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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Di mi nombre
| type = single
| cover = Rosala Di mi nombre.png
| alt =
| artist = Rosala
| language = Spanish
| English_title = "Say My Name"
| album = El mal querer
| released =
| studio = El Guincho Studio
(Barcelona, Spain)
| genre =
*Flamenco pop
*alternative R&B
| length = 2:42
| label = Sony
| writer =
* Rosala Vila
* C. Tangana
| producer =
* Rosala Vila
* El Guincho
| prev_title = Pienso en tu mir
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Bagdad
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
"'Di mi nombre'", also known by its full title "'Di mi nombre Cap 8: xtasis'", is a song recorded by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosala. The song was released on 30 October 2018 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 co-produced by Rosala and Spanish musician El Guincho. It reached number one in Spain the same week the album was released, becoming Rosala's first number-one song in the country, and also making Rosala 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
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. 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.
Music and lyrics
The song begins with "gypsy-inspired choirs", which forms a hook throughout the song, and a simple backing of claps.
Following the release of the song and its video, several listeners accused Rosala 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. Rosala 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 Mlaga.
Critical reception
Tom Breihan of 'Stereogum' called the song "gorgeously thrumming". Salvatore Maicki of 'The Fader' described the song as "intoxicating and gritty", saying Rosala "whisks the deceptively simple production into a universe of her own with syrupy autotune and uncoy demands".
Music video
The video was directed by Henry Scholfield and is presented as a single take. It features Rosala dancing in various rooms with colorful lighting. 'Stereogum' called the video another of Rosala'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. Quinn Moreland of 'Pitchfork' compared the opening shot of Rosala 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. This was also noted by Celia Cuervo of 'Harper's Bazaar', who treated it as a deliberate homage due to the choice of clothing.
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References
Category:2018 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:Music videos shot in Spain
Category:Rosala songs
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Songs written by Rosala
Category:Number-one singles in Spain
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