Tú Eres un Bom Bom

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"Tú Eres un Bom Bom"
Tú Eres un Bom Bom.jpg
Single by Kafu Banton
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
English title'You Are a Bom Bom'
ReleasedMay 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
Length3:09
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  •  [es]
  • Mista Greenzz
Kafu Banton singles chronology
"Pa'lante Pa'trás"
(2018) 		"Tú Eres un Bom Bom"
(2019) 		"Ahora Mismo"
(2019)
Music video
"Tú Eres un Bom Bom" on YouTube

"Tú Eres un Bom Bom" (transl. 'You Are a Bom Bom') is a song by Panamanian singer Kafu Banton, released for digital download and streaming on May 24, 2019. It was written by Kafu Banton,  [es] and Mista Greenzz, and produced by the latter two.

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Tú Eres un Bom Bom" was released on October 9, 2019, 21:00 EST. The video was directed by Lucho Spada.[1] It was filmed in Playa Escondida, Colón, Panama.[2]

Credits and personnel[]

  • Kafu Banton – vocals, songwriting
  •  [es] – songwriting, production
  • Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production

Other versions[]

Bad Gyal remix[]

"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
Tú Eres un Bom Bom (Remix).jpg
Single by Kafu Banton and Bad Gyal
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
English title"You Are a Bom Bom (remix)"
ReleasedApril 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
Length2:53
LabelAftercluv
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kafu Banton singles chronology
"Ahora Mismo"
(2019) 		"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
(2020) 		"Bom Bom"
(2020)
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Zorra"
(2019) 		"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
(2020) 		"Bom Bom"
(2020)
Music video
"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)" on YouTube

On April 9, 2020, Kafu Banton released a remix of "Tú Eres un Bom Bom" along with Spanish singer Bad Gyal.

Background and release[]

Bad Gyal reached Kafu Banton through producers  [es] and Mista Greenzz, with whom she had previously worked.[3][4] In December 2019, Bad Gyal posted a snippet of the song to an Instagram story.[5] "Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)" was released for digital download and streaming by Aftercluv on April 9, 2020.

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)" was released along with the song on April 9, 2020, 23:00 CET, on Bad Gyal's YouTube channel. The video was produced by Pandora, and directed by Laura Vifer.[6]

Controversy[]

Shorty after the song release, Bad Gyal was criticized for collaborating with Kafu Banton, whom some people referred to as homophobic because of "Pato" (Spanish for "faggot"), a song recorded in the early 2000s in which he talks about physically assaulting gay men. Before the release of the song, Bad Gyal had stated in multiple times that "I would never work with a sexist or homophobic person".[7]

On April 12, Bad Gyal released a statement to an Instagram story, apologizing "to those who felt offended [or] disappointed for my collaboration with Kafu", and noted that, "I didn't know this song existed ... My team and I should have informed more [about Kafu's career]."[8][9] In an interview with Shangay on April 22, Bad Gyal stated that she would give 50% of her profits with the song to Nuevos Horizontes, a Panamanian LGBT association.[4]

On April 13, Kafu Banton posted a statement on Instagram, saying that "Pato"—which was initially included in the 2018 reissue of his greatest hits album The Best of Me: Saben Quién Soy—"was a song written and produced more than 20 years ago at the beginning of my career, which did not have the maturity, nor the orientation that I maintain today. I am faithful to my ideals and I fight for social justice."[9][10]

Charts[]

Weekly chart performance for "Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 9

Certifications[]

Certifications for "Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] Gold 20,000double-dagger

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

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal and other sources.[13]

  • Kafu Banton – vocals, songwriting
  • Bad Gyal – featured artist, vocals, songwriting
  •  [es] – songwriting, production
  • Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production
  • El Guincho – songwriting, production
  • Paul Lorant – artwork[14]

Bad Gyal and Guaynaa remix[]

"Bom Bom"
Bom Bom (Kafu Banton song).jpg
Single by Kafu Banton, Bad Gyal and Guaynaa
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
ReleasedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
Length3:23
LabelAftercluv
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kafu Banton singles chronology
"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
(2020) 		"Bom Bom"
(2020) 		"Woyabeng"
(2020)
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Tú Eres un Bom Bom (remix)"
(2020) 		"Bom Bom"
(2020) 		"Aprendiendo el Sexo"
(2020)
Guaynaa singles chronology
"Acompañame"
(2020) 		"Bom Bom"
(2020) 		"Esta Electricidad (Es Real)"
(2020)
Lyric video
"Bom Bom" on YouTube

On May 15, 2020, Kafu Banton released a remix of "Tú Eres un Bom Bom" along with Spanish singer Bad Gyal and Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa. The song was released along with a lyric video, published on Bad Gyal's YouTube channel.[15]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal and other sources.[16]

  • Kafu Banton – vocals, songwriting
  • Bad Gyal – featured artist, vocals, songwriting
  • Guaynaa – featured artist, songwriting
  •  [es] – songwriting, production
  • Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production
  • El Guincho – songwriting, production
  • Paul Lorant – artwork[17]

Release history[]

Release formats for "Tú Eres un Bom Bom"
Region Date Format Version Label
Various May 24, 2019
Original Self-released
April 9, 2020 Bad Gyal remix Aftercluv
May 15, 2020 Bad Gyal and Guaynaa remix

References[]

  1. ^ Reyna, Olga (October 11, 2019). "Kafu Banton estrena Tú Eres un Bom Bom". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ ""Tu Eres un Bom Bom", es el nuevo tema del panameño Kafú Banton". Telemetro. October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ DJ Blass [@djblass1] (April 9, 2020). "La pauta de @akabadgyal @kafubanton507 junto a @mistagreenzz hicimos este otro éxito