Di mi nombre

"Di mi nombre" (stylised in all caps), 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, being Aitana the second artist to do so weeks later.

"Di mi nombre"
Single by Rosalía
from the album El mal querer
LanguageSpanish
English title"Say My Name"
Released30 October 2018 (2018-10-30)
StudioEl Guincho Studio (Barcelona, Spain)
Genreflamenco pop alternative R&B
Length2:42
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rosalía singles chronology
"Pienso en tu mirá"
(2018)		 "Di mi nombre"
(2018)		 "Bagdad"
(2018)

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Platinum 40,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

gollark: ~play thousand below - vein
gollark: ~play thornhill - nurture
gollark: stupid music videos not always being identical to the music.
gollark: ~queueueueue
gollark: ~np

References
  1. "Brays Efe entrevista a Rosalía | COSMOPOLITAN ESPAÑA". 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. "R O S A L Í A on Twitter". Retrieved 22 November 2018 – via Twitter.
  3. Cuervo, Celia (31 October 2018). "Rosalía es 'La maja vestida' de Goya en 'Di mi nombre'" [Rosalía is 'La maja vestida' by Goya in 'Di mi nombre']. Harper's Bazaar (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. Prats, Por Marina (31 October 2018). "Rosalía aclara la letra de 'Di mi nombre' para evitar polémicas con la comunidad gitana" [Rosalía clarifies the lyrics of 'Di mi nombre' to avoid controversy with the Roma community]. HuffPost (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. Breihan, Tom (31 October 2018). "Rosalía – 'Di Mi Nombre' Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. Maicki, Salvatore (30 October 2018). "Watch Rosalía'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. "Spanishcharts.com – Rosalía – Di mi nombre" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROMUSICAE
  10. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. "Di mi nombre – Rosalía". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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