Malamente
"Malamente" | ||||
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El Mal Querer | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "Badly" | |||
Released | 30 May 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Studio | Casa Arte (El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain) | |||
Genre | Flamenco pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:29 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
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"Malamente" on YouTube |
"Malamente" is a song by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on 30 May 2018 by Columbia Records as the lead single from her second studio album, El mal querer (2018). Written by Rosalía and C. Tangana and produced by El Guincho and co-produced by Rosalía herself, it was released on 30 May 2018 through Columbia Records as the album's lead single.
"Malamente" mixes
Background and release
At the end of April 2018, Rosalía published a short documentary video to her
Composition and lyrics
"Malamente" was written in the island of
Critical reception
The American magazine Pitchfork called the singer's voice "a soft liquid velvet" and wrote that "'Malamente' consumes the listener with drums and soft synthesizers that drag you to their world completely".[1] The Guardian commented on the following about the Catalan singer: "Rosalía is the most exciting thing that is going to happen to music this 2018". The single was nominated in five categories at the 2018 Latin Grammys. "Malamente" won two of these awards for Best Alternative Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance.[10]
In September 2020, Billboard named "Malamente" the 32nd best Latin song of all time and stated that "Rosalía's contemporary, hip hop/electronic take on traditional flamenco was different from anything heard before. Released in tandem with a stunning, provocative video full of imagery and Spanish symbolism, 'Malamente' broke ranks, visually and musically, amalgamating Rosalía's flamenco vocals with loops, beats, and raps, turning every preconception about her country's iconic musical tradition on its head".[5] Also, Pitchfork named "Malamente" the 23rd best song of the 2010s.[citation needed]
Commercial performance
The music video, produced by the audiovisual company
The track was included in many soundtracks of TV shows and movies and has been featured in their respective soundtracks. These include the first season of Elite, the second season of The OA, Euphoria and Good Girls as well as in the soundtrack of the 2019 movie Hellboy.[11][12][13]
Live performances
"Malamente" was performed for the first time at the
Music video
The music video for the song was released simultaneously with the single on digital platforms. It was directed and produced by the company Canada, marking the third time that they worked with the Spanish singer after videos for "De plata" and "Aunque es de noche", and filmed simultaneously with the "Pienso en tu Mirá" video.
Marked by its poetic symbolism, the video is considered a "visual poem" interpreted as omens for the failure of a love relationship. The imagery includes a man in a typical
"Malamente" was nominated for three UK Video Music Awards out of which won two: Best Pop Video and Best Direction. The video also received nominations for Best Music Video at the Latin Grammy Awards and Video of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2019.[16][17]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[25] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[26]
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Gold | 100,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] | Platinum+Gold | 90,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] | 5× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[29] | Platinum (Latin) | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | 30 May 2018 | Columbia | |
Spain | 17 June 2018 | Contemporary hit radio | |
Italy | 12 October 2018 |
References
- ^ a b Blum, Dani. ""Malamente" by Rosalía, Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
"Malamente" (which translates to "Badly") [...] fuses flamenco with pop, reggaeton and R&B.
- ^ "Get to Know Rosalía, the Spanish Singer Giving Flamenco's Age-Old Sound a Bracingly Modern Twist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "The 100 Songs That Defined the 2010s". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Hispanic Heritage Month: The 50 Best Latin Songs of All Time". Billboard. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Cómo el fenómeno Rosalía ha eclipsado a Rosalía la cantante". Vanity Fair (in Spanish). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Why Everybody's Betting Big on Rosalía, the Flamenco Star No One Saw Coming". Billboard. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Canaria, Canarias7 / Las Palmas de Gran (27 November 2018). "Rosalía aclara que 'Malamente' se gestó en El Hierro". www.canarias7.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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- ^ "Rosalía: Su éxito en 10+2 películas y series | CINEMAGAVIA |". CINEMAGAVIA (in Spanish). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Taibo, Por Marieta (16 July 2019). "Rosalía aparece en una escena de 'Euphoria'". Cosmopolitan (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Rosalía vuelve a la gran pantalla junto a 'Hellboy'". HOLA USA (in Spanish). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Rozalén se lleva de viaje por las emociones a su público en el Starlite de Marbella". El Español (in Spanish). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Nicki Minaj, Halsey and Rosalía Will Perform at the 2018 EMA". mtvema. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Fernandez, Suzette (20 September 2018). "Latin Grammys 2018: Watch All the Best Short-Form Video Nominees". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Roiz, Jessica (8 January 2019). "Premio Lo Nuestro 2019 Nominations: Natti Natasha, J Balvin, Bad Bunny Lead Nods". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Ultratip. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- Ultratip. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 48 del 2018 – Del 23/11/2018 al 29/11/2018" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 45". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Venezuela – Semana 8 del 2019 – Del 15/02/2019 al 22/02/2019" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Rosalía – Malamente" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 30 December 2022. Type Rosalía in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Malamente in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Spanish single certifications". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
- ^ "American single certifications – Rosalia – Malamente". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 March 2019.