Ojalá (Ha*Ash song) explained
"Ojalá" is a song by American duo Ha*Ash for their fifth studio album "30 de Febrero" (2017). A live version was included on their album (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole, Pablo Preciado and Paolo Stefanoni[1] while the song was produced by Hanna Nicole and George Noriega.
Background and composition
The track was released digitally on November 17, 2017, by Sony Music Entertainment México as a promotional tool for the album, which was released on fourteen days. The song takes place in an office setting and has the vibe of a pop song, that shows many texts between the girls and the guy who is an ex lover of Ashley.[2] [3]
The band started working on the song during the 1F Hecho Realidad Tour.[4] It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Pablo Preciado[1] and produced by Hanna and George Noriega.[5] The song was recorded at Miami, United States in 2017.[6] [7] No official music video has been released.
Commercial performance
On February 1, 2019, the song was certified gold in Mexico.[8]
Music video
A lyric video for "Ojalá" was released on November 17, 2017.[9] [10] It was directed by Diego Álvarez.[11], the video has over 52 million views on YouTube.
The music video for "Ojalá", recorded live for the live album , was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.
Live performances
Ha*Ash included "Ojalá" on her "Gira 100 Años Contigo" (2018–2019).[12] [13]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Genius.[14]
Recording and management
- Recording Country: United States
- Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
- (P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.
Ha*Ash
- Ashley Grace – vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Hanna Nicole – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production
Additional personnel
- Pablo Preciado – songwriting
- Paolo Stefanoni – songwriting
- Pate Wallace – keyboards, engineer, editor
- Diego Contento – engineer
- Dave Clauss – engineer
- George Noriega – engineer, editor, director, bass
- Matt Calderín – drums
Charts
Year-end charts
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: Ojalá - Writer. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. November 24, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash libera el tema 30 DE FEBRERO en descarga directa con la pre-orden de su álbum. Admin. November 25, 2017. LaChicuela.com. es-MX. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: "Ojalá" ya está disponible en SpotifyMexico. Ha*Ash. November 17, 2017. @haashoficial. es. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash muestra empoderamiento femenino e innovación en Ojalá, su nuevo álbum. October 14, 2018. Mundo Hispanico. es-US. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Ojalá Lyrics. www.lyrics.com. en. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash estrenan la canción y el lyric video de 'Ojalá' feat. Abraham Mateo. November 24, 2017. Sony Music España. es-ES. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash recuerdan una ruptura amorosa y desean "lo peor" a sus ex's en "Ojalá". rpp.pe. es. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash regresó al Auditorio Nacional con su #Gira100AñosContigo y sumó su quinto y sexto Sold Out. OCESA Seitrack. es-MX. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash desean lo peor a sus ex en nuevo sencillo. TIM. Televisa. Telehit. es. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash estrena su lyric-vídeo de su sencillo "Ojalá". November 17, 2017. Laura G. es-MX. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: HA*ASH lanzan su álbum 30 DE FEBRERO. December 4, 2017. Sony Music Entertainment México. es-MX. July 14, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash Setlist at Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan. setlist.fm. en. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash Setlist at Fiestas de Octubre 2018. setlist.fm. en. July 11, 2019.
- Web site: Ha*Ash - Ojalá II. Discogs. es. July 8, 2019.
- Web site: -monitorLATINO. Top Digital monitorLATINO. July 7, 2019.