"Vida de Rico" is a song by the Colombian singer Camilo. Released on 21 September 2020 as the first single from his second studio album Mis Manos (2021). The song became a commercial success that reached the #1 spot of several latin charts.

Composition and lyrics

The song was written by Camilo in collaboration with Edgar Barrera. It is a traditional Colombian cumbia with elements of latin pop. The single, during production, didn't go to the process of readjustment but instead kept the original demo. The lyric is about an artist that although they do not have an economic fortune, can still share all the things that he has to the one who loves him more.

Reception

Commercial performance

The single, in the United States, reached #1 in the Billboard charts Latin Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay, whereas in the chart Hot Latin Songs the song peaked #8 In the Billboard Global 200 chart, the song peaked at #29. On 4 November 2020, the song reached #1 in the Argentina Hot 100 chart. In Spain, it stayed on the #1 spot for four non-consecutive weeks and remained on the top 10 for 26 weeks, which made the song the second best-selling downloaded song in 2021, behind of "Jerusalema" by Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode.

"Vida de Rico" achieved a successful performance in Latin-American radio stations where the song managed to enter in various Monitor Latino charts. It reached #1 in radio charts of Argentina, Colombia, Peru and El Salvador.

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Vida de Rico"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
Premios Nuestra Tierra2021Song of the YearNominated
Tropical / Salsa / Cumbia SongWon
Best SongNominated
Most Favorite Song of the PublicNominated
Latino Show Music AwardsSong of the YearNominated
Best Pop Urban SongNominated
Premios JuventudViral Track of the YearNominated
The Traffic JamNominated
Monitor Latino Music AwardsBest Male Pop SongWon
Los 40 Music AwardsBest SongNominated
Latin Grammy AwardsRecord of the YearNominated
Song of the YearNominated
Best Pop SongWon
Premios QuieroBest Pop VideoWon
Best Video of the YearWon
Premios Lo Nuestro2022Song of the YearNominated
Pop Song of the YearNominated
Premios ASCAPSpecial RecognitionWon

Music video

The music video was directed by Evaluna Montaner and produced by Camilo and Cristian Saumeth under the supervision of Camaleón Music studios. The video shows Camilo and Evaluna, his wife, visiting his first house while in the process of construction and remodeling.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Vida de Rico"
Chart (2020–2021)Peak position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)1
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)1
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)2
Central America (FONOTICA)7
Chile (Monitor Latino)2
Colombia (Monitor Latino)1
Colombia (National Report)1
Colombia Streaming (Promúsica)2
Costa Rica (FONOTICA)6
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)1
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)4
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)1
El Salvador (ASAP EGC)1
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)1
Global 200 (Billboard)29
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)1
Honduras (Monitor Latino)6
Latin America (Monitor Latino)2
Mexico (Monitor Latino)3
Mexico (Mexico Airplay)3
Mexico (Mexico Espanol Airplay)1
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)4
Panama (Monitor Latino)15
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)3
Peru (Monitor Latino)1
Peru (UNIMPRO)3
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)11
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)8
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)1
US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard)6
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)1
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)3
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)6

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Vida de rico"
Chart (2020)Peak position
Paraguay (SGP)1
Uruguay (CUD)7

Year-end charts

2020 year-end chart performance for "Vida de rico"
Chart (2020)Position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)67
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)25
Colombia (Monitor Latino)49
Costa Rica (Monitor Latino)57
Ecuador (Monitor Latino)41
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)23
Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)81
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)47
Peru (Monitor Latino)36
Spain (PROMUSICAE)68
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)77
2021 year-end chart performance for "Vida de rico"
Chart (2021)Position
Chile (Monitor Latino)9
Guatemala (Monitor Latino)5
Honduras (Monitor Latino)29
Panama (Monitor Latino)59
Spain (PROMUSICAE)17
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)33
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)24

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)Gold20,000‡
Colombia (ASINCOL)Platinum20,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)2× Diamond+Platinum1,540,000‡
Spain (Promusicae)7× Platinum420,000‡
United States (RIAA)8× Platinum (Latin)480,000‡
Streaming
Chile (Profovi)Platinum33,240,221
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release date and format for "Vida de Rico"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousSeptember 21, 2020Digital downloadstreamingOriginalSony Music Latin