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2016 single by Jennifer Lopez and Roberto Carlos

"Chegaste" Single by Roberto Carlos and Jennifer Lopez from the album Roberto Carlos and Amor Sin Límite Released December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) Recorded 2016 Length 3:57 Label Nuyorican Sony Music Latin Songwriter Kany García Jennifer Lopez singles chronology "Love Make the World Go Round" (2016) "Chegaste" (2016) "Ni Tú Ni Yo" (2017) Roberto Carlos singles chronology "Tu Regreso" (2016) "Chegaste" (2016) "Sereia" (2017) Audio video "Chegaste" on YouTube

"**Chegaste**" is a song recorded by Brazilian singer [Roberto Carlos](/source/Roberto_Carlos_(singer)) and American singer [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez). The song was first written in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) and then recorded in [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language). The latter version was released on her [YouTube](/source/YouTube) on December 15, 2016 and was released for digital download and on [Spotify](/source/Spotify) the next day, later being included on Carlos' 2017 self-titled [extended play](/source/Extended_play). The original version of the song, "Llegaste", was released on Carlos' Spanish album *Amor Sin Límite* (2018).

## Background and release

[Roberto Carlos](/source/Roberto_Carlos_(singer)) and [Jennifer Lopez](/source/Jennifer_Lopez)

In October 2016, *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* magazine confirmed that Lopez is working on her second Spanish album, which is set to be released in 2017 through [Sony Music Latin](/source/Sony_Music_Latin). Marc Anthony serves as executive producer for the album.[1] The following month, she released a cover version of the single "[Olvidame y Pega la Vuelta](/source/Olvidame_y_Pega_la_Vuelta)", a duet with Anthony, as the album's first single.[2] Puerto Rican singer-songwriter [Kany García](/source/Kany_Garc%C3%ADa) posted a photo with Lopez and Carlos on October 17, revealing that the singers had collaborated. Carlos traveled to Los Angeles where he and Lopez recorded their parts separately before meeting. *[O Globo](/source/O_Globo)* reported that the song was recorded in Spanish as well.[3] "Chegaste" was released via digital platforms on December 16, 2016. Of working with Carlos, Lopez [tweeted](/source/Twitter): "Honored & excited to have worked with such a [living legend](/source/Living_legend_(person)) like Roberto Carlos."[2]

## Composition

"Chegaste" is a ballad, which was composed by [Kany García](/source/Kany_Garc%C3%ADa).[4] It is Lopez's first song to feature her singing in Portuguese.[2] Its instrumentation includes the chords of a piano and guitar. Carlos described the song lyrically as "a very romantic ballad".[5]

## Music video

The official music video for "Chegaste" was shot in Los Angeles, and premiered on Carlos' special on [Rede Globo](/source/Rede_Globo) on December 23, 2016.[6]

## Charts

Chart (2016) Peak position Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[7] 37 Brazil (Billboard Brasil Pop Airplay)[8] 3

## Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref. United States December 16, 2016 Digital download Nuyorican Sony Music Latin [9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Cobo, Leila (October 6, 2016). ["Jennifer Lopez to Release Spanish Album, Executive Produced by Marc Anthony: Exclusive"](https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/jennifer-lopez-spanish-album-marc-anthony-executive-producer-7533475/). *Billboard*. [Prometheus Global Media](/source/Prometheus_Global_Media). Retrieved October 7, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Billboard_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Billboard_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Billboard_2-2) Flores, Griselda (December 16, 2016). ["Jennifer Lopez & Roberto Carlos Premiere New Single 'Chegaste': Listen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161218035115/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7625487/jennifer-lopez-roberto-carlos-chegaste). *Billboard*. [Prometheus Global Media](/source/Prometheus_Global_Media). Archived from [the original](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7625487/jennifer-lopez-roberto-carlos-chegaste) on December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Roberto Carlos e Jennifer Lopez posam para foto após gravação"](http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/roberto-carlos-jennifer-lopez-posam-para-foto-apos-gravacao-20307047). *[O Globo](/source/O_Globo)* (in Portuguese). [Grupo Globo](/source/Grupo_Globo). October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-g1_4-0)** Ferreira, Mauro (December 16, 2016). ["Roberto Carlos ainda é o cara em duo em português com Jennifer Lopez"](http://g1.globo.com/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/roberto-carlos-ainda-e-o-cara-em-duo-em-portugues-com-jennifer-lopez.html). *[G1](/source/G1_(website))* (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 3, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["'Chegaste': el dueto que Jennifer Lopez canta con Roberto Carlos en portugués"](http://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/chegaste-el-dueto-que-jennifer-lopez-canta-con-roberto-carlos-en-portugues) (in Spanish). [Univision](/source/Univision). December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Em dueto com Roberto Carlos, Jennifer Lopez canta pela primeira vez em português"](http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/musica/em-dueto-com-roberto-carlos-jennifer-lopez-canta-pela-primeira-vez-em-portugues-20659253). *[O Globo](/source/O_Globo)* (in Portuguese). [Grupo Globo](/source/Grupo_Globo). December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bra_7-0)** ["Billboard Brasil Hot 100"](http://www.billboard.com.br/rankings). *[Billboard Brasil](/source/Billboard_Brasil)*. January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Airplay Chart"](http://www.billboard.com.br/noticias/pop-brasil-nego-do-borel-e-o-mais-ouvido-da-semana/) (in Portuguese). [Billboard Brasil](/source/Billboard_Brasil). Retrieved April 25, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-usdd_9-0)** ["Music — Chegaste - Single by Jennifer Lopez and Roberto Carlos"](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chegaste/id971195229). [iTunes Store](/source/ITunes_Store) (US). Retrieved December 16, 2016.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## External links

- ["Chegaste (Vídeo gravado exclusivo para especial TV Roberto Carlos 2016)"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQa8qlDPEVM) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier))

v t e Roberto Carlos Studio albums É Proibido Fumar (1964) Jovem Guarda (1965) O Inimitável (1968) Un gato en la oscuridad (1972) Roberto Carlos '88 (1988) Roberto Carlos 1992 (1992) Esse Cara Sou Eu (2012) Live albums Acústico MTV (2001) Songs "Amigo" "Abre las Ventanas al Amor" "Chegaste" "Esse Cara Sou Eu" "Jesus Cristo" "Qué será de ti" "Si El Amor Se Va" "Si Piensas, Si Quieres"

v t e Jennifer Lopez songs Discography Songs 1990s singles "If You Had My Love" "No Me Ames" "Waiting for Tonight" 2000s singles "Feelin' So Good" "Let's Get Loud" "Love Don't Cost a Thing" "Play" "I'm Real" "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" "Ain't It Funny" "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)" "Alive" "Jenny from the Block" "All I Have" "I'm Glad" "Baby I Love U!" "Get Right" "Hold You Down" "Qué Hiciste" "Me Haces Falta" "Do It Well" "Hold It Don't Drop It" "Louboutins" 2010s singles "On the Floor" "I'm Into You" "Papi" "Dance Again" "Goin' In" "Live It Up" "I Luh Ya Papi" "First Love" "Booty" "Feel the Light" "Ain't Your Mama" "Chegaste" "Ni Tú Ni Yo" "Amor, Amor, Amor" "Us" "Se Acabó el Amor" "El Anillo" "Dinero" "Te Guste" "Limitless" "Medicine" "Baila Conmigo" 2020s singles "Pa' Ti" "Lonely" "In the Morning" "Cambia el Paso" "On My Way" "Marry Me" "Can't Get Enough" "Birthday" "Save Me Tonight" Featured singles "Control Myself" "This Boy's Fire" "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" "Follow the Leader" "Sweet Spot" "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" "Adrenalina" "We Are One (Ole Ola)" "Back It Up" "El Mismo Sol" "Try Me" "Te Boté II" Charity singles "El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye)" "What's Going On" "Hands" "Love Make the World Go Round" "Almost Like Praying" Promotional singles "Cariño" "Fresh Out the Oven" "(What Is) Love?" "Girls" "Same Girl" "A Selena Tribute" "Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta" "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Other songs "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" "You Belong to Me" "Until It Beats No More" "One Love" "Invading My Mind" "Hypnotico" Category

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