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"Bagdad" (stylised in all caps, officially "Bagdad – Cap 7: Liturgia") is a song by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. A fan favourite, it is the seventh track on the singer's second studio album El Mal Querer (2018), released on 2 November 2018, through Sony Music. It was sent for a radio release on 4 December 2018 as the album's fourth single.[1]
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| Single by Rosalía | ||||
| from the album El Mal Querer | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | 4 December 2018 | |||
| Studio | El Guincho Studio (Barcelona, Spain) | |||
| Genre | New flamenco · R&B | |||
| Length | 3:03 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
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| "Bagdad" on YouTube | ||||
Inspired by the Barcelonian erotic club of the same name, lyrically "Bagdad" talks about a woman's loneliness.[2] It was written by Antón Álvarez, Leticia Sala, Luís Troquel and Rosalía, with production on being handled by the performer and El Guincho. It contains an interpolation of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River"[3] and a choral participation by the Orfeó Català as well as arrangements by Joan Albert Amargós.[4][5]
In 2021, "Bagdad" was included in the soundtrack for season four of the hit Netflix show Élite, which pushed the song's commercial success to the point that the daily consumption of its music video tripled and the song entered the top 40 of the Shazam Global chart.[6]
Background
In an interview with Beats 1, Rosalía said she was inspired by an erotic club in Barcelona called Bagdad and by Timberlake's "Cry Me a River": "He heard the song and said, "Yes, you can use the melody"; I was so excited because he never approves anything."[7]
In this song, Rosalía represents a woman drowned by her anguish and grief due to a bad love. The woman does nothing to prevent it, but flooded by her own tears she finds salvation. The liturgy, a worship ceremony, ends with a rebirth.[8] The song's lyrics, part of a narrative arc that spans the whole album, revolve around the main character of the story being seen alone crying in the streets at night, clapping her hands in sorrow "like she's praying to the rhythm of bulerías", and then being rescued by a "fallen angel".
Music video
The music video for "Bagdad", directed by Helmi, was filmed in Paris and released on 4 December 2018 on YouTube. It features Rosalía as a strip-club dancer, dancing in a pole wearing a blonde wig and a red latex mono similar to the one Britney Spears used in the music video for "Oops!... I Did It Again" in 2000.[9] She goes to the place's bathroom after having a heated up phone conversation, where she starts crying to the point that the water from her tears fills up the whole room, drowning her. The singer tweeted that the music video is "For all those who were heartbroken and drowned in their sorrow."[10] A portion of an unreleased track "Lo Presiento", initially intended for El Mal Querer, can be spotted at the beginning of the video.[11]
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 7 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] | Gold | 30,000 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | Gold | 20,000 |
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References
- Rámirez, Lucía (5 December 2018). "Qué se esconde detrás de 'Bagdad', el último single de Rosalía". Metropoli Abierta. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- "Qué se esconde detrás de 'Bagdad', lo último de Rosalía". www.metropoliabierta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "La canción del día: 'Bagdad' de Rosalía es mucho más que su guiño a 'Cry Me a River'". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 4 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Nosaltres també ens quedem amb Rosalía". Palau de la Música Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "¿Por qué nos brillan los ojos con Rosalía?". www.publico.es. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- "Elite season 4 soundtrack: Every song in each episode". PopBuzz. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Yglesias, Ana (6 December 2018). "Rosalía Cries A Literal River In "Bagdad"". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- "Qué se esconde detrás de 'Bagdad', lo último de Rosalía". www.metropoliabierta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "¿Qué tiene en común Rosalía en 'Bagdad' con la Britney Spears de los 2000?". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- Kim, Michelle (4 December 2018). "Rosalía Shares New Video for "BAGDAD (Cap.7: Liturgia)": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- "Rosalía estrena el videoclip de 'Bagdad' y en Twitter no paran de hablar de ello". AS.com (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Rosalía – Bagdad" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 14 December 2021. Type Rosalía in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Bagdad in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- "Spanish single certifications – Rosalía – Bagdad". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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- [en] Bagdad (song)
[es] Bagdad (canción)
«Bagdad» (estilizado en mayúsculas, oficialmente «Bagdad – Cap 7: Liturgia») es una canción de la cantante y compositora española Rosalía. Una de las favoritas de los fanáticos, es la séptima canción del segundo álbum de estudio de la cantante, El mal querer (2018), lanzado el 2 de noviembre de 2018 a través de Sony Music. Se envió para un lanzamiento de radio el 4 de diciembre de 2018 como el cuarto sencillo del álbum.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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