Di mi nombre

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"Di mi nombre"
Single by Rosalia
from the album El mal querer
Language Spanish
English title "Say My Name"
Released 30 October 2018  ( 2018-10-30 )
Studio El Guincho Studio
(Barcelona, Spain)
Genre
Length 2 : 42
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rosalia singles chronology
" Pienso en tu mira "
(2018) 		" Di mi nombre "
(2018) 		" Bagdad "
(2018)
Music video
"Di mi nombre" on YouTube

" Di mi nombre " is a song by Spanish singer Rosalia . It was released on 30 October 2018 by Columbia Records as the third single from her second studio album, El mal querer (2018). It was written by the singer herself and C. Tangana. The track was produced by El Guincho and co-produced by Rosalia herself. It reached number one in Spain the same week the album was released, becoming Rosalia's first number-one song in the country , and also making Rosalia the first artist to reach, at the same time, the top position of singles, album sales and album streamings, with Aitana being the second artist to do so weeks later.

Background [ edit ]

In September 2018, the singer was asked by Spanish actor and internet personality Brays Efe about the album's third single in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine. [1] Rosalia responded that "it can not be revealed yet, I can't say anything by now." On 29 October, the singer finally revealed its name alongside the video's concept on her social media. [2]

Music and lyrics [ edit ]

The song begins with "gypsy-inspired choirs", which forms a hook throughout the song, and a simple backing of claps. [3]

Following the release of the song and its video, several listeners accused Rosalia of appropriating the culture of Gitanos (Spanish Roma ), believing she sings "el yeli" in the song, which is traditionally sung to brides at Gitano weddings. [4] Rosalia later clarified on social media that she is actually singing "ay ali", and said she based the song on the tangos of the 1950s Spanish gypsy cantaora La Repompa de Malaga . [4]

Critical reception [ edit ]

Tom Breihan of Stereogum called the song "gorgeously thrumming". [5] Salvatore Maicki of The Fader described the song as "intoxicating and gritty", saying Rosalia "whisks the deceptively simple production into a universe of her own with syrupy autotune and uncoy demands". [6]

Music video [ edit ]

The video was directed by Henry Scholfield and is presented as a single take . It features Rosalia dancing in various rooms with colorful lighting. Stereogum called the video another of Rosalia's "gorgeously produced freaked-out fantasias that do fascinating things with symbols of Spanish identity" and likened its lighting to a 1970s Italian horror film. [5] Quinn Moreland of Pitchfork compared the opening shot of Rosalia lying in bed to Francisco Goya 's painting La maja desnuda / La maja vestida ( The Naked Maja / The Clothed Maja ) and named it one of the six best music videos of October 2018. [7] This was also noted by Celia Cuervo of Harper's Bazaar , who treated it as a deliberate homage due to the choice of clothing. [3]

Charts [ edit ]

Chart performance for "Di mi nombre"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) [8] 1

Certifications [ edit ]

Certifications for "Di mi nombre"
Region Certification Certified units /sales
Mexico ( AMPROFON ) [9] Gold 30,000 ‡
Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) [10] 2× Platinum 80,000 ‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Brays Efe entrevista a Rosalia | COSMOPOLITAN ESPANA" . YouTube . 20 September 2018 . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  2. ^ "R O S A L I A on Twitter" . Retrieved 22 November 2018 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b Cuervo, Celia (31 October 2018). "Rosalia es 'La maja vestida' de Goya en 'Di mi nombre' " [Rosalia is 'La maja vestida' by Goya in 'Di mi nombre']. Harper's Bazaar (in Spanish) . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  4. ^ a b Prats, Por Marina (31 October 2018). "Rosalia aclara la letra de 'Di mi nombre' para evitar polemicas con la comunidad gitana" [Rosalia clarifies the lyrics of 'Di mi nombre' to avoid controversy with the Roma community]. HuffPost (in Spanish) . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  5. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (31 October 2018). "Rosalia ? 'Di Mi Nombre' Video" . Stereogum . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  6. ^ Maicki, Salvatore (30 October 2018). "Watch Rosalia's new video for 'DI MI NOMBRE' " . The Fader . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  7. ^ Moreland, Quinn (6 November 2018). "The 6 Best Music Videos of October 2018" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
  8. ^ " Rosalia ? Di mi nombre" Canciones Top 50 . Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociacion Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved 3 January 2023 . Type Rosalia in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Di mi nombre in the box under the TITULO column heading .
  10. ^ "Spanish single certifications ? Rosalia ? Di mi nombre" . El portal de Musica . Productores de Musica de Espana . Retrieved 22 November 2021 .
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