"Otra Cosa" (English: "Another Thing") is a single by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and Dominican singer Natti Natasha from the former's upcoming studio album El Disco Duro. The single was released on December 9, 2016, and a music video directed by Luieville & Company premiered on January 27, 2017. The song was written by Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, and Egbert Rosa, and was produced by Haze. Commercially, the song peaked at number one in the Dominican Republic and at number 21 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.

"Otra Cosa"
Single by Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha
from the album El Disco Duro
LanguageSpanish
English title"Another Thing"
ReleasedDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Genre
Length3:28
LabelPina
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Haze
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Shaky Shaky"
(2016)
"Otra Cosa"
(2016)
"La Rompe Corazones"
(2017)
Natti Natasha singles chronology
"Perdido en tus Ojos"
(2015)
"Otra cosa"
(2016)
"Criminal"
(2017)
Music video
"Otra Cosa" on YouTube

Background and release edit

"Otra Cosa" was written by Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, and Egbert "Haze" Rosa, and was produced by Puerto Rican Latin Grammy Award-winner producer Haze.[1] The concept of the song was conceived by Haze, who brought the idea to Daddy Yankee, who wrote the chorus, his verse, and made the arrangements.[2] The single was released on digital stores on December 9, 2016, by Pina Records with distribution by Sony Music Latin.[3] It was originally released as part of Pina Records' upcoming various artists album La Súper Fórmula but Daddy Yankee managed to also include it on his upcoming studio album El Disco Duro.[2][4]

Composition edit

"Otra Cosa" is a reggaeton, dancehall, and moombahton song with a length of three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.[2][5] The lyrics are about lovesickness.[2] Natti Natasha stated that the story "is a bit complicated for women, because I know that both men and women will understand because they are things that happen on a daily basis, but this time we had the opportunity to express it in a song."[2][4] She added that "not always what seems to be good and elegant is good for love" and described the song as about "toxic love."[6][5] Daddy Yankee expressed that "I think that when you find the balance between man and woman in a subject, I think that everyone can identify. This time I have to be, as always in love, the bad guy."[2]

Music video edit

The music video for "Otra Cosa" was directed by Luieville & Company.[6] Filming took place in Miami in November 2016.[2][4] The visual premiered through Daddy Yankee's YouTube account on January 27, 2017.[6][7]

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Latin Grammy Winners 2016: Complete List". Billboard. November 19, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Vernon, Beatriz (December 7, 2016). "Exclusiva: Todo sobre 'Otra cosa', la nueva canción de Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha" (in Spanish). Univisión. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha lanzan "Otra cosa"" [Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha release "Otra cosa"] (in Spanish). metro.pr. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha lanzan "Otra cosa"" [Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha release "Otra cosa"] (in Spanish). metro.pr. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha estrenan 'Otra cosa', su canción para ponerle ritmo al fin de año" (in Spanish). Univisión. December 8, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2018. From 1:20 to 1:40.
  6. ^ a b c "Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha estrenan videoclip de "Otra cosa"" [Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha premiere "Otra Cosa" video clip]. Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Otra Cosa - Daddy Yankee & Natti Natasha (Vídeo Oficial)" (in Spanish). YouTube. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Monitor Latino – Top 20 General – República Dominicana – Del 26 de Diciembre 2016 al 1 de Enero 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2018.