The music video for " Taki Taki " premiered on 9 October 2018 on DJ Snake 's YouTube channel . The video was directed by Colin Tilley . A short teaser clip was shown at the 2018 American Music Awards . The video is set in a post-apocalyptic world . The clip transitions with various landscapes showing the quartet together with a volcano in the background and in the solo scenes . These scenes include DJ Snake out in the storm near a Range Rover , Ozuna in a women-filled pit , Cardi B wearing a black bodysuit covered by a black cape accompanied by dancers , and Gomez in a green monochromatic outfit in the forest . It became the fifth fastest video of 2018 to reach 100 million views , and ranked among the top 10 fastest overall . As of June 2019 , the video has received over 1.4 billion views on YouTube . " Taki Taki " made Ozuna the artist with the most 1 billion-view videos on YouTube , with over seven videos . A pixel video for " Taki Taki " was released on 11 December 2018 on YouTube , which featured animated pixel versions of the four artists dancing in various backgrounds . The lyrics " Booty explota como '' nagasaki '' " ( Booty blows up like Nagasaki ) were changed to " Booty explota como saki saki " ( Booty blows up like saki saki ) , as requested by Universal Music LLC to avoid an offensive reference in Japan about the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
2018 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2018
Taki Taki (song)