TQG

"TQG"
"TQG"
Single by Karol G and Shakira
from the album Mañana Será Bonito
Language	Spanish
Released	February 24, 2023
Recorded	2022
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	3:17
Label	Universal Latino
Songwriter(s)	Carolina Giraldo; Shakira Mebarak; Daniel Echavarría; Kevyn Cruz;
Producer(s)	Ovy on the Drums
Karol G singles chronology
Shakira singles chronology
Music video
	"TQG" on YouTube

"TQG" (acronym for "Te Quedó Grande") is a song by Colombian singers Karol G and Shakira. The song was released on February 24, 2023, through Universal Music Latino, as the fifth single from Karol G's fourth studio album, Mañana Será Bonito (2023). It also appeared on Shakira's twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024).^[1]^[2]

It became Karol G and Shakira's first number-one single on the Billboard Global 200. It also debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Karol G's first top-ten single and Shakira's sixth. The track earned a Guinness World Record for the highest-charting female Spanish-language track on the Hot 100.^[3] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the fifteenth best-selling global single of 2023, earning 1.18 billion subscription streams equivalents globally.^[4]

The song received three nominations at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year, Best Urban Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance, winning the latter. It won an MTV Europe Music Award and an MTV Video Music Award both for best collaboration, becoming Karol's first VMA win and making Shakira the Latin artist with the most VMA wins in history and the second in the category after the inaugural win with "Beautiful Liar" with Beyoncé.^[5]

^ Topacio Long, Stephanie (February 25, 2023). "Shakira & Karol G's Breakup Song "TQG" Seems To Shade Piqué Again". Bustle. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ Linés, Esteban (February 24, 2023). "Shakira y la nueva canción junto a Karol G con más dardos a Piqué: "Y ahora quieres volver, ya lo suponía "". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2023.
^ "Highest-charting Spanish-language track on the Billboard Hot 100 (female)". Guinness World Record. March 22, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
^ Brandle, Lars (February 26, 2023). "Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Wins IFPI Global Single Award For 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "¡Qué orgullo! Karol G y Shakira ganaron el premio a la mejor colaboración del año en los MTV VMA´s; estas fueron sus declaraciones". September 13, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[1] Topacio Long, Stephanie (February 25, 2023). "Shakira & Karol G's Breakup Song "TQG" Seems To Shade Piqué Again". Bustle. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[2] Linés, Esteban (February 24, 2023). "Shakira y la nueva canción junto a Karol G con más dardos a Piqué: "Y ahora quieres volver, ya lo suponía "". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved August 13, 2023.

[3] "Highest-charting Spanish-language track on the Billboard Hot 100 (female)". Guinness World Record. March 22, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

[4] Brandle, Lars (February 26, 2023). "Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Wins IFPI Global Single Award For 2023". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[5] "¡Qué orgullo! Karol G y Shakira ganaron el premio a la mejor colaboración del año en los MTV VMA´s; estas fueron sus declaraciones". September 13, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

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