Animal (María Becerra album) explained

Animal
Type:studio
Artist:María Becerra
Cover:Maria Becerra - Animal.jpeg
Border:yes
Recorded:2020–21
Language:Spanish
Label:300
Producer:
  • Big One
  • Súbelo NEO
  • Tatool
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Animal is the debut studio album by Argentine singer María Becerra. It was released on 26 August 2021 by 300 Entertainment. Animal consists of two parts, with the first half being released as a separate extended play (EP), Animal, Pt. 1 (released in February 2021), consisting of four tracks. The second release coincided with the album, featuring an additional seven songs.[1] [2] The album features collaborations with Cazzu, Tiago PZK, Becky G, and Danny Ocean.[3] Animal was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

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 25 February 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 shining 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: The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart.[14]

The third single, released at the same time as the album's release, is titled "Wow Wow" with American singer Becky G.[15] Billboard called the music track "a hitting reggaeton that has female empowerment anthem potential".[16]

Reception

Review

After four days of its premiere, Billboard Argentina selected Animal as the album of the week.[17] 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.[19] The album also debuted at number five on Spotify's Top 10 Global Album Debuts chart.[20]

In Spain, the album entered at number 49 on the PROMUSICAE chart on 7 September 2021.[21]

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;[22] reason why it announced new presentations, exhausting twenty-two dates.[23] [24] 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.[25]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from Genius.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: María Becerra completa el lanzamiento de su álbum "Animal" con "Wow Wow", junto a Becky G. 2021-08-27. 2021-08-27. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  2. Web site: María Becerra presentó su álbum debut ANIMAL y lanzó "Wow Wow" con Becky G. 2021-08-27. La Coope. Spanish.
  3. Web site: María Becerra presenta su álbum debut: Animal. 2021-08-28. 2021-08-27. Neo2 Magazine. Spanish.
  4. Web site: María Becerra superó la violencia de género y hoy se consolida como una artista internacional - LA NACION. La Nación. September 7, 2021. 2021-08-26. Spanish.
  5. Web site: María Becerra presentó "Animal Parte 1", el comienzo de su primer álbum. 2021-07-31. 2021-02-25. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Cazzu y María Becerra la rompen con “Animal”, su primera colaboración. La Nación. 2021-07-31. Spanish.
  7. Web site: María Becerra sorprende con un triple estreno. 2021-08-26. 2021-02-24. E! Online. Spanish.
  8. Web site: María Becerra presentó “Animal Parte 1”, la primera parte de su próximo álbum. 2021-08-26. 2021-03-02. CMTV. Spanish.
  9. Web site: MARIA BECERRA presenta SU ÁLBUM DEBUT ”ANIMAL“. 2021-08-27. miradornacional.com. Spanish. 14 September 2021. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827141830/https://miradornacional.com/2021/08/27/maria-becerra-libera-su-album-debut-animal/amp/. dead.
  10. Web site: María Becerra y Tiago PZK viajan a la selva en "Cázame", su nuevo single. 2021-08-27. 2021-06-10. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  11. Web site: "Cazame", el nuevo hit de María Becerra y Tiago PZK. 2021-08-26. 2021-06-10. www.amba24.ar. Spanish.
  12. Web site: Rauw Alejandro llega a lo más alto del Billboard Argentina Hot 100 con "Todo de Tí ". 2021-08-27. 2021-06-22. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  13. Web site: Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 21 al 27 de Junio, 2021. Monitor Latino. Spanish. June 21, 2021.
  14. Web site: Billboard Argentina Hot 100: L-Gante y Dt. Bilardo debutan en el Top 10 con "Malianteo 420" (Volumen 2). 2021-08-27. 2021-08-17. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  15. Web site: Marcia Becerra lanzó su álbum debut “Animal” y estrenó “Wow wow” con Becky G. 2021-08-27. 2021-08-27. Vía País. Spanish.
  16. Web site: First Stream Latin: New Music From Maria Becerra & Becky G, Piso 21, Dalex, More. 2021-08-27. 2021-08-27. Billboard.
  17. Web site: Billboard Álbum de la Semana: "Animal" de María Becerra. 2021-08-31. 2021-08-30. Billboard Argentina. Spanish.
  18. Web site: María Becerra se empodera en Animal, su primer disco. La Nación. 2021-09-03. 2021-09-02. Spanish.
  19. Web site: María Becerra buen debut con 'Wow Wow' junto a Becky G en España. 2021-08-31. 2021-08-28. Vinilo Negro. Spanish.
  20. Web site: ¡Destacada! Los dos logros de María Becerra que la posicionan entre las mejores cantantes. 2021-08-31. 2021-08-30. El Intranews. Spanish. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831012922/https://elintranews.com/celebrities/2021/08/30/destacada-los-dos-logros-de-maria-becerra-que-la-posicionan-entre-las-mejores-cantantes/. dead.
  21. Web site: Top 100 Álbumes: Semana 35. Productores de Música de España. September 7, 2021.
  22. Web site: María Becerra generó una gran revolución: anunció tres shows y las entradas se agotaron en menos de una hora. 2021-08-27. 2021-07-09. Pronto. Spanish.
  23. Web site: María Becerra arrasa con las ventas de entradas para sus shows en una gira "animal". 2021-08-27. 2021-07-15. www.newsdigitales.com. Spanish.
  24. Web site: María Becerra presentó su álbum "Animal" y lanzó el video de "Wow Wow" junto a Becky G. 2021-08-27. 2021-08-26. Filo News. Spanish.
  25. Web site: El caso de éxito de María Becerra junto a Latinfluence y NoEnd Projects. 2021-08-18. 2021-09-08. Prensario Música. Spanish.
  26. Web site: María Becerra – Animal. Genius. 2021-08-26.