Warm Up (EP)

Warm Up
EP by
Bad Gyal
Released19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Recordedc. 2019–2021[1][2]
Studio
  • Angel Sound (Barcelona)
  • Miami
Length20:38
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Bad Gyal chronology
Worldwide Angel
(2018) 		Warm Up
(2021) 		Sound System: The Final Releases
(2021)
Singles from Warm Up
  1. "Aprendiendo el sexo"
    Released: 31 July 2020
  2. "Blin blin"
    Released: 13 November 2020
  3. "Zorra (remix)"
    Released: 21 January 2021
  4. "Judas"
    Released: 18 March 2021
  5. "Pussy"
    Released: 24 March 2021
  6. "44"
    Released: 10 June 2021

Warm Up is the debut extended play (EP) by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 19 March 2021 by Aftercluv Dance Lab and Interscope Records, and it is her first full-length release after being signed with these two labels in 2019.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mondo Sonoro7/10[5]

In a review for Mondo Sonoro, Luis M. Maínez highlighted the quality of the production and the beats of all the tracks, yet stated that "Bad Gyal does not stop improving without innovating too much", and noted that "the vocal collaborations are less interesting than the musical ones."[5]

Year-end lists rankings for Warm Up
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Mondo Sonoro The Best Spanish Albums of 2021
48
[6]
Rockdelux National EPs of 2021
3
[7]
List of awards and nominations received by Warm Up
Ceremony Year Recipient Category Result Ref.
Odeón Awards 2022 [es] Warm Up Album of the Year Nominated
[8]
Best Urban Album Nominated

Track listing

Warm Up track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pussy" (featuring el Guincho)
El Guincho2:17
2."44" (featuring Rema)
3:05
3."Blin blin" (transl. "Bling-bling") (featuring Juanka)
  • El Guincho
  • Jasper Harris
  • Star Boy
2:24
4."Judas" (featuring Khea)
  • Nely el Arma Secreta
  • el Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:25
5."Iconic"
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:14
6."Gasto" (transl. "I spend")
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
2:08
7."Aprendiendo el sexo" (transl. "Learning sex")
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:27
8."Zorra" (remix) (transl. "Bitch") (featuring Rauw Alejandro)
  • El Guincho
  • Sickdrumz
  • Storch
3:36
Total length:20:38

Personnel

Vocals

Production

  • El Guincho – featured artist (track 1); production (tracks 1, 3–8)
  • Izzy Beats – production (track 2)
  • Supa Dups – production (track 2)
  • Jasper Harris – production (track 3)
  • Star Boy – production (track 3)
  • Nely el Arma Secreta – production (track 4)
  • Fakeguido – production (tracks 4–7)
  • Rawsanches – production (tracks 4–5, 7)
  • Sickdrumz – production (track 8)
  • Scott Storch – production (track 8)

Technical

  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • DJ Riggins – mixing assistance
  • Jacob Richards – mixing assistance
  • Mike Seaberg – mixing assistance
  • Colin Leonard – mastering engineering (tracks 1–2, 4–7)
  • Rawsanches – recording engineering (tracks 1, 5–6)
  • Deli – recording engineering (track 2)
  • Nely el Arma Secreta – recording engineering (track 4)

Artwork

  • Paul Lorant – art design
  • Lois Cohen – photography[9]

Charts

Release history

Release formats for Warm Up
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 19 March 2021
[12]

References

  1. ^ Linés, Esteban (19 March 2021). "Bad Gyal: 'Ellos pueden hablar de sexo, nosotras no'" [Bad Gyal: "They men can talk about sex but we women cannot"]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bad Gyal: la voz femenina que está dominando el mundo" [Bad Gyal: The female voice that is taking over the world]. Glamour (in Spanish). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ Yalcinkaya, Günseli (19 March 2021). "New Music Friday: 7 albums to stream today". Dazed. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Bad Gyal estrena su nuevo EP Warm Up" [Bad Gyal releases her new EP Warm Up]. Billboard (in Spanish). 22 March 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b Maínez, Luis M. (19 March 2021). "Bad Gyal – Warm Up". Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Los mejores discos españoles de 2021" [The Best Spanish Albums of 2021]. Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 / EPs nacionales" [2021 / National EPs]. Rockdelux (in Spanish). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  8. ^ Quililongo, Pascale (16 March 2022). "Premios Odeón: ¿Quiénes Fueron los Grandes Ganadores?" [Odeón Awards: Who Were the Big Winners?]. Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ^ Lorant, Paul [@paul_lorant] (12 March 2021). "Warm up by @akabadgyal artwork with @loisycohen 📷✨". Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Bad Gyal – Warm Up". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 July 2022. "Top 100 Albums: Week 12 from 19 March 2021 to 25 March 2021" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Albums 2021" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. ^ Bad Gyal [@akabadgyal] (11 March 2021). "MI EP WARM UP SE ESTRENA LA SEMANA QUE VIENE 19 MARZO..." Retrieved 6 January 2022 – via Instagram.