While working on music demos in Colombia with The Rudeboyz, he received a call from the production duo to work on a collaborative single between Shakira and Maluma that was intended to be presented to the artists the next day. He stated in an interview that the idea of the song was intended to be his own single. Puerto Rican composer and recording artist Kenai had the word 'Chantaje' in his mind months before the idea of a collaboration with Shakira and Maluma emerged. The song was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Urban Fusion Performance at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards. The track is also certified Platinum or higher in ten countries, including Diamond in Argentina, Brazil (three times), France, Mexico and United States (Latin). It became the most successful Latin single of the decade by a female artist in the United States. Commercially, the song topped the Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Spain, Uruguay, and US Billboard Latin Songs charts, while also reaching the top five in nine additional countries. The music video for 'Chantaje' was filmed in Barcelona, Spain, with video director Jaume de Laiguana, Shakira's long-time collaborator. Lyrically, the song was considered a 'battle of the sexes', where the male protagonist is not sure where he stands with his lover, and the female protagonist does not exactly clear things up. Maluma and Shakira previously collaborated on a remix of Carlos Vives' single ' La Bicicleta'. It was produced by Shakira, Maluma and The Rudeboyz.

Its musical composition was done by Shakira, Maluma, Kenai and The Rudeboyz. Its lyrics were written by Shakira and Maluma. The song was released as a single to anticipate Shakira's eleventh studio album El Dorado (2017) on 28 October 2016 by Sony Music Latin.

' Chantaje' ( Spanish pronunciation: English: 'Blackmail') is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring vocals by fellow Colombian singer Maluma.

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