La joia explained

La joia
Type:studio
Artist:Bad Gyal
Cover:La Joia - Album.jpg
Border:yes
Genre:
Length:41:30
Language:Spanish
Label:
  • Universal Latino
  • Interscope
Producer:
Prev Year:2021

ca|'''La j<!-- In both Catalan and Spanish, only the first word of album titles is capitalized, as well as any proper names that may appear in them -->oia'''{{efn|In [[Catalan language|Catalan]], it is pronounced {{IPA|ca|lə ˈʒɔjə| is the debut studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 26 January 2024 through Universal Music Latino and Interscope Records. The album was produced by a wide array of producers such as Merca Bae, Caleb Calloway, Nely "el Arma Secreta", Scott Storch, el Guincho, Mag, Jasper Harris, Nuviala, Fakeguido, Taiko, and Sky Rompiendo, among others. It features collaborations with Myke Towers, Anitta, Tommy Lee Sparta, Ñengo Flow, Tokischa, Young Miko, Morad, and Quevedo.[2]

After releasing several mixtapes and extended plays (EPs), La joia is Bad Gyal's fifth release overall. It is supported by eight singles: "Sexy", "Sin carné", "Real G", "Chulo pt. 2", "Mi lova", "Give Me", "Bota niña", and "Perdió este culo"; all of them were released between July 2022 and January 2024. The album peaked at number one in Spain, being her highest charting album in the country.

Background

Prior to La joia, Bad Gyal released the three-song EP on 9 December 2021.[3] In early 2022, she travelled to Miami to work with different producers for what would become her debut album. She recorded with producers she had worked in previous singles such as Scott Storch ("Zorra" and "Slim Thick"), Supa Dups ("Nueva York (tot*)"), and Nely "el Arma Secreta" ("Judas").[4]

In February 2023, she gave concerts in Barcelona and Madrid at the Palau Sant Jordi and the WiZink Center, respectively.[5] During said concerts, she revealed the name of the album as a "gift for the fans" and shared a potential tracklist, which included possible collaborations with Argentine singer Nicki Nicole and Puerto Rican rapper Ñengo Flow, these collaborations ended up being the non-album single "Enamórate" with the former and the album track "Bad Boy" with the latter.[6] In an interview with V, she commented that "what my fans can expect this year is my debut album that will have songs that'll make them move. It'll have a lot of different genres, and it'll be a mix of styles and experiments [that] I always like to do."[7]

In November 2023, the album was announced to be released on January of the following year through a teaser video uploaded to Bad Gyal's YouTube channel.[8] Later in the year, on 13 December, she announced via her Instagram account, the album's official release date, tracklist, cover, and featured artists.[9]

Promotion

On 22 May 2022, Bad Gyal embarked on a tour titled La Joia Tour, which started with a concert at the Auditori Atrium in Viladecans, Spain.[10] The tour included concerts in several cities in Spain and the United States, as well as different countries of Latin America such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico, as a part of the Primavera Sound music festival.[11] [12] [13]

At the Latin American Music Awards of 2023, celebrated on 20 April 2023 in Las Vegas, she performed "Chulo", making her first musical appearance at an international awards show.[14] Through 2023, she continued performing concerts, later announcing several concerts through Spain, the United States, and Latin America, as a part of La Joia 24 Karats Tour, a continuation of her previous tour.

Singles

The single "Sexy" was released on 14 July 2022.[15] It was followed by "Sin carné", released on 6 October 2022.[16] Both songs entered the songs chart in Spain peaking at numbers 62 and 35, respectively.[17] "Sin carné" was certified gold in Spain.[18] A music video for this song was directed by Manson, who had previously directed the videos for "Candela", "Zorra", and "Aprendiendo el sexo"; and produced by Canada. "Real G", a collaboration with rapper Quevedo, was first teased during a concert in Mexico City and released on 2 December 2022.[19] It peaked at number 12 in Spain and was certified platinum in the country.[20] [21] [22] [23] The music video for the song was directed by Javier Peralvo and produced by Belledenuit.[24]

On 10 February 2023, "Chulo" was released.[25] [26] It peaked at number 16 in Spain, and was certified 3× platinum in that country.[27] A remix for the song, titled "Chulo pt. 2", was released on 21 June 2023 featuring rappers Tokischa and Young Miko.[28] Its music video was directed by Artasans and features the three artists in a limousine "having a wild girls' night out" in Barcelona. The remix was commercially successful in both the United States and Latin America. It peaked within the top ten in several countries, including Chile, Peru, and Nicaragua.[29] [30] [31] It also peaked at number 33 and 89 at the Hot Latin Songs and Global 200 charts, respectively, being her highest-charting single in both charts since "Karmika", a collaboration with Karol G and Sean Paul.[32] [33] Additionally, the remix was certified platinum in the United States and gold in Mexico, being Bad Gyal's first single to be certified in any of the two countries.[34] [35] "Mi lova", a collaboration with rapper Myke Towers, was released on 7 July 2023.[36] The single peaked at number 21 in Spain and was certified platinum in the country.[37] "Give Me" was released on 15 December 2023 and peaked at number 49 in Spain.

"Bota niña", a collaboration with singer Anitta, was released on 12 January 2024 and peaked at number 86 in Spain. The last single of the album, "Perdió este culo", was released along with the album on 26 January 2024. A music video was released for the song, directed by Félix Bollaín and starring Spanish actor Martiño Rivas.[38] "Perdió este culo" peaked at number 15 in Spain.

Critical reception

Writing for Jenesaispop, Jordi Bardaji gave La joia four out of five stars, listing "Perdió este culo", "Mi lova", "Give Me", and "Chulo pt. 2" as highlights. He wrote that in the album, Bad Gyal "stays absolutely true to herself, little by little tightening the nuts, taking a step forward without anyone noticing." In a review for Mondo Sonoro, Pablo Tocino gave the album a score of six out of ten and described it as "concoction with better packaging than content, and with some moments of brilliance that in the end make it worth diving into many generic moments" and stated that it is a "good summary of her career in recent years." In a mixed review, Kitty Empire from The Observer gave the album three out of five stars, calling it "one frisky Latin banger after another". In a negative review for La Vanguardia, Esteban Linés gave the album two out of five stars and described it as "linear and repetitive", stating that Bad Gyal's proposal "swings between different sensory inputs, starting with the visual, then the textual and with the strictly musical input not always in a preeminent place."

Commercial performance

La joia debuted at number two at the Spanish Albums chart, being her highest charting album in the list, surpassing the 2021 EP Warm Up, which peaked at number five. Upon the release of the album, five tracks entered the Spain Song Chart: "Perdió este culo" at 15, "Bad Boy" at 51, "Skit" at 66, "Así soy" at 78, and "La que no se mueva" at 90.[39]

After three weeks at number two and one at number three at the Spanish Albums chart, the album finally achieved the top position in its fifth week, being Bad Gyal's first number one album in her home country. The album was also certified gold in Spain and the United States.

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Vocals

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[40] 1

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
Various26 January 2024
Spain23 February 2024CD
15 March 2024LP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La joia, el álbum debut de Bad Gyal . IndieRocks! . Nicole . Vargas . 9 January 2024 . 5 February 2024.
  2. News: Johnson . Christopher . Bad Gyal talks about the collaborations of La joia and it doesn't take long for a name to appear . . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115160452/https://www.wecb.fm/bad-gyal-talks-about-the-collaborations-of-la-joia-and-it-doesnt-take-long-for-a-name-to-appear . live.
  3. Web site: Rivera . Gigi . 30 March 2022 . Bad Gyal talks new EP Sound System: The Final Releases & more with Contrast News . 13 December 2023 . Contrast . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202203742/https://www.contrastmag.com/bad-gyal-talks-new-ep-sound-system-the-final-releases-more-with-contrast-news . live.
  4. Web site: Bad Gyal: 'No hace falta ir diciéndole a la gente lo que piensas de su cuerpo' . . Carmen . Mañana . Bad Gyal: 'It is not necessary to tell people what you think about their bodies' . 17 May 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407134712/https://elpais.com/eps/2022-03-17/bad-gyal-he-llevado-looks-de-mierda-pero-probando-he-encontrado-mi-personalidad.html?outputType=amp . live.
  5. Web site: Bad Gyal arranca el año en el Palau Sant Jordi y en el Wizink Center . El Generacional . Ana Félix . Riobó . Bad Gyal starts the year at the Palau Sant Jordi and the Wizink Center . 7 February 2023 . 13 December 2023 . es . 28 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128135126/https://elgeneracionalpost.com/cultura/musica/2023/0207/74295/bad-gyal-arranca-el-ano-en-el-palau-sant-jordi-y-en-el-wizink-center.html . live.
  6. Web site: La joia: todo lo que se sabe del próximo disco de Bad Gyal . El Generacional . Ana Félix . Riobó . La joia: Everything we know about Bad Gyal's next album . 25 April 2023 . 13 December 2023 . es . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://elgeneracionalpost.com/cultura/2023/0425/87495/la-joia-todo-lo-que-se-sabe-del-proximo-disco-de-bad-gyal.html . live.
  7. Web site: Bad (Gyals) Just Wanna Have Fun . . Kevin . Ponce . 13 May 2023 . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://vmagazine.com/article/bad-gyals-just-wanna-have-fun . live.
  8. Web site: Bad Gyal anuncia La joia y su gira de presentación . Mundo Sonoro . 24 November 2023 . 13 December 2023 . es . Bad Gyal announces 'La joia and its tour . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232810/https://www.mondosonoro.com/noticias-actualidad-musical/bad-gyal-gira-joia . live.
  9. Web site: Bad Gyal desvela el tracklist y la portada de su disco La joia . . Alberto . Palao . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . es . Bad Gyal unveils the tracklist and cover for her album La joia . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213194741/https://los40.com/2023/12/13/bad-gyal-desvela-el-tracklist-y-la-portada-de-su-disco-la-joia . live.
  10. Web site: Bad Gyal, a Atrium Viladecans . El Far . 20 May 2022 . 13 December 2023 . ca . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232810/https://elfar.cat/art/40702/bad-gyal-a-atrium-viladecans . live.
  11. Web site: Rosalía, Bad Gyal, Maneskin, Kendrick Lamar, en el Primavera Sound 2023 . El Principal . Helena . Grau . Rosalía, Bad Gyal, Maneskin, Kendrick Lamar, at Primavera Sound 2023 . 20 November 2022 . 13 December 2023 . ca . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232811/https://www.principal.cat/es/cultura-pantallas/20221129/3999-primavera-sound-2023-barcelona-madrid-cartel . live.
  12. Web site: Primavera Sound 2022: así se vivió la última fecha bajo la lluvia . . 15 November 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . Primavera Sound 2022: how the last day took place under the rain . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/primavera-sound-2022-vivio-ultima-fecha-lluvia_3_qeS8W8NeT5.html . live.
  13. Web site: Fanáticos de Bad Gyal desafiaron el aguacero a puro perreo en Primavera Sound . . Soledad . Reyes . 13 November 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . Fans of Bad Gyal faced heavy rains with perreo at Primavera Sound . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://www.adnradio.cl/musica/2022/11/13/fanaticos-de-bad-gyal-desafiaron-el-aguacero-a-puro-perro-en-primavera-sound.html . live.
  14. News: 21 April 2023 . Bad Gyal llena de 'blin blin' los Latin AMA con la presentación de 'Chulo' . es . Bad Gyal fills the Latin AMAs with 'blin blin' with the presentation of 'Chulo' . . 13 December 2023 . 11 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611002100/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/bad-gyal-llena-blin-blin-latin-ama-presentacion-chulo_20230421644243107f1ecd000199d89f.html . live.
  15. Web site: Sexy - Single . . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232809/https://music.apple.com/us/album/sexy-single/1632488180 . live.
  16. Web site: Sin carné - Single . . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232809/https://music.apple.com/us/album/sin-carn%C3%A9-single/1646551577 . live.
  17. Web site: Search: Bad Gyal (songs) . 20 February 2023 . El Portal de Música . Productores de Música de España . 7 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107002235/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=Bad+Gyal . live.
  18. Web site: Search: Bad Gyal - 'Sin carné' (histórico de certificados) . 15 January 2024 . El Portal de Música . . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115130004/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/awards/index?AwardsSearch%5Bartist%5D=BAD%20GYAL&AwardsSearch%5Btitle%5D=SIN%20CARN%C3%89 . live.
  19. Web site: Real G - Single . . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232810/https://music.apple.com/us/album/real-g-single/1656178531 . live.
  20. Web site: Search: Bad Gyal/Quevedo (histórico de certificados) . 15 January 2024 . El Portal de Música . . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115120529/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/awards/index?AwardsSearch%5Bartist%5D=BAD+GYAL+%F+QUEVEDO . live.
  21. Web site: Bad Gyal habla de su nuevo tema 'Sexy' y ¿con quién le gustaría colaborar en un futuro? . . Nohelia . Castro . Bad Gyal talks about her new track 'Sexy' and who would she like to collaborate with in the future? . 20 September 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://peopleenespanol.com/people-vip/bad-gyal-cancion-sexy-colaboraciones-futuro . live.
  22. Web site: Bad Gyal lanza su nuevo sencillo 'Sin carné' . Radio Touch TV . Bad Gyal releases her new single 'Sin carné' . 18 October 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es.
  23. Web site: Bad Gyal llevó su flow 2k y mucho twerk a su concierto y estrenó tema con Quevedo . Telehit . Oswaldo . Betancourt . Bad Gyal took her Y2K flow and a lot of twerk to her concert and released a song with Quevedo . 1 December 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . 4 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204115041/https://www.telehit.com/urbano/bad-gyal-llevo-su-flow-2k-y-mucho-twerk-a-su-concierto-y-estreno-tema-con-quevedo . live.
  24. Web site: Bad Gyal y Quevedo nos llevan al club con 'Real G' . . Laura . Coca . 2 December 2022 . 13 December 2023 . es . Bad Gyal and Quevedo takes us to the club with 'Real G' . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://los40.com/los40/2022/12/02/videoclips/1669973569_367569.html . live.
  25. News: 10 February 2023 . Bad Gyal estrena nueva canción: 'Chulo' . es . Bad Gyal releases new song: 'Chulo' . . 16 May 2023 . 25 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525063758/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20230210/bad-gyal-estrena-nueva-cancion-82774237 . live.
  26. Web site: Chulo - Single . . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232808/https://music.apple.com/us/album/chulo-single/1668239437 . live.
  27. Web site: Search: Bad Gyal - Chulo (histórico de certificados) . 25 January 2024 . El Portal de Música . Productores de Música de España.
  28. Web site: Villa . Lucas . 22 June 2023 . Watch: Tokischa & Young Miko Hop on Bad Gyal's 'Chulo pt. 2' Remix . 1 August 2023 . . 1 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230801234231/https://remezcla.com/music/watch-tokischa-young-miko-hop-on-bad-gyals-chulo-pt-2-remix/?amp . live.
  29. Chile Songs: Week of 19 August 2023 . 29 August 2023 . . 15 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230815174205/https://www.billboard.com/charts/chile-songs-hotw/2023-08-19 . live.
  30. Peru Songs: Week of 30 September 2023 . 30 September 2023 . . 6 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231006211524/https://www.billboard.com/charts/peru-songs-hotw/2023-09-30 . live.
  31. Web site: Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 30 de Octubre al 5 de Noviembre, 2023 . . 6 November 2023 . 6 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231106165857/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/nicaragua/general/20231039 . live.
  32. Hot Latin Songs: Week of 30 September 2023 . 18 October 2023 . . 27 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927070734/https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs/2023-09-30 . live.
  33. Global 200: Week of 16 September 2023 . 12 September 2023 . . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919101737/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2023-09-16 . live.
  34. United States . Bad Gyal . 29 August 2023.
  35. Web site: AMPROFON . 1 November 2023 . amprofon.com.mx . 14 November 2020 . https://archive.today/20201114054527/https://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/certificaciones.php . live.
  36. Web site: Bad Gyal se junta con Myke Towers para 'Mi lova' . Worked Music . Thom . Collins . 7 July 2023 . 13 December 2023 . es . Bad Gyal partners with Myke Towers for 'Mi lova' . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213232809/https://workedmusic.com/bad-gyal-se-junta-con-myke-towers-para-mi-lova . live.
  37. Web site: Search: Bad Gyal/Myke Towers (histórico de certificados) . 15 January 2024 . El Portal de Música . . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115120521/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/awards/index?AwardsSearch%5Bartist%5D=BAD+GYAL+%F+MYKE+TOWERS . live.
  38. Web site: Bad Gyal planta a Martiño Rivas en el videoclip de 'Perdió este culo', su nueva canción . . 26 January 2024 . 26 January 2024 . es . Martiño Rivas gets stoop up by Bad Gyal in the music video of 'Perdió este culo', her new song . 26 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126125947/https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/bad-gyal-planta-martino-rivas-videoclip-perdio-este-culo-nueva-cancion_2024012665b35b27327cdd0001dcf5a4.html . live.
  39. Web site: Top 100 Canciones - 2024 - Semana 5 . 5 February 2024 . Productores de Música de España.
  40. Web site: Bad Gyal – La joia . 4 March 2024 . Productores de Música de España.

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