999 (Selena Gomez and Camilo song) explained

"999" is a song recorded by American singer Selena Gomez and Colombian singer Camilo. It was released through Interscope Records on August 27, 2021. The song was written by Gomez, Camilo, and Édgar Barrera and is produced by Camilo and Barrera.

Release

The song was first teased on Twitter with Gomez teasing the song tweeting "1000 yo sé que piensas en mí y el corazón se te mueve…si tú quieres ir a 1000...". Camilo quote tweeted her tweet saying "999... yo estoy en 999!", further confirming the collaboration. They tweeted a pre-save link shortly after. The song was released on August 27, 2021.

Composition

The song described as a dreamy and rhythmic-pop song with ballad at its arrangement.^{[1] [2]} Where it composed in the key of C♯ Major, with a fast tempo of 150 beats per minute and runs for three minutes and 44 seconds.^[3] Lyrically, its "about the beauty of true love."

Music video

The official music video for "999" was released on the same day as the song on August 27, 2021. It was directed by Sophie Muller.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Result
2021	Premios Quiero	Best Extraordinary Encounter		[5]
	Lo Más Escuchado	Best International Collaboration Song		[6] [7]

Credits and personnel

Credits adopted from Tidal.^[8]

• Selena Gomez — vocals, lyricist, composer
• Camilo — vocals, lyricist, composer, producer
• Édgar Barrera — vocal, lyricist, composer, producer
• A.C. — producer, guitar, programmer
• Vnsa — mix engineer
• Mick Raskin — mix engineer
• Kat Dahlia — background vocals
• John Hanes — engineer, mix engineer
• Nicholas Ramirez — engineer
• Natalia Ramirez — engineer, vocal producer
• Bart Schoudel — engineer, vocal producer
• Chris Gehringer — mastering engineer
• Serban Ghenea — mixer
• Sam Riback — production coordinator
• Aleen Keshishian — production coordinator
• John Janick — production coordinator
• Nir Seroussi — production coordinator
• Zack Morgenroth — production coordinator
• Benjamin Tischker — production coordinator
• Vanessa Angiuli — production coordinator

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"

Peak position
Global Excl. US (Billboard)[9]	196
Mexico Espanol Airplay (Billboard)[10]	29

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)	Position
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[11]	88
Chart (2022)	Position
Dominican Republic Pop (Monitor Latino)[12]	77
Puerto Rico Pop (Monitor Latino)[13]	88
US Latin Pop Airplay Songs (Billboard)[14]	44

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	August 27, 2021		Interscope
Russia	September 24, 2021	Contemporary hit radio		[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roiz . Jessica . 2021-08-27 . Why Selena Gomez & Shawn Mendes Wanted to Collaborate With Camilo . 2022-10-04 . Billboard.
2. Web site: Hayden . Books . August 27, 2021 . Selena Gomez & Camilo Drop Dreamy New Collab '999' . October 4, 2022 . . en.
3. Web site: Key, BPM of 999 by Selena Gomez, Camillo . October 4, 2022 . tunebat.
4. Web site: Lopez . Julyssa . 2021-08-27 . Selena Gomez and Camilo Get Romantic on Breathy New Song '999' . 2022-10-04 . . en-US.
5. News: 23 June 2022. 2 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002023407/https://www.qmusica.tv/Premios. 2 October 2021. Q Música TV. Premios Quiero 2021 - Lista de nominaciones.
6. Web site: LO MAS ESCUCHADO on Instagram: "A VOTAR!Vos elegís lo mejor del año en los Premios Virtuales #LoMas2021 de LO MAS ESCUCHADO. ✅ SEGUINOS para validar tu voto y votar oficialmente en las encuestas de las historias y en las de nuestro Twitter. Los ganadores se publicarán según la suma total de votos en ambas redes. ⚠️ Durante toda la semana se irán desbloqueando nuevas categorías divididas por rubros, estilos y regiones. LAS CATEGORÍAS DE HOY SON: "MEJORES CANCIONES DEL AÑO" Ya elegiste a los nominados, ahora toca descubrir a los ganadores. ¡Deja tu comentario etiquetando a tu favorito para mostrar tu apoyo! ¿Quiénes serán los ganadores de este año? #lomasescuchado #premios #votaciones #ranking #musica #canciones #songs" .
7. Web site: LO MAS ESCUCHADO on Instagram: "A VOTAR!Vos elegís lo mejor del año en los Premios Virtuales #LoMas2021 de LO MAS ESCUCHADO. ✅ SEGUINOS para validar tu voto y votar oficialmente en las encuestas de las historias y en las de nuestro Twitter. Los ganadores se publicarán según la suma total de votos en ambas redes. ⚠️ Durante toda la semana se irán desbloqueando nuevas categorías divididas por rubros, estilos y regiones. LAS CATEGORÍAS DE HOY SON: "BANDAS INTERNACIONALES" ¡Deja tu comentario etiquetando a tu favorito para mostrar tu apoyo! ¿Quiénes serán los ganadores de este año? #lomasescuchado #premios #votaciones #ranking #musica #bandas #band" .
8. Web site: August 27, 2021 . 999 — Selena Gomez, Camilo . October 4, 2022 . Tidal.
9. Web site: Selena Gomez (Global Excl. US). Billboard. May 14, 2021.
10. Selena Gomez Chart History (Mexico Espanol Airplay). Billboard. September 18, 2021.
11. Web site: Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2021 – Puerto Rico. es. September 5, 2022. Monitor Latino. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905175231/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2021/Puerto%20Rico/general/charts-las-mejores-canciones-por-pa%C3%ADs/Audiencia. live.
12. Web site: Chart Anual monitorLATINO 2022 – RD Pop. Monitor Latino. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201232614/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2022/RD/pop%20rd. December 1, 2022. December 14, 2022.
13. Web site: Chart Anual monitorLATINO 2022 – Puerto Rico Pop. Monitor Latino. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201232748/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top100/anual/2022/Puerto%20Rico/pop. December 1, 2022. December 14, 2022.
14. Latin Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 5 December 2022.
15. Web site: Selena Gomez & Camilo — 999. Tophit.