"Destino o Casualidad" is a song by Spanish singer Melendi featuring American duo Ha*Ash. It was released on June 2, 2017 as the third single from his eighth studio album Quítate las Gafas (2017)[1][2] and then included on Ha*Ash's live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019).

"Destino o Casualidad"
Single by Melendi featuring Ha*Ash
from the album Quítate las Gafas
ReleasedJune 2, 2017
GenreLatin pop, pop
Length4:19
LabelSony Music Spain
Songwriter(s)Melendi
Melendi singles chronology
"La Casa No Es Igual"
(2017)
"Destino o Casualidad"
(2017)
"Yo Me Veo Contigo"
(2017)
Ha*Ash singles chronology
"Mi Niña Mujer"
(2016)
"Destino o Casualidad"
(2017)
"100 Años"
(2017)
Music video
"Destino o Casualidad" on YouTube

Music video edit

The music video for "Destino o Casualidad" was directed by Willy Rodríguez.[3] Filming took place in 2017 in New York.[4] As of October 2019, the video has over 440 million views on YouTube.[5]

The second video for "Destino o Casualidad", recorded live for Ha*Ash's live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[6]

Live performances edit

Melendi and Ha*Ash performed "Destino o Casualidad" live together for the first time at the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 2, 2017.[7] They performed together again on Santiago, Chile on June 3, 2017 and City Mexico, Mexico on November 11, 2017.[8][9]

Track listings edit

  • Digital download
  1. Destino o Casualidad (featuring Ha*Ash) – 4:18[10]

Charts edit

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[11] 32
Mexico Espanol Airplay (Billboard)[11] 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 56
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 38

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[14] Platinum 60,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Platinum 40,000
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold (Latin) 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
World June 2, 2017 Digital download Ha*Ash remix Sony Music Spain [4][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Melendi Lanza Single y Video "Destino o Causalidad" feat. Ha*ash". Ossom! (in Spanish). 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ^ "Melendi lanza el 2 de junio, una versión junto a Ha*Ash de 'Destino o Casualidad'". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. ^ a b "Melendi publica hoy "Destino o Casualidad Ft. Ha*Ash", y estrena su espectacular videoclip rodado en Nueva York". Sony Music España (in European Spanish). 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ a b "Melendi Estrena "Destino o Causalidad" feat. Ha*ash". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  5. ^ Melendi - Destino o Casualidad ft. Ha*Ash (Official Music Video), 2017-06-02, retrieved 2019-07-11
  6. ^ "Destino o Casualidad (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash feat. Melendi". iTunes (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. ^ "Ha*Ash arrasó con su gira por la Argentina - TN.com.ar". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. ^ "Fotos de Ha*Ash en Movistar Arena". Recital.cl. 2018-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. ^ "Ha*Ash abarrotó de nuevo el Auditorio Nacional y tuvo a Miguel Bosé, Prince Royce y Melendi como invitados". OCESA Seitrack (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  10. ^ Destino o casualidad (feat. Ha*Ash) - Single by Melendi, retrieved 2019-07-11
  11. ^ a b "Melendi". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  12. ^ "Melendi feat. Ha-Ash – Destino o Casualidad" Canciones Top 50.
  13. ^ "Melendi Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 2019-11-27. Type Melendi in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Destino o Casualidad in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  15. ^ "Spanish digital single certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 2019-07-11. Select Canciones under "Categoría", select 2017 under "Año". Select 48 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Melendi – Destino o Casualidad". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2022-05-17.