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"Di mi nombre", also known by its full title "Di mi nombre – Cap 8: Éxtasis", is a song recorded by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. 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 Rosalía and Spanish musician El Guincho. It reached number one in Spain the same week the album was released, becoming Rosalía's first number-one song in the country, and also making Rosalía 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.

"Di mi nombre"
Single by Rosalía
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	Flamenco pop alternative R&B
Length	2:42
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Rosalía Vila C. Tangana
Producer(s)	Rosalía Vila El Guincho
Rosalía singles chronology
"Pienso en tu mirá" (2018) "Di mi nombre" (2018) "Bagdad" (2018)
Music video
"Di mi nombre" on YouTube

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.[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

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 Rosalía 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] Rosalía 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 Málaga.[4]

Critical reception

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

Music video

The video was directed by Henry Scholfield and is presented as a single take. It features Rosalía dancing in various rooms with colorful lighting. Stereogum called the video another of Rosalía'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 Rosalía 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

Chart performance for "Di mi nombre"

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8]	1

Certifications

Certifications for "Di mi nombre"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9]	Platinum	40,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Di mi nombre

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[es] Di mi nombre

«Di mi nombre» (estilizado en mayúsculas como «DI MI NOMBRE»), originalmente «DI MI NOMBRE - Cap.8: Éxtasis», es una canción de la cantante y compositora española Rosalía. Fue lanzada el 30 de octubre de 2018 como el tercer sencillo de su segundo álbum de estudio, El mal querer (2018).

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