineer, editor
- Diego Contento – engineer
- Dave Clauss – engineer
- George Noriega – engineer, editor, director, bass
- Matt Calderín – drums
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[18] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[19] | 97 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | December 1, 2017 | Standard | Sony Music Latin | [20] | |
| December 6, 2019 | Live Version | [14] |