Baticano
{{Infobox song
| name = Baticano
| type = single
| artist = Bad Bunny
| album = Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
| language = Spanish
| released = {{Start date|2023|10|31}}
| genre =
| length = 4:16
| label = Rimas
| writer =
- Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
- Marco Borrero
| producer =
- Tainy
- MAG
- La Paciencia
| chronology = Bad Bunny
| prev_title = Monaco
| prev_year = 2023
| title = Baticano
| year = 2024
| next_title = Perro Negro
| next_year = 2023
| misc =
{{External music video|
{{YouTube|QCqc3k0Tzbs|"Baticano"}}
}}
}}
"Baticano" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, released on October 13, 2023, through Rimas Entertainment, as a track on his fifth solo studio album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023), with a music video released on October 31, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://reportes.monitorlatino.com/Reports/DetalleSearch/Canciones/pisong,-59526082,Baticano-Bad%20Bunny|title=Baticano – Bad Bunny – Rimas Entertainment|publisher=Monitor Latino|accessdate=December 30, 2024|language=es}} The music video stars American actor Steve Buscemi and pays tribute to the German film Nosferatu. The song peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web |last=Brandle |first=Lars |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny Turns Into Nosferatu For Creepy 'Baticano' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bad-bunny-nosferatu-vampire-creepy-baticano-music-video-watch-1235458608/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Billboard}}
Background and reception
On October 9, 2023, Bad Bunny announced his fifth studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,{{Cite web |last=Haczek |first=Ángela Reyes |date=2023-10-13 |title=Bad Bunny estrena su nuevo álbum, "Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana" |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/10/13/bad-bunny-estrena-nuevo-album-nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-manana-orix/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=CNN}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Bad Bunny lanza nuevo álbum ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana’: Escúchalo aquí |url=https://www.billboard.com/espanol/musica/bad-bunny-nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-manana-nuevo-album-escuchalo-aqui-1235440885/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Billboard}} as well as its track list, where "Baticano" was included as the fifteenth track.{{Citation |title=nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana by Bad Bunny |date=2023-10-13 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-ma%C3%B1ana/1710982865 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |language=en-US}} Billboard ranked "Baticano" at number 18 on their list of songs from its parent album, stating that it "reinforces the message that no one is exempt from their own shortcomings".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/bad-bunny-nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-manana-songs-ranked/vaticano/|title=Bad Bunny's 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana': All 22 Songs Ranked|date=October 13, 2023|access-date=May 6, 2024|magazine=Billboard}}
Music video
Its music video was released on October 31, 2023, on Halloween.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Jeanette |date=October 31, 2023 |title=WATCH: Bad Bunny Enlists Steve Buscemi for 'BATICANO' Music Video |url=https://remezcla.com/music/watch-bad-bunny-enlists-steve-buscemi-for-baticano-music-video/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Remezcla}} Directed by fellow video director Stillz and mainly a black-and-white video, it pays tribute to German expressionist cinema, namely the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and the 1922 film Nosferatu.{{Cite web |last=Ismael Ruiz |first=Matthew |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny Shares New 'Baticano' Video Co-Starring Steve Buscemi: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bad-bunny-shares-new-video-for-baticano-starring-steve-buscemi/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Pitchfork}} The singer is playing both the role of the somnabulist Cesare and of Count Orlok (Nosferatu). American actor Steve Buscemi appears as his mentor.
In the beginning of the video, Buscemi is seen reviving Nosferatu and setting him free, where he creeps over a sleeping woman.{{Cite web |last=Vito |first=Jo |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny Enlists Steve Buscemi for 'Baticano' Video: Watch |url=https://consequence.net/2023/11/bad-bunny-baticano-video-steve-buscemi/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Consequence of Sound}} It later taking place in a graveyard, where corpses perform choreography.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Alex |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny Transforms Into A Terrifying Monster In His Horror-Themed 'Baticano' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/bad-bunny-baticano-video/ |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Uproxx}} In parts of the video, a man is seen abusing his wife with a portrait of Jesus seen on the wall and a father covering his son's eyes as two men kissing appear on the television, angrily turning it off.{{Cite web |last=Hoste |first=Elliot |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Bad Bunny enlists Steve Buscemi for a Nosferatu-inspired music video |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/61262/1/bad-bunny-steve-buscemi-baticano-nosferatu-vampire-music-video-halloween |access-date=May 6, 2024 |magazine=Dazed}} Towards the near end of the video, Bad Bunny is seen praying and Buscemi also warns him that "the Earth is cruel out there" and that "[the Earth isn't] ready for [him]".
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Baticano" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|59|artist=Bad Bunny|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2023/42|title=Top 100 Canciones|publisher=PROMUSICAE|access-date=May 6, 2024}}
| 34 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|78|artist=Bad Bunny|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardlatinsongs|22|artist=Bad Bunny|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2024}} |
References
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