"Ojalá" (transl. "Hopefully") 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 Ha*Ash: En Vivo (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.[2]

"Ojalá"
Song by Ha*Ash
from the album 30 de Febrero
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Recorded2017 in Miami, United States
Genre
Length3:27
LabelSony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lyrics video
"Ojalá" on YouTube

Background and composition

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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.[3][4]

The band started working on the song during the 1F Hecho Realidad Tour.[5] It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Pablo Preciado[1] and produced by Hanna and George Noriega.[6] The song was recorded at Miami, United States in 2017.[7][8] No official music video has been released.

Commercial performance

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On February 1, 2019, the song was certified gold in Mexico.[9]

Music video

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A lyric video for "Ojalá" was released on November 17, 2017.[10][11][12] It was directed by Diego Álvarez.[13] As of October 2019, the video has over 52 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.[14]

Live performances

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Ha*Ash included "Ojalá" on her "Gira 100 Años Contigo" (2018–2019).[15][16]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Genius.[2][17]

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

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[18] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Charts

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Year-end charts

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Chart (2018) Position
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[19] 97

Release history

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Region Date Edition(s) Format Label Ref.
Various December 1, 2017 Standard Sony Music Latin [20]
December 6, 2019 Live Version [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ojalá - Writer". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Ha-Ash – Ojalá, retrieved July 14, 2019
  3. ^ Admin (November 25, 2017). "Ha*Ash libera el tema 30 DE FEBRERO en descarga directa con la pre-orden de su álbum". LaChicuela.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Ha*Ash (November 17, 2017). ""Ojalá" ya está disponible en SpotifyMexico". @haashoficial (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ha*Ash muestra empoderamiento femenino e innovación en Ojalá, su nuevo álbum". Mundo Hispanico (in Spanish). October 14, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ojalá Lyrics". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ha*Ash estrenan la canción y el lyric video de 'Ojalá' feat. Abraham Mateo". Sony Music España (in European Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ha*Ash recuerdan una ruptura amorosa y desean "lo peor" a sus ex's en "Ojalá"". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ha*Ash regresó al Auditorio Nacional con su #Gira100AñosContigo y sumó su quinto y sexto Sold Out". OCESA Seitrack (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. ^ TIM, Televisa. "Ha*Ash desean lo peor a sus ex en nuevo sencillo". Telehit (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Ha*Ash - Ojalá (Lyric Video), retrieved July 14, 2019
  12. ^ "Ha*Ash estrena su lyric-vídeo de su sencillo "Ojalá"". Laura G (in Mexican Spanish). November 17, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "HA*ASH lanzan su álbum 30 DE FEBRERO". Sony Music Entertainment México (in Mexican Spanish). December 4, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Ojalá (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved 2019-12-10
  15. ^ "Ha*Ash Setlist at Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ha*Ash Setlist at Fiestas de Octubre 2018". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ha*Ash - Ojalá II". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  18. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved December 26, 2021. Type Ha.Ash in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Jumpsuit in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  19. ^ "-monitorLATINO". Top Digital monitorLATINO. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  20. ^ Ojalá de Ha-Ash (in Mexican Spanish), retrieved July 11, 2019