Hookah (Bad Gyal song)

"Hookah"
Single by Bad Gyal
LanguageSpanish
Released19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Santa María"
(2019) 		"Hookah"
(2019) 		"Alocao"
(2019)
Music video
"Hookah" on YouTube
Audio sample

"'Hookah" is a song recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 19 July 2019 through Aftercluv Dance Lab and Interscope Records.[1][2][3]

Composition

"Hookah" was written by Alba Farelo, Alejandro Ramírez Suárez, Bigram Zayas, Dwayne Chin-Quee and Ender Zambrano. It was composed in the key of C major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.[4] Brendan Wetmore of Paper said, "'Hookah' has all the groove of [Bad Gyal's] previous songs, but with a boosted barrage of reggaeton drums and clicks to punctuate the blisteringly anthemic chorus."[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Hookah" was released along with the song and it was directed by Miguel Ángulo.[5][6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Hookah"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Platinum 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Murray, Robin (23 July 2019). "Bad Gyal Drops Explosive Single 'Hookah'". Clash. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Bad Gyal lanza 'Hookah'" [Bad Gyal releases 'Hookah']. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ Guillén, Raúl (21 July 2019). "La Canción del Día: Bad Gyal nos envuelve en el humo de la 'Hookah' para apuntarse un éxito con productores-estrella" [The Song of the Day: Bad Gyal envelops us in the smoke of the 'Hookah' to score a success with star producers]. Jenesaispop (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Key & BPM for Hookah by Bad Gyal". Tunebat. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Wetmore, Brendan (18 July 2019). "Bad Gyal's 'Hookah' Is a Smoky Hit". Paper. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. ^ Bad Gyal (18 July 2019). Bad Gyal - Hookah (online video). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Top 20 Nicaragua – General – Del 26 de agosto al 1 de septiembre, 2019". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Nicaragua – Urbano – Del 2 de septiembre al 8 de septiembre, 2019". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Songs: Week 44 from 25 October to 31 October, 2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Top Anual 2019 Nicaragua – Urbano". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Search: Bad Gyal – Hookah (histórico de certificados)". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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