La Fama (song)

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"La Fama"
Rosalía - La Fama.png
Single by Rosalía featuring the Weeknd
from the album Motomami
LanguageSpanish
English title"The Fame"
Released11 November 2021 (2021-11-11)
Genre
Length3:08
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rosalía singles chronology
"Linda"
(2021) 		"La Fama"
(2021) 		"Saoko"
(2022)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"One Right Now"
(2021) 		"La Fama"
(2021) 		"Tears in the Club"
(2021)
Music video
"La Fama" on YouTube

"La Fama" (stylized in all caps; transl. "The Fame") is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía, featuring vocals from Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on 11 November 2021 through Columbia Records, as the lead single from Rosalía's third studio album Motomami (2022).[2]

Background[]

On 2 November 2021, to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the release of her second studio album El mal querer (2018), Rosalía revealed that her upcoming third studio album Motomami would be released in 2022.[3][4] Earlier in October, during a meet and greet in Mexico, Rosalía revealed that the lead single from Motomami would be released in November.[5] Later in the month, she posted a snippet of a then-unreleased song on her TikTok account.[6]

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.[7] Later in the day, Rosalía unveiled the trailer for the song's music video.[8] This marked the second collaboration between Rosalía and the Weeknd, following the remix of the Weeknd's 2019 single "Blinding Lights".[9][10]

Composition[]

"La Fama" is a mid-tempo bachata track with electropop influences.[11] In a statement for Rolling Stone, Rosalía noted that she "wanted to write, in my own way, a bachata with a little story around ambition. Taking as a reference the lyrics of Ruben Blades or Patti Smith and the songs of Aventura, I ended up writing a story of romance with fame."[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Music video[]

The music video for "La Fama", directed by Director X, who also directed the music video for Rosalía and J Balvin's "Con Altura", premiered on 11 November 2021 alongside the single's release.[15][16] The video featured a cameo appearance from actor Danny Trejo[17] 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.[18]

In the video, Rosalía, 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 Rosalía stabs him with a hidden knife.[19] 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".[20]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[45] Gold 100,000double-dagger
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46] 2× Platinum 120,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release history and formats for "La Fama"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various 11 November 2021
Columbia
Italy 19 November 2021 Contemporary hit radio Sony [47]

References[]

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  9. ^ "Rosalía y The Weeknd lanzan juntos el remix de 'Blinding Lights'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ^ Shaffer, Claire (4 December 2020). "The Weeknd Releases 'Blinding Lights' Remix with Rosalía". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 November 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  12. ^ Legaspi, Althea (11 November 2021). "Rosalía, the Weeknd Flirt in Nightclub in New 'La Fama' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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