Animal (María Becerra album)

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Animal
Maria Becerra - Animal.jpeg
Studio album by
María Becerra
ReleasedAugust 26, 2021 (2021-08-26)
Recorded2020-2021
Genre
Length34:26
Label300
Producer
  • Big One
  • Súbelo NEO
  • Tatool
María Becerra chronology
Animal, Pt. 1
(2021) 		Animal
(2021)
Singles from Animal
  1. "Animal"
    Released: January 7, 2021
  2. "Acaramelao"
    Released: February 25, 2021
  3. "Cazame"
    Released: June 10, 2021
  4. "Mi Debilidad"
    Released: July 29, 2021
  5. "Wow Wow"
    Released: August 26, 2021
  6. "No Eres Tú Soy Yo"
    Released: October 15, 2021

Animal is the debut studio album by Argentine singer María Becerra. It was released on August 26, 2021 through 300 Entertainment. The album features collaborations from Cazzu, Tiago PZK, Becky G, and Danny Ocean.[1] The album is the continuation of María Becerra's second EP Animal, Pt. 1, released in February of that same year, and includes the four songs from the EP and seven new ones.[2][3]

Background[]

In September 2020, Becerra confirmed that she had started working on her first studio album, in which collaborations with Argentine artists are coming.[4]

On February 25, 2021, Becerra released Animal, Pt. 1, the extended play preview of what would be her first studio album.[5] It was preceded by two singles between January and February: "Animal" with Argentine singer Cazzu[6] and "Acaramelao";[7] completing the tracklist with "A Solas" and "Cerquita de Ti".[8]

Release and cover[]

The cover shows Becerra's hands holding her logo that has the shape of a heart where, metaphorically, the artist delivers her own transparent heart, between strong and fragile but that shines for all her audience.[9]

Singles[]

After the singles "Animal" and "Acaramelao" were released, the third single to be released was "Cazame" along with Argentine singer and rapper Tiago PZK. The music video for the single was filmed on Isla Martín García and directed by Julián Levy, in which Becerra can be seen as an Amazon who meets Tiago after he crashes his plane in the jungle.[10][11] It reached number 6 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart.[12] It also reached the 13 position on Monitor Latino in Uruguay.[13]

"Mi Debilidad" was released as the second single from the album on July 29, 2021. After the announcement of the song, the singer shared through her Instagram account:

"I wrote it with every part of my heart. It is the only one song that I cried when writing, and it is because its message mobilizes me. The weakness, the dependency, that you can feel for someone or something, and that it has the power to modify your day, your mood, your essence".[14]

The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart.[15]

The third single, released at the same time as the album's release, is titled "Wow Wow" with American singer Becky G.[16] Billboard called the music track "a hitting reggaeton that has female empowerment anthem potential".[17]

Reception[]

Review[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
La Nación(positive)[18]

After four days of its premiere, Billboard Argentina selected Animal as the album of the week.[19] In a positive review, Gabriel Hernando of the newspaper La Nación wrote: "even without too many innovations and preserving both the particular signs and the typical clichés of the urban genre, Animal also appears as a varied, eclectic album".[18]

Commercial performance[]

After its release, 9 of the 11 songs on the album entered Spotify Argentina. In total, it accumulated 1.2 million streams in Argentina and more than 2.7 million streams globally.[20] The album also debuted at number five on Spotify's Top 10 Global Album Debuts chart.[21]

In Spain, the album entered at number 49 on the PROMUSICAE chart on September 7, 2021.[22]

Tour[]

In July 2021 the singer announced "Animal Tour" with three initial shows, scheduled for October 22, 23 and 24, at the Rivadavia Theater in Buenos Aires, which sold out in less than an hour;[23] reason why it announced new presentations, exhausting twenty-two dates.[24][25] In an interview José Levy, representative of the singer, assured more than 10 functions in Córdoba, Mendoza and other provinces of the country, and soon abroad.[26]

Track listing[]

Animal track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Animal" (with Cazzu)
  • María De Los Ángeles Becerra
  • Julieta Emilia Cazzucheli
  • Enzo Sauthier
Big One3:23
2."A Solas"
  • Becerra
  • Sauthier
Big One3:36
3."Cerquita de Ti"BecerraBig One3:14
4."Acaramelao"
  • Becerra
  • Sauthier
Big One3:05
5."Cazame" (with Tiago PZK)
  • Becerra
  • Tiago Uriel Pacheco Lezcano
Big One3:19
6."Mi Debilidad"BecerraBig One2:45
7."Wow Wow" (featuring Becky G)
Big One3:19
8."Hace Rato"
  • Becerra
  • Gabriel Rodríguez Morales
  • Luisseth Alejandra Guerrero López
  • Randy Class
Súbelo NEO3:13
9."Hipnotiza'"BecerraTatool2:29
10."No Eres Tú Soy Yo" (featuring Danny Ocean)
  • Becerra
  • Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes
  • Sauthier
Big One3:07
11."Episodios"BecerraBig One2:51
Total length:34:26

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Genius.[27]

  • María Becerra – lead vocals, songwriter, composition
  • Cazzu – featured vocals
  • Tiago PZK – featured vocals
  • Becky G – featured vocals
  • Danny Ocean – featured vocals
  • Big One – producer, mixing, mastering
  • Brian Taylor – co-producer, engineer
  • Súbelo NEO – producer
  • Tatool – producer

Charts[]

Chart (2021) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 49

References[]

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  2. ^ "María Becerra completa el lanzamiento de su álbum "Animal" con "Wow Wow", junto a Becky G". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "María Becerra presentó su álbum debut ANIMAL y lanzó "Wow Wow" con Becky G". La Coope (in Spanish). August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "María Becerra superó la violencia de género y hoy se consolida como una artista internacional - LA NACION" (in Spanish). La Nación. September 7, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "María Becerra presentó "Animal Parte 1", el comienzo de su primer álbum". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). February 25, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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  10. ^ "María Becerra y Tiago PZK viajan a la selva en "Cázame", su nuevo single". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). June 10, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Rauw Alejandro llega a lo más alto del Billboard Argentina Hot 100 con "Todo de Tí "". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). June 22, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 21 al 27 de Junio, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "María Becerra sobre "Mi Debilidad": "Es la única canción que lloré al escribir"". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: L-Gante y Dt. Bilardo debutan en el Top 10 con "Malianteo 420" (Volumen 2)". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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  17. ^ "First Stream Latin: New Music From Maria Becerra & Becky G, Piso 21, Dalex, More". Billboard. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  18. ^ a b "María Becerra se empodera en Animal, su primer disco" (in Spanish). La Nación. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "Billboard Álbum de la Semana: "Animal" de María Becerra". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "María Becerra buen debut con 'Wow Wow' junto a Becky G en España". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  21. ^ "¡Destacada! Los dos logros de María Becerra que la posicionan entre las mejores cantantes". El Intranews (in Spanish). August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Álbumes: Semana 35". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  23. ^ "María Becerra generó una gran revolución: anunció tres shows y las entradas se agotaron en menos de una hora". Pronto (in Spanish). July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "María Becerra arrasa con las ventas de entradas para sus shows en una gira "animal"". www.newsdigitales.com (in Spanish). July 15, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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  26. ^ "El caso de éxito de María Becerra junto a Latinfluence y NoEnd Projects" (in Spanish). Prensario Música. August 18, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
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  28. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Maria Becerra – Animal". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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