| Balas perdidas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017-2018 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Producer | Universal Music Spain | |||
| Morat chronology | ||||
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Balas perdidas ( transl. Stray Bullets) is the second studio album by the Colombian band Morat. The album was released on October 26, 2018. [1] [2] The re-issue version was released on May 10, 2019, and includes the song " Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana. [3]
Background
In 2015, Morat began to gain international attention as a result of their 2015 hit single " Mi Nuevo Vicio" in collaboration with Paulina Rubio. [4] The single was certified Platinum. [5]
In 2016, Morat released their first studio album Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios. The album was certified 4× Platinum and the band received a Latin Grammy award nomination for "Cómo te atreves". [6]
In 2017, Morat produced the single " Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)" in collaboration with Álvaro Soler as the theme music of Despicable Me 3. [7] The single peaked at No.9 on Billboard on August 19, 2017 [8] and won the "Song of the Year" award in LOS40 Music Awards 2017. [9]
Composition
Juan Pablo Villamil, one of the band's four members, said that they wanted to "do some experimentation" in this album. He described this album as "more of a solid album", saying that it is very different due to their recording experience in one trip to Los Angeles. He believed that in this album "there's more like one sound and it sounds more like an album", unlike the first album, which he thought "the songs sound very different one from another" as "it was recorded song by song throughout many years". [10]
In regards to "No se va", one of the singles in this album, Juan Pablo Villamil admitted that this song is "quite different from the others", describing it as "more of a dancing type of song". He said that they wanted to "do something more upbeat" in this song. [10]
Release and Promotion
On November 3, 2017, Morat released "Besos en guerra" in collaboration with Juanes. On June 8, 2018, 7 months after "Besos en guerra", Morat released the second single of the album, "Cuando nadie ve". On July 6, 2018, the third single of the album, "Punto y aparte", was released. On September 13, 2018, Morat released the fourth single of the album, "El embrujo", in collaboration with Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona. Finally, on October 26, 2018, the album was released with the title "Balas perdidas". On the same day, the fifth single of the album, "Yo no merezco volver", was released.
On March 7, 2019, Morat released the sixth single of the album, " No se va", which hit almost 2 million visits on YouTube in less than a week. [11]
On April 4, 2019, Morat performed in San Francisco, kicking off their first-ever US tour, with the title "Balas perdidas" to promote their album. The tour ended in Orlando on May 5, 2019, with performance in other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. [12] [13]
On May 10, 2019, the re-issue of Balas perdidas, Balas perdidas (Edición especial), was released, which includes " Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana and three other songs. [14]
On December 15, 2019, Morat ended their Spain tour with the last performance at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Antonio José, Aitana, Cali y El Dandee, and Cami were also invited to perform at this concert. [15] Up to this show, Morat has held more than 80 concerts in 13 different countries. [16]
Reception
On Billboard, the second single "Cuando nadie ve" peaked at No.1 on August 18, 2018, and the single " Presiento" peaked at No.3 on July 20, 2019. [17]
The single " Presiento" received more than 600,000 streams in Spotify in its first 24 hours. After that period of time, "Presiento" became the song with the highest debut in Spain, with more than 230,000 streams there, beating Rosalía and J Balvin's 2019 track " Con altura". [18]
The album was nominated for the 2019 Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album. [19]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otras se pierden" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Acuérdate de mí" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Besos en guerra" (with Juanes) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Cuando el amor se escapa" | 2:56 |
| 5. | " No se va" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Mi vida entera" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Yo no merezco volver" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Maldita costumbre" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Cuando nadie ve" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Punto y aparte" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "11 besos" | 1:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otras se pierden" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Acuérdate de mí" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Besos en guerra" (with Juanes) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Cuando el amor se escapa" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "No se va" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Mi vida entera" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Yo no merezco volver" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Maldita costumbre" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Cuando nadie ve" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Punto y aparte" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "11 besos" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "Causa perdida" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "¿Qué ganas?" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Mi suerte" | 3:33 |
| 16. | " Presiento" (with Aitana) | 2:54 |
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico ( AMPROFON) [26] | Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold | 450,000‡ |
| Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [27] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| United States ( RIAA) [28] | Platinum ( Latin) | 60,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Morat Instagram". Instagram. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "TODO LO QUE SABEMOS SOBRE 'BALAS PERDIDAS', EL NUEVO DISCO DE MORAT". Los40. 18 October 2018.
- ^ Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
- ^ "Estreno mundial de Paulina feat. Morat 'Mi nuevo Vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Terelu entregó el disco de Platino a Paulina Rubio por sus ventas de 'Mi nuevo vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Morat presentará su disco 'Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios' el 9 de marzo en Granada". Europa Press. 30 January 2017.
- ^ "MORAT Y ÁLVARO SOLER PONEN MÚSICA A 'GRU 3. MI VILLANO FAVORITO', A LA VENTA EL 16 DE JUNIO". 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Chart History Morat "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo"".
- ^ "'YO CONTIGO, TÚ CONMIGO' EN DIRECTO EN LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS". Los40.
- ^ a b Villa, Lucas (29 March 2019). "Interview: Morat talks first U.S. tour & how the folk-pop band fits in today's Latin music scene". AXS. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "MORAT PRESENTAN EL VIDEOCLIP DE 'NO SE VA'". 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Morat Ready to Bring Their Colombian Flavor to the U.S. With Balas Perdidas Tour". Billboard. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Morat kicked off their "Balas Perdidas US Tour"". Seitrack US. 5 April 2019.
- ^ Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
- ^ "Morat cierra su gira 'Balas Perdidas' en Madrid y anuncia su vuelta en 2020". HappyFM. 16 December 2019.
- ^ "MADRID SE RINDE ANTE MORAT EN SU ÚLTIMA "BALA PERDIDA"". 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Chart History Morat". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'Presiento' de Morat y Aitana, mejor debut del año en Spotify España". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). 2019-04-13.
- ^ Cabo, Leila (14 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019 Winners: Complete List". Billboard. MRC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Balas Perdidas". Amazon Music. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Morat – Balas perdidas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2018". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2019". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2020". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2021". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved November 25, 2022. Type Morat in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Balas perdidas in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Spanish album certifications – Morat – Balas perdidas". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Morat – Balas perdidas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
| Balas perdidas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017-2018 | |||
| Genre | Latin pop | |||
| Producer | Universal Music Spain | |||
| Morat chronology | ||||
| ||||
Balas perdidas ( transl. Stray Bullets) is the second studio album by the Colombian band Morat. The album was released on October 26, 2018. [1] [2] The re-issue version was released on May 10, 2019, and includes the song " Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana. [3]
Background
In 2015, Morat began to gain international attention as a result of their 2015 hit single " Mi Nuevo Vicio" in collaboration with Paulina Rubio. [4] The single was certified Platinum. [5]
In 2016, Morat released their first studio album Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios. The album was certified 4× Platinum and the band received a Latin Grammy award nomination for "Cómo te atreves". [6]
In 2017, Morat produced the single " Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)" in collaboration with Álvaro Soler as the theme music of Despicable Me 3. [7] The single peaked at No.9 on Billboard on August 19, 2017 [8] and won the "Song of the Year" award in LOS40 Music Awards 2017. [9]
Composition
Juan Pablo Villamil, one of the band's four members, said that they wanted to "do some experimentation" in this album. He described this album as "more of a solid album", saying that it is very different due to their recording experience in one trip to Los Angeles. He believed that in this album "there's more like one sound and it sounds more like an album", unlike the first album, which he thought "the songs sound very different one from another" as "it was recorded song by song throughout many years". [10]
In regards to "No se va", one of the singles in this album, Juan Pablo Villamil admitted that this song is "quite different from the others", describing it as "more of a dancing type of song". He said that they wanted to "do something more upbeat" in this song. [10]
Release and Promotion
On November 3, 2017, Morat released "Besos en guerra" in collaboration with Juanes. On June 8, 2018, 7 months after "Besos en guerra", Morat released the second single of the album, "Cuando nadie ve". On July 6, 2018, the third single of the album, "Punto y aparte", was released. On September 13, 2018, Morat released the fourth single of the album, "El embrujo", in collaboration with Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona. Finally, on October 26, 2018, the album was released with the title "Balas perdidas". On the same day, the fifth single of the album, "Yo no merezco volver", was released.
On March 7, 2019, Morat released the sixth single of the album, " No se va", which hit almost 2 million visits on YouTube in less than a week. [11]
On April 4, 2019, Morat performed in San Francisco, kicking off their first-ever US tour, with the title "Balas perdidas" to promote their album. The tour ended in Orlando on May 5, 2019, with performance in other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. [12] [13]
On May 10, 2019, the re-issue of Balas perdidas, Balas perdidas (Edición especial), was released, which includes " Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana and three other songs. [14]
On December 15, 2019, Morat ended their Spain tour with the last performance at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Antonio José, Aitana, Cali y El Dandee, and Cami were also invited to perform at this concert. [15] Up to this show, Morat has held more than 80 concerts in 13 different countries. [16]
Reception
On Billboard, the second single "Cuando nadie ve" peaked at No.1 on August 18, 2018, and the single " Presiento" peaked at No.3 on July 20, 2019. [17]
The single " Presiento" received more than 600,000 streams in Spotify in its first 24 hours. After that period of time, "Presiento" became the song with the highest debut in Spain, with more than 230,000 streams there, beating Rosalía and J Balvin's 2019 track " Con altura". [18]
The album was nominated for the 2019 Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album. [19]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otras se pierden" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Acuérdate de mí" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Besos en guerra" (with Juanes) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Cuando el amor se escapa" | 2:56 |
| 5. | " No se va" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Mi vida entera" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Yo no merezco volver" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Maldita costumbre" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Cuando nadie ve" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Punto y aparte" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "11 besos" | 1:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otras se pierden" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Acuérdate de mí" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Besos en guerra" (with Juanes) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Cuando el amor se escapa" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "No se va" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Mi vida entera" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Yo no merezco volver" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Maldita costumbre" | 2:45 |
| 10. | "Cuando nadie ve" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Punto y aparte" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "11 besos" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "Causa perdida" | 3:40 |
| 14. | "¿Qué ganas?" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Mi suerte" | 3:33 |
| 16. | " Presiento" (with Aitana) | 2:54 |
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico ( AMPROFON) [26] | Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold | 450,000‡ |
| Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [27] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| United States ( RIAA) [28] | Platinum ( Latin) | 60,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Morat Instagram". Instagram. 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "TODO LO QUE SABEMOS SOBRE 'BALAS PERDIDAS', EL NUEVO DISCO DE MORAT". Los40. 18 October 2018.
- ^ Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
- ^ "Estreno mundial de Paulina feat. Morat 'Mi nuevo Vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Terelu entregó el disco de Platino a Paulina Rubio por sus ventas de 'Mi nuevo vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Morat presentará su disco 'Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios' el 9 de marzo en Granada". Europa Press. 30 January 2017.
- ^ "MORAT Y ÁLVARO SOLER PONEN MÚSICA A 'GRU 3. MI VILLANO FAVORITO', A LA VENTA EL 16 DE JUNIO". 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Chart History Morat "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo"".
- ^ "'YO CONTIGO, TÚ CONMIGO' EN DIRECTO EN LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS". Los40.
- ^ a b Villa, Lucas (29 March 2019). "Interview: Morat talks first U.S. tour & how the folk-pop band fits in today's Latin music scene". AXS. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "MORAT PRESENTAN EL VIDEOCLIP DE 'NO SE VA'". 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Morat Ready to Bring Their Colombian Flavor to the U.S. With Balas Perdidas Tour". Billboard. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Morat kicked off their "Balas Perdidas US Tour"". Seitrack US. 5 April 2019.
- ^ Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
- ^ "Morat cierra su gira 'Balas Perdidas' en Madrid y anuncia su vuelta en 2020". HappyFM. 16 December 2019.
- ^ "MADRID SE RINDE ANTE MORAT EN SU ÚLTIMA "BALA PERDIDA"". 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Chart History Morat". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "'Presiento' de Morat y Aitana, mejor debut del año en Spotify España". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). 2019-04-13.
- ^ Cabo, Leila (14 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019 Winners: Complete List". Billboard. MRC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Balas Perdidas". Amazon Music. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Morat – Balas perdidas". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2018". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2019". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2020". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums Annual 2021". El portal de Música. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved November 25, 2022. Type Morat in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Balas perdidas in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Spanish album certifications – Morat – Balas perdidas". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Morat – Balas perdidas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2023.