“Con Altura” (2019) pairs ROSALÍA with the Colombian star J Balvin and the producer El Guincho. “Con altura” literally means “with height”; here it means doing things with class — flying high, private jets, living well without losing your cool. The video, shot partly on a plane, became one of the most-watched of the year.
The song is short, light and bouncy, a dembow-reggaeton beat with flamenco touches in ROSALÍA's voice. Its lines are brief boasts packed with slang from both sides of the Atlantic.
It's a good song for comparing Spain and Colombia: ROSALÍA's Catalan-Andalusian accent and Balvin's Medellín Spanish trade lines, and the same idea is said two different ways.