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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = La Fama
| English_title = "The fame"
| type = single
| artist = Rosala featuring the Weeknd
| cover = Rosala - La Fama.png
| border = yes
| album = Motomami
| language = Spanish
| released =
| recorded = December 2018, January 2020
| studio = * Dejav Apartment (LA)
* Kingsway Studios (LA)
* Larrabee (Los Angeles)
* Motomami House (Miami)
* Kiss the Chief (Miami)
| genre = Bachata
| length = 3:08
| composer = * Rosalia Vila
* Abel Tesfaye
* Adam Feeney
* Marco Mass
* Alejandro Ramrez
* Pablo Daz-Reixa
* David Rodrguez
* Dylan Wiggins
* Noah Goldstein
| lyricist = * Rosalia Vila
| producer = * Rosala
* the Weeknd
* Frank Dukes
* Tainy
* Sky Rompiendo
* El Guincho
* Noah Goldstein
* Sir Dylan
| label = Columbia
| chronology = Rosala
| prev_title = Linda
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Saoko
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
}}
"'La Fama'" (stylized in all caps; ) is a song recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosala featuring Canadian singer The Weeknd. It was released on 11 November 2021 through Columbia Records, as the lead single from her third studio album 'Motomami' (2022). The song was written and produced by both performers alongside El Guincho, Frank Dukes, Noah Goldstein, Sir Dylan, Sky Rompiendo and Tainy.
"La Fama" is a mid-tempo non-guitar driven bachata track with electropop and experimental elements. Its lyrics see Rosala describing the seductions of fame as well as its superficiality and emptiness. The song was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who embraced its challenging way to produce bachata without its characteristic acoustic guitar. The song's music video, directed by Director X and heavily inspired by Robert Rodrguez' 'From Dusk till Dawn', accompanied the song's release, and depicts Rosala as a bloodstone vedette.
Commercially, "La Fama" debuted atop the PROMUSICAE chart in Spain, becoming Rosala's seventh number-one single in her home country and The Weeknd's first. Elsewhere, the song entered the top ten charts in Belgium, France, Mexico, Bulgaria, Panama, El Salvador and the US Hot Latin Songs. It also entered the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and the Global 200, peaking at 94 and 34 respectively.
Background
On 2 November 2021, to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the release of her second studio album 'El Mal Querer' (2018), Rosala revealed that her upcoming third studio album 'Motomami' would be released in 2022. Earlier in October, during a meet and greet in Mexico, Rosala revealed that the lead single from 'Motomami' would be released in November. Later in the month, she posted a snippet of a then-unreleased song on her TikTok account.
On 8 November 2021, multiple advertisements were spotted in Buenos Aires that revealed the name of the single was "La Fama". It was also announced that the song would feature the Weeknd and that it was set to be released on 11 November. Later in the day, Rosala unveiled the trailer for the song's music video. This marked the second collaboration between Rosala and the Weeknd, following the remix of the Weeknd's 2019 single "Blinding Lights".
Composition
"La Fama" is a mid-tempo bachata track with electropop influences. In a statement for 'Rolling Stone', Rosala noted that she "wanted to write, in my own way, a bachata with a little story around ambition. The challenge was also to compose a bachata song without using a guitar, which was able by chopping my voice. Taking as a reference the lyrics of Rubn Blades or Patti Smith and the songs of Aventura, I ended up writing a story of romance with fame." She also stated for Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 that, after expressing her aim to write a bachata track, Romeo Santos reached out to the singer and sent her an extense playlist. The composition of "La Fama" began in 2018 and was intended to be solo. However, the Weeknd hopped on the song in early 2020, before the recording of the "Blinding Lights" remix.
Music video
The music video for "La Fama", directed by Director X, who also directed the music video for Rosala and J Balvin's "Con Altura", premiered on 11 November 2021 alongside the single's release. The video featured a cameo appearance from actor Danny Trejo and is heavily inspired by the 1996 horror cult film 'From Dusk till Dawn'. The typography featured in the video was inspired by the 1996 slasher film 'Scream'.
In the video, Rosala, introduced by Trejo, performs at a dimly lit nightclub as "La Fama". She wanders out to the crowd until she notices the Weeknd sitting alone watching her performance. She seduces him onto the stage, where they embrace before Rosala stabs him with a hidden knife. She continues her performance while the Weeknd perishes. The audience applauds enthusiastically as Trejo is heard off-screen saying "Be careful what you wish for".
Accolades
Personeel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Motomami'.
'Publishing'
* Published by Songs of Universal, Inc. O/b/O itself and La Guantera Publishing (BMI) / KMR Music Royalties, admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Noah Goldstein Music (ASCAP) / EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP) O/b/O itself EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Nylan King Music Ltd. (PRS) / Sony/ATV Discos Music Publishing LLC (ASCAP) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) / WC Music Cop. (ASCAP) O/b/O Warner/Chappell Music Spain S.A. and RICO Publishing / Sony/ATV Ballad (BMI)
* Recorded by David Rodrguez, Tyler Murphy and Shin Kamiyama.
* Mixed by Manny Marroqun at Larrabee Studio, West Hollywood, California.
* Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey.
'Production personnel'
* Rosala Vila production, lyrics, composition, vocal production; vocals, vocal arrangement.
* The Weeknd production, composition; vocals
* Dylan Patrice production, composition, vocal production; vocal arrangement, bass, synthesizer
* Noah Goldstein production, composition, vocal production; vocal arrangement
* Frank Dukes production, composition; synthesizer, vocal arrangement
* El Guincho production, composition; drums, synthesizer
* Roland Garca additional production; drums, percussion
* Tainy production; bass
* Sky Rompiendo production
* Caroline Shaw vocal arrangement
* Jean Rodrguez vocal production
* LA Session Singers: choir, background vocals
'Technical personnel'
* Manny Marroquin mixing
* Zach Peraya assistant mix engineer
* Jeremie Inhaber assistant mix engineer
* Anthony Vilchis assistant mix engineer
* Chris Gehringer mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*List of 'Billboard' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2022
References
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