"Ginza" is a song performed by Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released as the lead single from the singer's fourth studio album Energía on July 17, 2015.
"Ginza" was commercially successful, positioning itself inside the top 10 in most Latin American markets and crossing over to European radio. It reached number one in several charts, including Balvin's native Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Italy and the United States, where the song became the longest-reigning number one by a solo act, surpassing a record previously held by Juanes' "Me Enamora", Flex's "Te Quiero" and Son by Four's "A Puro Dolor".[1][2]
A remix featuring well-known reggaeton singers Daddy Yankee, Farruko, Yandel, De La Ghetto, Nicky Jam, Arcángel and Zion of Zion & Lennox was released on November 27, 2015. In January 2016, an additional remix featuring Brazilian singer Anitta was released only in Brazil.
The singing style and tune of the song is lifted from the song "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" sung by Rashid Ali for the 2008 Indian Hindi Film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na whose music is composed by A. R. Rahman.
The name of the song came from an image filter that J Balvin constantly used by him on the social network Instagram.[1] Balvin decided to put that name after his fans "took the name". According to Universal Music Group, "Ginza" represents "a city in Japan, where fashion is preeminent, showing that the title is the perfect representation of the great loves of the artist, his fans, his music and fashion."
Balvin said about "Ginza": "raised to leave my comfort zone," also said that "we took the risk of giving a new sound to the world" and "cowards never write anything."
According to FEID (as is known artistically Solomon Villada Hoyos), one of the composers of the song, the process of creation of the theme was worked alongside all the composers and producers: "While [Alejandro" Sky "Ramirez] was doing lyrics, in Then the sounds that were also being generated made you feel things, joy, sadness, love or mistrust.[1] "Villada also said that "the track is different, the lyrics are rare, there are metaphors."