Anitta’s “Envolver” Lyrics Meaning

Perhaps the best way to describe Anitta’s “Envolver” is as a sex-based dance song and one that is set in a secluded part of a nightclub. The stylistic leanings of contemporary Latin American musicians like Anitta have been heavily influenced by a brand of Jamaican music known as dancehall reggae (as implied when the singer mentions “dembow” in the pre-chorus). 

One of the main selling points of dancehall reggae has been what is traditionally referred to as whining though in more recent times as booty-grinding.

Booty-grinding is when, while dancing, a woman gyrates her backside against a male’s crotch, basically emulating sex in the process. 

The Lyrics of “Envolver”

Most notably, these lyrics feature the vocalist telling the addressee that she is so attracted to him and effective in this style (botty-grinding) that she will make him “come in five minutes”. Interesting to note is that you may find translations of this song with “come” spelled C-O-M-E. However, we all know what she means! Anitta is basically talking about gyrating on the dude so effectually that she quickly causes him to shoot his load, even though they are not actually having sex.

With that in mind, yes, this can very much be deemed as an adult outing. The lyrics aren’t overly raunchy when compared to some other tracks coming out these days. But at the same time, the lingo utilized is quite frank. For instance, the vocalist has no qualms revealing that she is looking forward to a night of “sex and alcohol” with the addressee.

And once you navigate yourself through all of the NSFW references, what we are dealing with here, most simply put, is a lust song. It’s clear that the vocalist has genuine feelings for the addressee. However, it is also implied that she is not looking to get seriously involved with him. 

In fact the title of this track actually translates to the verb “to involve”. And what Anitta seems to be saying in context is something like, again being as simple as possible, what she is actually looking forward to is a brief dance-sex relationship with the addressee.

Anitta

Anitta is an entertainer from Brazil, primarily being a singer. In that regard, she’s been very successful in her homeland since the early 2010s. Later on, near the end of the decade, she really began making waves in the US Latin music market.

Release of “Envolver”

The Warner Music Group and Warner Music Latina released “Envolver” on 11 November 2021. It is one of the singles from Anitta’s fifth studio album, which is entitled “Versions of Me”.

Anitta first teased this song a couple of days before its release.

There is also an official remix of this song available. In this version, Anitta teams up with an American singer by the name of Justin Quiles.

Success!!!

“Envolver” topped Billboard’s Brazilian chart, also promptly earning triple-platinum certification in Brazil. It’s success didn’t end in Anitta’s home country. The song went on to see success in many countries globally. It charted in over 20 nations in total, including appearing on three different Billboard lists stateside. 

But that said, the true measure of this chart’s success also takes into consideration how it fared on what we generally consider to be social-media based music platforms. For instance, TikTok bore witness to what is known as the EnvolverChallege. This challenge sees practitioners try to emulate Anitta’s booty-grinding dance moves from the music video. 

This track also set a few of Spotify records. For example, it was streamed more so than any other song in a single day. Furthermore, it became the most successful track on the platform ever dropped by a Brazilian artist. It also became the first song by a Brazilian in history to top Spotify’s global chart.

Concerning the aforementioned chart success of “Envolver”, most of the countries in which this song charted are in the Latin world, since the lyrics are in fact in Spanish. So amongst the aforementioned Spotify records was this song becoming the first in history to be a top-50 hit in every country Latin country.

Did Annita write “Envolver”?

Yes. She composed “Envolver” alongside at least 4 other songwriters, including Cristian Andrés.