TQG

On February 10, 2023, Giraldo revealed the cover art for Mañana Será Bonito and revealed the track list, where "TQG" was featured as a solo song. Later on February 14, 2023, Shakira wished Karol G a "happy birthday" message through social media, adding more speculation to a collaboration, as it was something the singer did to Argentine producer Bizarrap, whom she would collaborate on the song "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.^[4][5] That same day, Karol G would reveal in an interview with The New York Times that Shakira was featured on the song.^[6] The song was released as the fifth single alongside the album's release on February 24, 2023.

"TQG"

A 19-second audio sample of the song's chorus

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"TQG" is an acronym for the phrase "Te Quedó Grande";^[7] is a reggaeton track,^[8] but it's also considered as a diss.^[9] The song's lyrics features "shots" directed at their ex-boyfriends, Puerto Rican artist Anuel AA and Spanish footballer Gerard Pique.^[10][11] The song also presents lyrics sung by Shakira about Pique's current girlfriend, Clara Chia.^[12]

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Karol G would reveal that she wrote the song in 2022 during an emotionally complex time. She explained that although she had intended to ask Shakira to collaborate, it wasn't intended to happen with "TQG". After listening to Shakira's "Monotonía", collaboration with Ozuna, she decided to send her the song. She added: "listening to that story and where she was at, [TQG] made a lot of sense. I sent it to her and she loved it."^[13]

In an later interview with Billboard, Giraldo revealed that the song was written with Ovy on the Drums and Keityn Cruz in a recording session for "Mamiii", collaboration with American singer Becky G. She explained how the song came to be and what it means to her:^[14]

We were trying to figure out what we were going to do, because I had said "yes" to Becky, and now we had two songs, but the topic was the same: heartbreak diss tracks. Then when I saw the story about Shakira and her situation, this song again gained meaning. I really want songs to have a meaning and connect with real stories. I would love for people to simply listen to this song, as a song. Obviously as artists, we write songs based on personal situations we've lived, but at the end of the day, those songs aren't aimed at anyone in particular, or are meant to hurt anyone. I'd love for my music to be divorced from a ton of situations and that people could enjoy them for what they are: songs that tell stories so people can identify with those stories.

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commended the ethereal atmosphere that "TQG" has "though frankly it's a bit phoned-in."^[15] Ernesto Lechner from Rolling Stone criticized the song calling it "underwhelming", stating "her much-anticipated track with Colombian icon Shakira, "TQG," feels underwhelming, especially since it arrives only weeks after the media circus that surrounded Shakira's massive new track with Bizarrap."^[16]

"TQG" debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated March 11, 2023, becoming Karol G's first and Shakira's sixth top-ten entry on the chart. The song charted twenty weeks on the chart, with the first seven staying within the top 40.^[19]

On the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, the song debuted at number one, becoming Karol's sixth and Shakira's thirteenth number one on the chart.^[20]

On the Billboard Global 200, the song also debuted at the top spot with 158.4 million streams and 10,000 sales for the week dated March 11, 2023, becoming both Karol G's and Shakira's first number one on that chart.^[21][22]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the fifteenth best-selling global single of 2023, earning 1.18 billion subscription streams equivalents globally, becoming Shakira's first IFPI year-end single entry and Karol's second following 2022's "Provenza".^[23]

The music video for "TQG" was directed by Pedro Artola and was released on Karol G's YouTube channel on February 24, 2023.^[46] The concept of the visual is heavily inspired by the plot of the film The Truman Show (1998).^[47]

On March 10, 2023, Karol G performed "TQG" for the first time in Puerto Rico for a three-day stadium show promoting the release of Mañana Será Bonito. On July 10, 2023, Karol G performed "TQG" for the Today morning show.^[48] The song was performed once again by Giraldo on August 4, 2024, for the Lollapalooza music festival.^[49] From August 10, 2023, to July 23, 2024, Karol G embarked on the arena-stadium Mañana Será Bonito Tour, where the song was present throughout the set list as the show's opener. On September 12, 2023, during the MTV Video Music Awards, Shakira performed the song as part of her medley, as she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.^[50] On February 11, 2025, Shakira embarked on the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, set to last through November 16, 2025, where "TQG" is present on the set list.

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• List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2023
• List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2023
• List of Billboard Global 200 top 10 singles of 2023
• List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2023
• List of number-one singles of 2023 (Spain)
• List of best-selling Latin singles
• List of best-selling singles in Spain
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023