Zorra (Bad Gyal song)

"Zorra"
Single by Bad Gyal
LanguageSpanish
English title'Bitch' / 'Slut' / 'Whore'
B-side"Aprendiendo el sexo"[1]
Released12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sickdrumz
  • Scott Storch
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Alocao"
(2019) 		"Zorra"
(2019) 		"Tú eres un bom bom (remix)"
(2020)
Music video
"Zorra" on YouTube

"Zorra" (Spanish for 'Bitch' / 'Slut' / 'Whore') is a song recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 12 December 2019 through Aftercluv Dance Lab and Interscope Records.[2] A remix version was released on 21 January 2021 along with Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro as the third single from Bad Gyal's debut extended play (EP), Warm Up (2021).[3]

Composition

"Zorra" was written by Alba Farelo, Scott Storch and Te Whiti Warbrick. It was composed in the key of B major with a tempo of 176 beats per minute.[4] Considered a feminist song, Bad Gyal reappropiates Spanish misogynistic slur zorra and uses it on an unfaithful man.[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Zorra" was released along with the song and it was directed by Manson.[2][6] It was filmed in July 2019 in the Barri Gaudí [ca], Reus.[7][8]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Zorra"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 3× Platinum 120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Remix

"Zorra (remix)"
Single by Bad Gyal and Rauw Alejandro
from the EP Warm Up
LanguageSpanish
Released21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Scott Storch
  • Sickdrumz
  • El Guincho
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Blin blin"
(2020) 		"Zorra (remix)"
(2021) 		"Judas"
(2021)
Rauw Alejandro singles chronology
"La curiosidad"
(2020) 		"Zorra (remix)"
(2021) 		"Baila conmigo"
(2021)
Music video
"Zorra (remix)" on YouTube

On 21 January 2021, Bad Gyal released a remix of "Zorra" along with Puerto Rican singer Rauw Alejandro as the third single from Bad Gyal's debut extended play (EP), Warm Up (2021).[3]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Zorra (remix)" was released along with the song and it was directed by Pawla Casanovas and Javier Peralvo.[13]

Release history

Release history and formats for "Zorra"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 12 December 2019
Original
[2]
21 January 2021 Remix [5]
Spain 5 March 2021 10" vinyl Original [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bad Gyal [Akabadgyal] (12 February 2021). "VINILO ZORRA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023 – via Facebook.
  2. ^ a b c Joshua, Espinoza (12 December 2019). "Premiere: Bad Gyal Shares Video for New Single 'Zorra'". Complex. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Salazar, Cynthia (22 January 2021). "Modo zorra activado: hablamos con Bad Gyal sobre Rauw Alejandro" ['Bitch' mode activated: we talk to Bad Gyal about Rauw Alejandro]. Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Key & BPM for Zorra by Bad Gyal". Tunebat. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Alonso, Sebas E. (2 February 2021). "'Zorra' de Bad Gyal pierde sentido con Rauw Alejandro, pero arrasa" ['Zorra' by Bad Gyal loses meaning with Rauw Alejandro, but sweeps]. Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ^ Bad Gyal (12 December 2019). Bad Gyal - Zorra (online video). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ "El barri Gaudí de Reus, protagonista del nou videoclip de la cantant Bad Gyal" [The Barri Gaudí of Reus, protagonist of the new music video by singer Bad Gyal]. Catalunya Diari (in Catalan). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ Berzal de Miguel, Victor (23 December 2019). "El Barrio Gaudí de Bofill en el vídeo de Zorra de Bad Gyal". Cultura Diversa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Songs: Week 51 from 13 December 2019 to 19 December, 2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Top 100 Songs 2020" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Songs 2021" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Bad Gyal – Zorra". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  13. ^ "ZORRA REMIX - BAD GYAL FT RAUW ALEJANDRO". Belledenuit Studio. Retrieved 23 February 2022.