"30 de Febrero" (transl. "February 30") is a song by American duo Ha*Ash for their fifth studio album of the same name (2017). A live version was included on their album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole, Santiago Hernández and Rafael Vergara[1] while the song was produced by Hanna Nicole and George Noriega and features guest vocals by Spanish singer Abraham Mateo.[2][3][4]

"30 de Febrero"
Song by Ha*Ash featuring Abraham Mateo
from the album 30 de Febrero
Released24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
Recorded2017 in Miami, United States
Genre
Length3:22
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lyrics video
"30 de Febrero" on YouTube

Background and composition edit

The track was released digitally on November 24, 2017, by Sony Music Entertainment México as a promotional tool for the album, which was released on seven days.[5] The song is a break up song and has a colorful vibe with Abraham Mateo as their ex lover who is wanting another chance. The song is a classy and upbeat.[6][7]

The band started working on the song during the 1F Hecho Realidad Tour.[8] "30 de Febrero" was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole, Abraham Mateo, Santiago Hernández and Rafael Vergara,[1] while the song was produced by Hanna and George Noriega.[9] The song was recorded at Miami, United States in 2017.[5][10] The official music video for the song hasn't been released.

Commercial performance edit

On February 1, 2019, the song was certified gold in México.[11]

Music video edit

A lyric video for "30 de Febrero" featuring Abraham Mateo was released on November 24, 2017.[12][13] It was directed by Diego Álvarez.[14][15] As of October 2019, the video has over 101 million views on YouTube.

The music video for "Ojalá", recorded live for the live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.[16]

Live performances edit

Ha*Ash included "30 de Febrero" on her "Gira 100 Años Contigo" (2018–2019) as the finish track.[17][18]

Credits and personnel edit

Credits adapted from Genius.[19][20]

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

  • Santiago Hernández  – songwriting, editor, keyboards
  • Abraham Mateo  – songwriting
  • Rafael Vergara  – songwriting, editor
  • Rob Welss  – editor, keyboards
  • George Noriega  – engineer, editor, director, keyboards
  • Pate Wallace  – engineer
  • Diego Contento  – engineer
  • Dave Clauss  – engineer
  • Matt Calderín  – drums

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[21] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various December 1, 2017 Standard Sony Music Latin [22]
December 6, 2019 Live Version [16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "30 de Febrero - Writer". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "30 de febrero: El nuevo tema de Ha*Ash junto a Abraham Mateo". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Abraham Mateo junto a Ha*Ash estrenan una nueva colaboración "30 de febrero"". Ossom! (in Spanish). December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ha*Ash estrenan la canción y el lyric video de "30 de febrero" feat. Abraham Mateo". Sony Music España (in European Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Ha*Ash estrena su sencillo "30 de febrero" junto a Abraham Mateo". www.culturaocio.com. November 25, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ha*Ash estrena "30 de febrero" a dueto con Abraham Mateo". El Diario de Yucatán (in European Spanish). November 25, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ha*Ash estrena su sencillo "30 de febrero"". Anakrusa Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ha*Ash muestra empoderamiento femenino e innovación en 30 de febrero, su nuevo álbum". Mundo Hispanico (in Spanish). October 14, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "¡A bailar! Ha-Ash lanza '30 de febrero' (video)". SIPSE.com (in Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ha*Ash estrenan la canción y el lyric video de "30 de febrero" feat. Abraham Mateo". Sony Music España (in European Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Ha*Ash regresó al Auditorio Nacional con su #Gira100AñosContigo y sumó su quinto y sexto Sold Out". OCESA Seitrack (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ha*Ash lanza 30 de febrero a dueto con Abraham Mateo". planoinformativo.com (in Spanish). 25 November 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Ha*Ash - 30 de Febrero (Lyric Video), retrieved July 11, 2019
  14. ^ "HA*ASH lanzan su álbum 30 de febrero". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). December 4, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ha*Ash estrena un nuevo lyric-video de su canción "30 de Febrero" ft. Abraham Mateo". Laura G (in Mexican Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ a b 30 de Febrero (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved 2019-12-10
  17. ^ "Ha*Ash Setlist at Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "Ha*Ash Setlist at Fiestas de Octubre 2018". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  19. ^ Ha-Ash (Ft. Abraham Mateo) – 30 de febrero, retrieved July 11, 2019
  20. ^ "Ha*Ash - 30 De Febrero II". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  21. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved July 11, 2019. Type Ha*Ash or Ha-Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Jumpsuit in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  22. ^ 30 de Febrero de Ha-Ash (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved July 11, 2019