Ruleta (Inna song)

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"Ruleta"
Shot of Inna wearing a multicolored, transparent hoodie over her face.
Single by Inna featuring Erik
from the album Nirvana
Released21 June 2017
Length3:18
LabelGlobal
Songwriter(s)
  • Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu
  • Marius Dia
  • Breyan Isaac
  • Erik Tchatchoua
Producer(s)
Inna singles chronology
"Gimme Gimme"
(2017)
"Ruleta"
(2017)
"
Nirvana
"
(2017)

"Ruleta" (English: "Roulette") is a song recorded by Romanian singer Inna, featuring collaborative vocals by Romanian performer Erik, for her fifth studio album, Nirvana (2017). It was made available for digital download and streaming on 21 June 2017 by Global Records as the album's second single. The track was written by Inna, Erik, Marius Dia and Breyan Isaac, while production was handled by Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan and David Ciente. "Ruleta" features lyrics in English and Spanish. It is an EDM and reggaeton-influenced song, with touches of Indian and Caribbean music.

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Background and composition

"Ruleta" was written by Inna, Erik, Marius Dia and

Direct Lyrics interviewer to describe the lyrics and sound of "Ruleta", Inna said, "It's summerish, it's cool, it's fun and I dare to say... it's catchy and addictive!"[9]

Reception

Upon its release, "Ruleta" received positive reviews from

Direct Lyrics thought, "summer doesn't officially start until Romanian pop queen Inna releases her summer single", further calling it "brilliant" and "club-ready".[1] An editor of Bihoreanul praised the "attractive" rhythms of "Ruleta" and noted its potential commercial success in Romania.[10]

Commercially, the song debuted at number 32 on Romania's

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Ruleta" was shot at the Domeniul Greaca resort in Romania by Barna Nemethi, with Marius Apopei serving as the

director of photography.[2][17] Inna recalled the experience, "Actually, I was super chill in that day, super relaxed, just going with the flow. Most of the times, I'm kind of stressed out, because I want everything to be perfect. Not too many funny stuff, just having fun."[9]

The clip was uploaded onto her official YouTube channel on 21 June 2017,[17] where it gathered over seven million views in one week,[10] and later 11 million views in 11 days.[18] The video thus became trending on the platform in Romania, Austria, Israel, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Norway, Finland, Ireland, Russia, Mexico, Italy, France, Venezuela, Canada, Peru, Ecuador and Chile.[18] The visual features the singer and a huge crowd of background dancers and other people performing to the song at a tennis court, a night bar, a pool and around a bonfire. Inna wears a white hoodie along with an animal print waistcoat, while Erik also makes appearance sporting a yellow-blue jacket, black shorts and sunglasses.[4][17] Alex Stănescu from InfoMusic called the music video "summery".[19]

Live performances and other usage

To promote the single, Inna and Erick performed a stripped-down version at Romanian radio stations

Nirvana" (2017).[27] An alternative version of the song titled "La roulette" was released in February 2018, featuring French disc jockey DJ Sem and French singer Matt Houston.[28] This version was registered on the Wallonian Ultratip chart.[29]

Track listing

  1. "Ruleta" (featuring Erick) – 3:18

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Adevărul.[2]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Ruleta"
Region Date Format Label
Various[1][7][8] 21 June 2017 Streaming Global
Digital download

References

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  2. ^ a b c Cheroiu, Alexandra (22 June 2017). "Inna a lansat "Ruleta", o noua piesa compusa de ea, in colabolare cu Erick" [Inna has released "Ruleta", a new single composed by her along with Erick]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ "" Nirvana " et la musique dansante de Inna" ["Nirvana" and the danceable music of Inna] (in French). Just Focus. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Currinn, Jonathan. "Inna Drops Surprising New Music Video For "Ruleta" Feat Erick". CelebMix. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ Currinn, Jonathan (5 April 2017). "Watch: Inna Performs Her New Song "Me Gusta" Live On Radio ZU". CelebMix. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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    .
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  19. ^ Stănescu, Alex (21 June 2017). "Videoclip: Inna – Ruleta (feat. Erick)" (in Romanian). InfoMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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  22. ^ Currinn, Jonathan (5 July 2017). "Watch: Inna & Erik Perform "Ruleta" Live At Kiss FM Romania". CelebMix. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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