A Spanish language reggaeton and pop urban song with a danceable rhythm, it portrays the full happiness of falling in love with a person.
The song experienced commercial success in Spanish-language markets, reaching number one in Colombia, and the top-five in Argentina and Spain.
A remix of "Tattoo" with Colombian singer Camilo was released on July 9, 2020, as the lead single from Alejandro's debut studio album Afrodisíaco (2020).
Featuring elements of pop and urban, it is about falling in love with a girl who has the singers "wrapped around her finger", the way "Camilo is willing to get her name tattooed".
The accompanying music video for "Tattoo Remix", released simultaneously with the song, was filmed in Miami and directed by Gustavo Camacho.
[1][2] The track is a Spanish language reggaeton and pop urban song, with a danceable rhythm, portrays the full happiness of falling in love with a person.
[4] The track debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart on May 2, 2020, becoming Alejandro's sixth entry.
[24] On July 9, 2020, Alejandro released a remix of "Tattoo", with Colombian singer Camilo, as the lead single from his debut studio album Afrodisíaco.
In her review for Billboard, Leila Cobo described its lyrics as "raunchy" and "graphic", comparing the song with "a breath of fresh air".
[31] Also from Billboard, Griselda Flores stated that Camilo took "the already great" song "to the next level with his distinctive poetic lyrics and ever-so-soothing vocals".
[4] Billboard Argentina's Florence Mauro praised the remix for "its new melodies that give it fresh and innovative touches",[32] while an author of Los 40 named it a "musical phenomenon".
[33] In 2022, Ernesto Lechner from Rolling Stone ranked the track as Alejandro's eighth-best song, saying it "shows the ease with which Rauw could have triumphed in Latin pop, if he so desired".
[49] Thus, it marked Camilo's highest charting song in his career, surpassing "Tutu", which peaked at number 16 on November 2, 2019.
"Tattoo Remix" subsequently peaked at number seven on the Hot Latin Songs on September 12, 2020, giving both Alejandro and Camilo their first ever top-10 hit.
It subsequently peaked at number two on the chart on August 16, 2020, being held off the top spot by "Mamichula" (2020) by Trueno, Nicki Nicole, and Bizarrap.
[65] The track also peaked in the top five of Bolivia,[66] Chile,[67] Dominican Republic,[68] Ecuador,[69] Mexico,[70] Nicaragua,[71] Paraguay,[72] Uruguay,[73] and Venezuela.