Ex de Verdad

{{Infobox song

| name = Ex de Verdad

| type = single

| artist = Ha*Ash

| album = Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad

| released = {{start date|df=yes|2015|05|25}}

| recorded = 7 July 2014 in Mexico City, México

| language = Spanish

| English_title = "True Ex"

| genre = * Acoustic Music

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=07}}

| label = Sony Music Latin

| writer = * Ashley Grace Pérez

| producer = * George Noriega

| prev_title = Lo Aprendí de Ti

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = No Te Quiero Nada

| next_year = 2015

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NAG98gpC8Hw|"Ex de Verdad"}}}}

}}

"Ex de Verdad" ({{Translation|"True Ex"}}) is a song written and recorded by the American musical duo Ha*Ash. Is the third single of the live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad. The single was officially released on May 25, 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.com.co/news/haash-estrena-ex-de-verdad/|title=HA*ASH ESTRENA "EX DE VERDAD" {{!}} Sony Music Colombia|website=Sony Music Colombia|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-date=2019-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714091301/https://www.sonymusic.com.co/news/haash-estrena-ex-de-verdad/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.publinews.gt/gt/espectaculos/2016/09/14/haash-e2809ce28099ex-verdade28099-se-basa-historia-real-ashleye2809d.html|title=Ha*Ash: "'Ex de verdad' se basa en una historia real, la de Ashley"|last=Publinews|website=Publinews|date=14 September 2016|language=es|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-date=2019-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624095938/https://www.publinews.gt/gt/espectaculos/2016/09/14/haash-e2809ce28099ex-verdade28099-se-basa-historia-real-ashleye2809d.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/espectaculos/haash-estreno-nuevo-videoclip-n184287|title=Ha*Ash estrenó nuevo videoclip|website=América Noticias|language=es|access-date=2019-07-14}} The music video of the song is the live performance by Ha*Ash in Estudios Churubusco (City México) on 7 July 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/entretenimiento/2014/07/09/haash-graba-primera-produccion-vivo/|title=Ha*Ash graba primera producción en vivo {{!}} La República EC|date=2014-07-09|website=La RepúblicaEC|language=es|access-date=2019-07-07}} The song then included on their live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo (2019). It was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Beatriz Luengo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/workID/887831542|title=Ex de verdad - Writer|last=|first=|date=|website=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|access-date=November 24, 2019}}

Background and release

"Ex de Verdad" was written by Ashley Grace, Hanna Nicole and Beatriz Luengo and produced by George Noriega, Tim Mitchell and Pablo De La Loza. Is a song recorded by American duo Ha*Ash from her live album Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad.{{Citation|title=HA-ASH Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad by Ha-Ash|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ha-ash-primera-fila-hecho-realidad/1058083348|work=iTunes|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://seitrackus.com/portal/haash-se-convierte-en-el-grupo-mas-joven-en-grabar-un-album-bajo-el-concepto-primera-fila/|title=Ha*Ash se convierte en el grupo más joven en grabar un álbum bajo el concepto "Primera Fila" – Seitrack US|work=OCESA Seitrack|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-03}} It was released as the third single from the album on May 25, 2015, by Sony Music Entertainment.

Music video

A music video for "Ex de Verdad" was released on May 25, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dualestereo.mx/2015/06/15/haash-lanza-su-nuevo-sencillo-y-video-ex-de-verdad/|title=HA*ASH, LANZA SU NUEVO SENCILLO Y VIDEO: " EX DE VERDAD " – Dual Estereo|language=es|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714104232/http://www.dualestereo.mx/2015/06/15/haash-lanza-su-nuevo-sencillo-y-video-ex-de-verdad/|archive-date=2019-07-14|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://dominiomedios.com/tag/haash-estrenan-su-tercer-sencillo-ex-de-verdad/|title=Ha*Ash estrenan su tercer sencillo 'Ex de Verdad' Archives|last=Redacción|website=Dominio Medios|language=es-MX|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-date=2019-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714115743/https://dominiomedios.com/tag/haash-estrenan-su-tercer-sencillo-ex-de-verdad/|url-status=dead}} It was directed by Nahuel Lerena.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtve.es/radio/20160328/haash-tocado-conocer-mundo-juntas/1326501.shtml|title=Ha*Ash: "Nos ha tocado conocer el mundo juntas"|last=|first=|date=2016-03-28|website=RTVE.es|language=es|access-date=2019-07-07}} The video was filmed in Estudios Churubusco, City Mexico. {{As of|2023|06}}, the video has over 377 million views on YouTube.

The second video for "Ex de Verdad", recorded live for the live album Ha*Ash: En Vivo, was released on December 6, 2019. The video was filmed in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City.{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/mx/music-video/ex-de-verdad-en-vivo/1490617813|title=Ex de Verdad (En Vivo) de Ha-Ash|last=|first=|date=|website=iTunes|language=es-mx|access-date=2019-12-12}}

Commercial performance

The track peaked at number one on the Monitor Latino and at number 33 in the Mexico Espanol Airplay charts in México.{{Cite web|url=http://megafan.mobi/ha-ash-imparable-con-su-primera-fila-y-con-muchos-planes-para-el-2016/|title=HA-ASH imparable con su "PRIMERA FILA" y con muchos planes para el 2016 {{!}} MEGAFAN|website=megafan.mobi|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-date=2019-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327195201/http://megafan.mobi/ha-ash-imparable-con-su-primera-fila-y-con-muchos-planes-para-el-2016/|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|title=Ha*Ash - Chart history > Mexico Espanol Airplay|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/haash/chart-history/mexico-pop-espanol-airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-02-04|date=|last=|first=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902102407/https://www.billboard.com/music/haash/chart-history/mexico-pop-espanol-airplay|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2019}} In March 2019, the songs was certified as Double Platinum in Mexico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CertificacionesAmprofon/photos/a.1293366120787996/1314340835357191/?type=3|title=Certificados Musicales Amprofon - Ex de Verdad|last=|first=|date=|website=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14}}

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/primera-fila-hecho-realidad-mw0002779407/credits|title=Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad - Ha*Ash {{!}} Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-07}}{{Citation|title=Ha-Ash – Ex de verdad (En vivo)|url=https://genius.com/Ha-ash-ex-de-verdad-en-vivo-lyrics|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Citation|title=Ha-Ash – Ex de verdad (Versión Big Band)|url=https://genius.com/Ha-ash-ex-de-verdad-version-big-band-lyrics|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}

Recording and management

  • Recording Country: México
  • Sony / ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC / Westwood Publishing
  • (P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment México, S.A. De C.V.

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Ha*Ash

  • Ashley Grace  – vocals, guitar, songwriting
  • Hanna Nicole  – vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting

Additional personnel

  • Beatriz Luengo  – songwriting
  • Antonio Rayo  – songwriting
  • Pablo De La Loza  – co-producer, co-director
  • George Noriega  – producer
  • Tim Mitchell  – producer
  • Roberto Collío  – engineer
  • Jules Ramllano  – engineer

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Charts

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!Chart{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/haash|title=Ha*Ash|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-01-30}}

!Position

scope="row" |Mexico (Monitor Latino)

| align="center" |1

scope="row" |Mexico (Billboard Espanol Airplay)

| align="center" |33

scope="row" |Mexico (Monitor Latino - Top 100){{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/monitorlatino/docs/revistamonitorlatinoedicion70|title=Revista monitorLATINO Edición Número 70|website=Issuu|date=20 October 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}

| align="center" |29

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|award=Diamond+Gold|relyear=2015|title=Ex de Verdad|certyear=2023|accessdate=July 6, 2023|artist=Ha-Ash|type=single|digital=true}}

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Awards and nominations

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Year

!Awards ceremony

!Award

!Results

2017

|VEVO Certified

|100,000,000 views

|{{won}}

Release history

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! scope="col" |Region

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Edition(s)

! scope="col" |Format

! scope="col" |Label

! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |Various

|May 25, 2015

|Standard

| rowspan="3" |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="3" |Sony Music Latin

|{{Citation|title=Ex de Verdad (HA-ASH Primera Fila - Hecho Realidad [En Vivo]) de Ha-Ash|url=https://music.apple.com/mx/album/ha-ash-primera-fila-hecho-realidad/930079449?i=930079466|language=es-mx|access-date=2019-07-14}}

November 13, 2015

|Big Band Remix

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December 6, 2019

|Live Version

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References