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"Havana" is a song by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello featuring American rapper Young Thug, from Cabello's debut studio album Camila (2018). It was released on August 3, 2017, alongside " OMG " initially as a promotional single; it was later serviced to radio on September 8, 2017, as a single. [2]
Aug 3, 2017 · Havana Lyrics: Hey / Havana, ooh na-na (Ayy) / Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na (Ayy, ayy) / He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah / Oh, but my heart is in Havana (Ayy) /...
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"Havana" is the lead single and fourth track off Camila Cabello's debut studio album, Camila. It is a collaboration with Young Thug.
It was released on August 3, 2017, as a “Summer Double Feature” along with another promotional single "OMG". However on August 30, via Twitter, Cabello confirmed the song as an official single, due to its success in the streaming platforms.
The track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #99 and has charted in nine other countries including Spain and the UK. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and thus became her highest charting and most successful single.
As of July 23, 2018, the song became the most streamed song by a lead female artist on Spotify with 955M streams surpassing Sia's "Cheap Thrills". As of December 2018, the song has surpassed one billion Spotify streams.
The song is about her heritage and cultural background. Camila was born in Havana, Cuba, and the song title is referring to her birthplace. On June 10, 2017, Camila posted a photo on Instagram of herself when she was at Havana during her early years with the description: "havana oo na na". The song was first performed at the Pepsi Summerbash on June 24, 2017, with different lyrics on the first verse. On July 31, Camila posted a picture on Instagram announcing that "OMG" will be released along with "Havana". On August 1, Camila posted another picture but this time announcing the features of the song ("OMG" ft. Quavo and "Havana" ft. Young Thug). Finally, on August 3, 2017, the official audio was released on CamilaCabelloVEVO along with "OMG".
The song also features Pharrell Williams, he recorded the background vocals. On August 30, 2017, after the success in the streaming platforms, Camila announced "Havana" as the second single off Camila.
According to Camila, the song is about her falling in love “with this bad boy from Havana”. It is also an ode to her hometown. Camila was born in Cojímar, a ward – or consejo popular – that belongs to the municipality of La Habana Del Este, which is a district of Havana. Camila immigrated to the US when she was still a kid: "I was almost 7 at the time, born in Havana, Cuba. My papá is puro Mexicano and we lived back and forth between the heat of Havana and the concrete jungle of Mexico City. I didn’t realize it then, but, boy, does it hit me now. I realize how scary it must have been for them." In an interview with 98.7 AMP, Camila stated that Havana was the hardest song to write of the whole album: "It took, like, five months, because we have seven different versions. I have performed a version of it in Chicago for a radio show that I had. And, before the song came out, I re-wrote the pre-chorus. That’s how many different times the song had to be worked on." A no-rap version was released in September 2017. On September 25, 2017, Camila performed that version at The Tonight Show.
On December 21, 2017, Cabello revealed the official tracklist of her debut studio album, Camila, which the song is featured as the fourth track.
Writing for Billboard, Sadie Bell expressed that the "sexy" track radiates a Latin flare." Similarly, Much's Allison Browsher opined the track "arrives just in time to keep the summer heat going on the radio." Raise Bruner of Time.com wrote that "Havana" "hits a freshly sultry note that we hope to see more of in her September debut album." Peter A....
In the United Kingdom, "Havana" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 53 on the chart dated August 11, 2017. It rose to number two in its ninth week, behind only Post Malone's "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage. On November 3, it reached number one, giving Cabello and Young Thug their first UK number-one single. In the United States, the single reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in its twelfth week, becoming Cabello's second top 10 hit as a solo artist and highest charting song.
‘Havana’ was 2018’s best-selling digital single.
Cabello performed the song for the first time on television on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on September 25, 2017. The same week she performed on The Today Show, where she delivered a message to "all the dreamers" in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. On October 27, Cabello performed a Spanglish version of the song at the Latin American Music Awards. She also performed the song at the BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, LOS40 Music Awards iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, and the MTV Europe Music Awards. Her performance at the MTV EMAs was ranked as the best of the night by Billboard writer Joe Lynch. Her performance at Billboard Women in Music was the stripped-down version of the song, backed only by a guitar, keyboard, and light drumming. It was also performed at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2017, and later she gave a cabaret-style performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the album release week. She gave a performance inspired by Marilyn Monroe's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes role and Madonna's "Material Girl" music video at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards with Young Thug. Cabello performed the song with Ricky Martin, J Balvin, Young Thug and Arturo Sandoval as the opening act at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in February 2019.
Havana (Remix)
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May 17, 2024 · "Hey Havana, ooh na-na (ayy) Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na (ayy, ayy) He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah Oh, but my heart is in Havana ...
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"Havana" is a song by Cuban American singer Camila Cabello, taken from her first solo album, Camila. It is her best-charting lead single since leaving the music group Fifth Harmony. In the song, Cabello sings of her love for the city of Havana, Cuba, and her Cuban heritage.
