Picky (song)

2015 single by Joey Montana

"Picky"

Single by Joey Montana
from the album  Picky Back to the Roots
Released| June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)
Genre|

* Dance-pop
* reggaeton

Length| 3:01
Label| Capitol Latin
Songwriter(s)|

* Edgardo Beiro
* Victor Delgado

Joey Montana singles chronology
| "Moribundo"
(2014)  | "Picky"
(2015)  | "Hola"
(2016)

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Music video
"Picky" on YouTube

"Picky" is a song by Panamanian singer Joey Montana. It was released on June 23, 2015 as the second single from Montana's fourth studio album Picky Back to the Roots (2016).

## Chart performance

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"Picky" reached number one in Mexico, on the Mexico Airplay chart issue dated May 14, 2016.[1] The song displaced Spanish Latin pop singer Enrique Iglesias's "Duele el Corazón" from the top of the chart.[1] "Picky" also peaked at number two in Spain, at number 11 in his native Panama, and at number 15 on the US Hot Latin Songs, becoming Montana's breakthrough song.

As of May 2020, the song's music video has over 1.25 billion views on YouTube.[2]

## Remixes

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Joey Montana released three remixes of the song, all featuring Akon and Mohombi, on March 11, 2016.[3]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2015–2017)  | Peak
position

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Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 1
Panama (Monitor Latino)[5] | 11
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] | 2
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 14
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[8] | 15
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 35
US Latin Rhythm Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 12

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2016)  | Position

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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 9
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] | 79
Chart (2017)  | Position
Panama (Monitor Latino)[13] | 31
Chart (2018)  | Position
Panama (Monitor Latino)[14] | 98

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] | Gold  | 30,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] | Diamond  | 300,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 4× Platinum  | 160,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum (Latin)  | 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## See also

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* List of number-one songs of 2016 (Mexico)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mexico Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. ^ "Joey Montana - Picky". YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
3. ^ "Picky (Remixes) [feat. Akon & Mohombi] \- Single on Apple Music". iTunes. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
4. ^ "Mexico Airplay - Billboard" (in Spanish). Mexico Airplay. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
5. ^ "Panamá Top 20 - Del 13 al 19 de Febrero, 2017". Monitor Latino. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
6. ^ "Joey Montana – Picky" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
7. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 13, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
8. ^ "Joey Montana Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
9. ^ "Joey Montana Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
10. ^ "Joey Montana Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
11. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
12. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
13. ^ "Top 100 Anual Panama". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
14. ^ "Top 100 Anual Panama". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
15. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Joey Montana – Picky" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
16. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved March 17, 2017. Type Joey Montana in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Picky in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
17. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Joey Montana – Picky". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
18. ^ "American single certifications – Joey Montana – Picky". Recording Industry Association of America.

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