It was on everyone’s lips and not yet published. Rosalía sang it on stage and day by day the audience finally learned it. Two weeks ago, the song was released under the title Despechá and debuted at the top of Spotify’s global singles chart. And now, on August 10th, in the high season at the beach, the Catalan has released the video clip of what has become the song of the summer, between umbrellas and typical beach scenes. In his case, that of Portixol (Mallorca).
Thousands of connected people eagerly awaited the premiere on YouTube when it was about an hour away from release. “It takes forever,” one user wrote in the comments, amid sentences from others repeating the lyrics and compliments to the artist. Until the digital curtain rose at 6:00 p.m. and his loyal Motomamis (a term his fans are known by) had their reward. Mussels, red wine, watermelon, sunscreen, hammocks and lots of holiday flair. Wearing a red bikini and short jeans, Rosalía went to Portixol beach for the shoot. The video is signed by Matías Vasquez under the pseudonym Stillz, an American of Colombian origin who, at just 23 years old, is already collaborating with artists such as Bad Bunny, having previously worked with both in La noche de noche in the Puerto Rican.
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In the video, the artist not only plays in the sand and dives into the water, but also steers a boat. And apart from filming, he also had time to record and upload to his networks a choreography of the song, which has already become popular on TikTok as one of the dances of the season. Rosalía then also used her Instagram account to send a message about what the song meant to her and what she wanted to convey with this title: “There are many ways to be hateful, on this subject it is madness and freedom, without reservations or regrets. . This is where I make music from, where I started from and where I will continue until God says so,” the singer signs. “I’m grateful to have been able to travel and learn from the music of other places over the past few years, including the Dominican Republic, where artists like Fefita La Grande, Juan Luis Guerra or Omega have inspired me and without them this song would not be present.”
The collaboration that wasn’t
The latter, Omega El Fuerte, one of the icons and pioneers of reggaeton, announced that he would basically collaborate on the song, whose style is very similar to his songs. But in a live broadcast on his Instagram account, the Dominican said his role was ruled out two days before his release. “These are things that don’t come from the artist, so they don’t blame the artist. The artist has my respect and admiration for life. Sometimes they just see things as business, but still I understand that this song is a stick [un éxito] with or without me (…) Although I did the best job, I don’t think it was a good decision.”
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