Posta (song)
{{Short description|2024 single by Tini}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Posta
| type = single
| artist = Tini
| cover = Posta - Tini.png
| album = Un Mechón de Pelo
| language = Spanish
| released = {{Start date|2024|04|04|df=y}}
| genre =
| length = 2:01
| label =
- 5020
- Sony Latin
- Hollywood
| writer =
- Martina Stoessel
- Andrés Torres
- Mauricio Rengifo
| producer =
- Andrés Torres
- Mauricio Rengifo
| prev_title = Pa
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Buenos Aires
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|uA_lWK3VecE|"Posta"}}}}
}}
"Posta" is a song by Argentine singer Tini and the second track of her fifth studio album, Un Mechón de Pelo (2024). It was released on 4 April 2024, through 5020 Records, Sony Music Latin and Hollywood Records, as the second single from the album. Tini wrote the song with its producers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. An accompanying music video was released simultaneously.
Background
In 2023, Tini had given some signs of the song and the album, revealing some parts of its production.{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel anunció la salida de otra canción de su nuevo disco: "Puedo decírtelo porque ahora sí me importa" |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2024/04/03/tini-stoessel-anuncio-otra-cancion-de-su-nuevo-disco-puedo-decirtelo-porque-ahora-si-me-importa/ |website=Infobae |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=3 April 2024 |language=es}} In the platform X (formerly Twitter), she shared a part of the song's lyrics in response to a fan.{{cite tweet |author=Tini |user=TiniStoessel |number=1724559400218542166 |title=❤️🩹}}
After blanking out her social media accounts and removing her profile picture, Tini announced her fifth full-length album, Un Mechón de Pelo on 26 March 2024; she revealed its title and release date, 11 April 2024.{{cite web |date=27 March 2024 |title=Tini anuncia la fecha de estreno de su nuevo disco, 'Un mechón de pelo' |url=https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/tini-anuncia-fecha-estreno-nuevo-disco-mechon-pelo_202403276603ff4409990300014d01b4.html |access-date=4 April 2024 |publisher=Europa FM |language=es}} On 27 March, she shared the cover artwork of the album and its track listing, in which "Posta" appears as the second song.{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel confirmó las 10 canciones que tendrá su álbum "un mechón de pelo" |url=https://www.c5n.com/ratingcero/tini-stoessel-confirmo-las-10-canciones-que-tendra-su-album-un-mechon-pelo-n152222 |website=C5N |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=28 March 2024 |language=es}} The singer confirmed the release of "Posta" as a single on 3 April 2024, one day before its release.{{cite web |title=Tini sorprendió con un adelanto de "Posta", su nuevo sencillo |url=https://www.pronto.com.ar/espectaculos/2024/4/3/tini-sorprendio-con-un-adelanto-de-posta-su-nuevo-sencillo-229798.html |website=Pronto |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=3 April 2024 |language=es}} Parallel to the announcement, she stated: "After a long time, when I realized that I had believed many labels and comments about myself, I was already completely drowned. I started to talk about them and recognize them, I didn't want them to be part of my life anymore".{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel anunció su nueva canción "Posta" |url=https://www.canalnet.tv/espectaculos/tini-stoessel-anuncio-su-nueva-cancion-posta_20240404/ |website=Canal Net TV |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=4 April 2024 |language=es}}
Composition and theme
The self-referential song addresses topics such as the "cost of fame" and the criticism that those who work in the entertainment industry are exposed to,{{cite web |title=Posta. Una princesa no llora en televisión: el videoclip del nuevo y autorreferencial lanzamiento de Tini |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/una-princesa-no-llora-en-television-el-videoclip-del-nuevo-y-autorreferencial-lanzamiento-de-tini/ |website=La Voz |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}} and the criticism she receives through social networks.{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel estrenó su nueva canción "Posta": el impactante significado |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/tini-stoessel-estreno-su-nueva-cancion-posta-el-impactante-significado-202445125815 |website=El Observador |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel respondió fuerte a las críticas que recibe en una nueva canción: "Martina despertó" |url=https://la100.cienradios.com/espectaculos/tini-stoessel-respondio-fuerte-a-las-criticas-que-recibe-en-una-nueva-cancion-martina-desperto/ |website=La 100 |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}} According to La Voz del Interior newspaper, the singer "invites [the listeners] to reflect on the media pressure and social expectations that surround certain artists".
Music video
A music video for "Posta" was released alongside the song on 4 April 2024. It features a comparison between Tini, the singer, and Martina (her birth name), as the "person behind her".{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel impacta en su nuevo video: corpiño a la vista, maxitapado y rubio platinado |url=https://tn.com.ar/estilo/celebridades/2024/04/05/tini-stoessel-impacta-en-su-nuevo-video-corpino-a-la-vista-maxitapado-y-rubio-platinado/ |website=TN |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |last1=Bertuzzi |first1=Daiana |title="Martina despertó y ahora le importa posta", la nueva e íntima canción de Tini Stoessel |url=https://viapais.com.ar/urbano/martina-desperto-y-ahora-le-importa-posta-la-nueva-e-intima-cancion-de-tini-stoessel/ |website=Via Pais |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}} She is seen walking across a bridge, which symbolizes the passage from one stage to another, while spiritually the fact of being able to cross a bridge symbolizes "will and determination to achieve a final goal".{{cite web |title=Tini Stoessel presentó su nuevo tema "Posta" |url=https://noticias.mitelefe.com/espectaculos/tini-stoessel-presento-su-nuevo-tema-posta/ |website=Telefe Noticias |access-date=5 April 2024 |date=5 April 2024 |language=es}}
Charts
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| scope="row"| Argentina (Argentina Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-argentina-hot-100|title=Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of April 22, 2024|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=22 April 2024}}
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