A single named "Paradinha", which is sung in Spanish, followed in 2017 and became one of Anitta's biggest hits in Brazil whilst also charting in other countries such as Mexico and Portugal.

Later in 2017, Anitta announced a project entitled Check Mate, in which consists of releasing a new song in rather English, Spanish or Portuguese along with its accompanying music video.

[2] Anitta and J Balvin performed the song together for the first time before its official release on Spotify event in Las Vegas to promote a new version of "¡Viva Latino!"

A billboard featuring Anitta and Balvin promoting the single and Spotify streaming service was put on Times Square, New York, on 26 November 2017.

The vertical music video features Anitta sensually dancing with another woman in white and green backgrounds while J Balvin performs his verses.

1 hit in Paraguay and charted within the top ten of several countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Portugal, Uruguay, and Spain; peaking at No.

7 in Portugal, "Downtown" became J Balvin's second most-successful song in the country, at the time, just behind his worldwide hit "Mi Gente" (a collaboration with Beyoncé, which previously had topped the Portuguese charts).

Upon its release, "Downtown" was Anitta's most successful single in Colombia, up until that point, and was her first entry on American, Spanish and Swiss charts, respectively.