| "Bizcochito" | |
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| Song byRosalía | |
| from the albumMotomami | |
| Released | 18 March 2022 (2022-03-18) |
| Recorded | 2020 |
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| Genre | Chiptune |
| Length | 1:49 |
| Label | Columbia |
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| "Bizcochito" onYouTube | |
"Bizcochito" is a song recorded by Spanish singer and songwriterRosalía. It is the seventh track on her third studio album,Motomami, which was released on 18 March 2022 throughColumbia Records. The song was written and produced by Rosalía andMichael Uzowuru, with David Rodríguez serving as a miscellaneous producer. "Bizcochito" is an upbeatchiptune track featuringavant-garde elements driven by adembow base, filteredinstrumentation and light vocals. The song title references the 2004 track "Saoco" byWisin andDaddy Yankee, marking the second time Rosalía references it, the first being in her single "Saoko," released earlier that year.[1]
UponMotomami's release, "Bizcochito" was met with acclaim from music critics, with compliments directed towards its earlyvideo game-likeSuper Mario-inspiredbeat and change of pace inside the album. Nevertheless, it met mixed popular acclaim, often beingmemeified onsocial media.[2] Despite not being promoted as aradio single, "Bizcochito" became popular onTikTok later in the summertime after viral trends surged off theMotomami World Tour, peaking at number thirteen on thePROMUSICAE chart in Spain while also entering the charts in Portugal and theBillboard Global Excl. U.S.
In November 2018, Rosalía released her second studio albumEl mal querer, which she wrote and co-produced withel Guincho, her long-time collaborator. The album reimagines thefolk andflamenco sound of Rosalía's previous album,Los Ángeles (2017), by mixing it with radio-friendlypop andurbancrossover elements in anexperimental key. Rosalía would expand her horizons and venture intoreggaeton the following year, reaching mainstream audiences worldwide with songs like "Con altura" or "Yo x ti, tu x mi."
OnEl Mal Querer's follow-up,Motomami, Rosalía aimed to experiment beyond thenew flamenco sound of her earlier albums. Initially planning to confect four different projects, Rosalía committed to a color palette at the sound level, which resulted inMotomami. "Bizcochito" is one of the many songs Rosalía wrote during theCOVID-19 lockdown inMiami, before starting a nine-monthmixing andmastering process inLos Angeles. Rosalía ended up co-producing the song as well as any other track on the album. "Bizcochito" was recorded byengineer and songwriter David Rodríguez and mixed byManny Marroquín atLarrabee,Hollywood.Chris Gehringer mastered the track inNew Jersey.
On 4 March 2022, two weeks before the release ofMotomami, the soundtrack ofGran Turismo 7 titledFind Your Line, featuring "Bizcochito," was released throughSony Interactive. In July, the song was added toFortnite.[3]
Look, "Bizcochito" comes from, you know that song that says, "Who are you?" She says, "Tu bizcochito," a reggaeton classic. Well, I thought, if they had asked me, well, I would have answered differently. So, that's why I wrote, "I am no longer, and I will never be your bizcochito."
"Bizcochito" is achiptune song withdembow,champeta andavant-garde elements that runs for one minute and forty-nine seconds. It is the third shortest song onMotomami and the seventh shortest inher discography. Described byRolling Stone as a track "so playful it sounds like an ice cream truck rolling through the neighborhood," during the song Rosalía alludes to the criticism she has received during her career in asarcastic writing tone and a "childish",burlesque vocal tonality, mocking and infantilizing the criticism she receives in a funny tone.[4] Lyrical references includeMala Rodríguez and Haraca Kiko.[5] In 2023, album producerNoah Goldstein toldRolling Stone that the label was not sure about "Bizcochito" but Rosalía "was very adamant about keeping it on the album".[6]
The title references the 2004 song "Saoco" byWisin andDaddy Yankee, which she also referenced in her 2022 single "Saoko". "Bizcochito" also interpolates "Dangerous", performed byBusta Rhymes, and samples the last part of an unreleasedfreestyle rap track produced by el Guincho, which she had sung during the encore shows of theEl Mal Querer Tour. Additional melodic inspirations includeMr. Vegas,Plan B,Tokischa,Las Guanabanas,Master Joe,Ivy Queen,el General,Popcaan,Héctor el Father, Rochy RD, and the theme song ofSuper Mario Bros.[7]
"Bizcochito" has been remixed multiple times by novel disc-jockeys, including Parkineos and Matias Deago, offering a new vision of the song. An official remix, produced by Leo RD, of the song was released exclusively onAmazon Music on 20 October 2022. It features guest vocals by Dominican rapper Haraca Kiko, who Rosalía references on the original cut.[8]
Credits were adapted fromMotomami'sliner notes.[9]
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| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Global Excl. US (Billboard)[10] | 187 |
| Portugal (AFP)[11] | 163 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | 13 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[13] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[14] | Platinum+Gold | 210,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Country | Date | Version | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | 18 March 2022 | Solo | Columbia | [16] | |
| 20 October 2022 | Remix | [17] |
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